“Bluegrass is very community-based,” says mandolinist Patrick Kerrigan Fitzsimons, one of the founders of the academy. “You don’t need fancy equipment. You just carry your instrument, sit in a circle ...

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It has been a rough start to the year for the country music world as four legendary performers have already left us. The latest was a performer who traveled with some of the greatest singers ever put ...

The country music world had been rocked by the deaths of three legendary performers to start the year. Al Shade, perhaps the oldest performer in country music, was the most recent death to hit the ...

A new Banjo-Kazooie fan port is now available on PC, Mac, and Linux. Banjo: Recompiled adds widescreen support, higher framerates, better controls, mod support, and more. The recomp requires an ...

I've been excited to see the students' enthusiasm. Some of them call themselves 'closet' players, but now they're ...

He credits his survival to pursuing his passion for playing the banjo, which he says gave him focus and positivity. All proceeds from his shows are donated to charity, raising nearly $800,000 to date.

Keith Alessi, a former CEO, created a one-man show after a cancer diagnosis gave him one year to live. Alessi credits his survival and happiness to his passion for learning to play the banjo. He ...

Banjo Beale is popular among viewers for his loveable personality and unique design style, most recently launching new series Banjo and Ro's Grand Island Hotel on BBC iPlayer. The series sees the ...

Most teenagers fantasize at some point about becoming a recording star. Now, some Roanoke Valley middle and high schoolers ...

It’s been said by many an aging musician that rock ’n’ roll is a young man’s game. Don’t tell that to Joe Grushecky. At 77, Grushecky is a long way from his first gig, where he sang “Woolly Bully” and ...

This segment discusses how artists and writers use repetition, patterns, and variation to create a sense of rhythm in order to make their work more appealing. Various examples and explanations of ...