Program and biographical notes by Charlie Faurot on container. "Old time banjo and fiddle tunes"; featuring Wade Ward, Fred Cockerham, George Stoneman and Kyle Creed, with instrumental ensemble.

The banjo had a tough upbringing, but is now more well known for its sense of fun – something We Banjo 3 are hoping to capitalise on IT’S AN instrument that can elicit a slow drawl of a smile or send ...

DIM WERE the stage lights of New York in early 1843. With the country trying to shake off a nagging recession at the midpoint of the John Tyler administration, economic unease had trickled down to the ...

Q. I inherited this four-string banjo that was purchased by my stepfather in Toronto during the 1920s or early 1930s. There are names on the top end and it has its original case with the key for the ...

The Banjo Rascals roamed up and down the boardwalk, sharing their brand of American Dixieland with the Back to the Beach crowds. And it came with a twist: The trio quickly changed its tune to go along ...

One of the most indelible moments in banjo history took place in the 1972 movie "Deliverance," when an odd-looking teen played the instrument from an old wooden porch. The song he played ("Dueling ...

WINNIPEG – Perhaps it was the almost non-stop selection of classic banjo tunes playing on the P.A. system that inspired the Winnipeg Blue Bombers yesterday afternoon. Or maybe it was just a simple ...