The banjo is typically reserved for folksy country songs, but the instrument can be pretty versatile (even if it still totally sounds like it should be on a folk song). These 11 bands channeled ...

You may know him as a comedian, actor and author, but Steve Martin is also a wild and crazy banjo player. Steve Martin puts his new album, "The Crow: New Songs For the Five-String Banjo," "under ...

Steve Martin always did play the banjo; he used the instrument throughout much of his standup comedy routine. While he gave up doing comedy clubs long ago (sighting he just ...

Bluegrass aficionados recognize the pivotal role of banjo instrumentation in crafting its vibrant sound. While instruments like fiddles, upright basses, guitars, and mandolins contribute ...

Tell Me More is teaming up with WWNO's Music Inside Out to kick off a new series, Summer Songs, showcasing fresh takes on popular American tunes. Today, banjo player Don Vappie performs "Careless ...

Steve Martin and Kelly Clarkson combine talents for Clarkson's new single "I Hate Love" the second single from her "Chemistry" album.

Alison Krauss and Union Station, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sierra Hull, and more celebrate the late, great picking pioneer ...

Kelly Clarkson opens up about how she got Steve Martin to play the banjo on her new song, "i hate love," from her upcoming album, "Chemistry." ...

Here are the songs for today's playlist: 1. "Sugar and Pie" - Abigail Washburn, Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet 2. "Rye Whiskey" - Punch Brothers, Antifogmatic 3.

Why These Four Banjo-Playing Women Resurrected the Songs of the Enslaved The new Folkways album “Songs of Our Native Daughters” draws spiritually from slave narratives and other pre-19th ...