Ahead of his Bethlehem performance, Tony Trischka talks about playing the banjo, his new album, and working with Steve Martin ...

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If you get comedian Steve Martin talking about his banjo, expect to stay awhile. No, he will tell you, he doesn't have a collection of the instruments. But you'll see him pull several out during his ...

That may not be an immediate rib-tickler for everyone, but it counts as one for anyone who has followed Giddens just enough to know that reclaiming the banjo as a Black instrument has been a mission ...

"I have loved the banjo my whole life, and this album of 14 compositions is the result of 45 years of playing seriously, as well as playing around." Those words begin the liner notes — the ...

Banjo virtuosos Steve Martin and Alison Brown have come together for their first collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, which will be released Oct. 17 on Compass Records. First single “Dear ...

After 50 years of strumming, he and his band won bluegrass' top award. Oct. 7, 2011 — -- From the early days as a "Saturday Night Live" guest host to his film career, Steve Martin's life has been ...

Scottsville’s own Eddie Adcock is the recipient of the fifth annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. The honor comes with an unrestricted cash prize of $50,000 and a bronze ...

Of course, an official Juneteenth event would probably not have included Steve Martin, although Giddens made her position clear that everybody should be able to make a claim on the banjo now, however ...