If bluegrass quintet the Steep Canyon Rangers were booked at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on their own, they'd likely be on the intimate Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage. The Steep Canyon Rangers ...

Jonas Friddle grew up listening to classic rock, Creedence Clearwater Revival, for example. He also heard a lot of folk musicians, including John Prine and Doc Watson, while growing up in the North ...

MANSFIELD - Local jazz banjo wizard Steve Caddick will have an added distinction when he joins with Paul Poirier in hosting the All Frets national gathering of distinguished banjo pickers and stringed ...

They just returned to their home in Nashville from the West Coast, where they played eight shows, in part as an experiment in parenting. Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn welcomed their second child, ...

Gena Britt plays banjo, sings harmony and sometimes takes the vocal lead in the band Sister Sadie. She and the band look forward to performing in front of music fans in downtown Raleigh for the ...

User-Created Clip May 31, 2016 2016-05-29T10:49:56-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/b53/20160529105037001_hd.jpgMan at the Libertarian Party Convention plays the ...

The album release party for Tom Boone and the Back Porch Pickers' new album "Second Childhood" is Friday, October 21, 2016 at Time and Space (1279 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY). Find the album in ...

Blake Shester is fascinated by evolution and might someday make a career of paleobiology. In the meantime, though, he is focusing on a passion that predates his biological studies: banjo playing.

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rebecca Roberts. Time now for your letters. We received a number of e-mails about our letter segment last week, especially the one particular letter about ...