Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs was born 100 years ago this week, and the tributes to the banjo picker have been many. On Friday, Tony Trischka, himself a banjo disciple of Scruggs, released a ...

Japanese guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto started out as a banjo player in his home city of Kyoto, teaching himself to play by listening to the only bluegrass record he owned, Earl Scruggs’ “Foggy Mountain ...

In blues circles, Otis Taylor is something of an outsider. The mixed-race musician, whose music plays a prominent role in Michael Mann’s new movie, Public Enemies, has an iconoclastic vision for his ...

When “Banjo Dan” Lindner released his 2022 album, “Spirits,” he said it would be his last. But the beloved Vermont bluegrass ...

It’s impossible to say what brought man and banjo together at an early Aurora photography studio back in 1876, but it’s a question that’s been on the minds of local historians for many years – and one ...

One of the most respected bluesmen in the Midwest, Gordon Bonham ’80 learned from some of the masters. “I grew up in Hammond, IN, so after I graduated from Wabash I would go to downtown Chicago as ...

In this two-part special of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka sits down with renowned blues musician Otis Taylor for an intimate and dynamic conversation.

Blues, country, folk, and hip-hop music relate in more ways than you know. Blues, country, folk, and hip-hop music relate in more ways than you know. One of the main instruments, used is county music ...

Sarah Mae & The Birkeland Boys perform "Banjo Blues". Sarah Mae & The Birkeland Boys perform their original song "Bajno Blues" from their album It's Time.