Created in 1975, Eureka Springs' Banjo Rally International is a conference for banjo fans. It is aimed primarily at four-string plectrum and tenor banjos, though the organizers say all acoustic ...

Vern Williams, a tenor singer who was instrumental in introducing bluegrass music to California, died Tuesday at Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital in San Andreas (Calaveras County) of pneumonia. Mr.

The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

Steve Martin knows banjo playing and works hard to keep the tradition alive, establishing an annual award given to players who excel on the instrument. This year, the Steve Martin Banjo Prize ...

Notorious Shank Brothers bring bluegrass tunes to Picnic in the Park, from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, alongside the Davis Farmers Market in Central Park, Third and C streets in Davis. The band ...