One of the sounds most synonymous with the South is the twang of a banjo—barely edged out by the thrum of cicadas or the honeyed cadence of the Southern drawl itself. But this distinctive instrument ...

Come on down to the American Banjo Museum this Saturday as they host their Bricktown Banjo Bash this weekend bringing the sounds of bluegrass, jazz and much more to the streets of downtown Oklahoma ...

Bluegrass is a fascinating genre rooted in both American and European folk music. This form of country music developed in Appalachia with distinct influences from Scottish and Irish traditional music, ...

Whether you like the popular classics of Bob Dylan or want to get mellow with a mandolin medley or bust a move to some gutsy banjo riffs, the third annual Bluegrass and Folk Festival in Mukilteo is ...

The Osborne Brothers played together publicly for the first time in 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee. However, it would be more than a decade before they finally got a break when they met Doyle Wilburn of ...

CHATHAM, N.Y. -- That "twangy," fast-paced, metallic sound draws so many musicians to the banjo. The sound is so unique that many musicians feel compelled to play it. That sound has a long history.

J.D. Crowe, an award-winning bluegrass banjoist, who helped establish the careers of country stars Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley in the 1970s and whose recordings with the Bluegrass Album Band ...

SEQUIM — Finding sources of inspiration for the Sequim-based FarmStrong band is infinitely easier than trying to pin down the quartet’s specific brand of music. Singer-guitarist Cort Armstrong notes ...

“Ruby” was always a pretty deranged song — this video of the legendary Osborne Brothers playing it live in the ’70s is pure sweaty-upper-lip insanity. “The melody and lyrics weren’t what initially ...