The Banjo's Roots, Reconsidered Research by a Gambian musician has shed new light on the African origins of a quintessentially American instrument. Music News The Banjo's Roots, Reconsidered ...

Prior to the banjo’s association with bluegrass, when it used to be a pop-music instrument, amplification wasn’t common; the banjo is loud, so it was a good choice for public performance.

Instruments; Banjo Art; Playing the Banjo; National Museum of American History Gibson Five-String Banjo, used by Wade Ward. National Air and ... National Museum of American History Creed Five-String ...

In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story.

“The banjo is an African-origined instrument — that’s how it started,” Bollman said. “It's an unpleasant part of the history — the diaspora and slavery — but it's the banjo's history.

“A banjo, unlike other acoustic instruments, is kind of a machine,” says banjo-maker Jim Huskins. With its many metal parts and bolted construction, the instrument’s sound is significantly ...

Unless the room is ultra-hip -- meaning, its occupants know something about Don Vappie or Bela Fleck -- banjo gets a bad rap. The new PBS documentary titled "Give Me the Banjo," narrated by Steve ...

If you’ve got a sick banjo, Richie Dotson has a cure. The Newport News resident is one of the area’s top stringed instrument technicians, a masterful repairman who’s able to take an ailing ...