Surrounded by swaying cornstalks and the scent of mini-doughnuts, Debbie Schreyer’s cold-reddened knuckles curled around the fret board and her coarse fingertips slid fluently across the neck of her ...

Steve Martin may have introduced his banjo-playing skills to audiences through his stand-up comedy, but they’re really no joke. He took an interest in the instrument when he was a teenager, and it ...

Portsmouth Book & Bar will welcome the Jake Schepps Quintet on Friday, Jan. 30, the in what promises to be one of the most unique shows not only for the venue, but for Portsmouth as well. ' The ...

Saying that Danny Barnes plays the banjo is like saying Lionel Messi kicks a soccer ball. Barnes doesn’t just play the banjo—he plucks it, thrums it, claws it, bashes it, runs it through processors, ...

Classic Banjo, out August 6, features tracks by the best American banjo players over the past 60 years. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings The banjo conjures American musical icons: the ...

Benedict Cumberbatch compared the difficulty, and "fakery," of playing the banjo on-set for "The Power of the Dog" to his time playing the violin for the BBC drama "Sherlock." Cumberbatch plays Phil ...