What's the physical mechanism behind the distinctive sound of a banjo? David Politzer — probably better known for his work on quantum chromodynamics than his passion for banjos — may not be the first ...

LOWELL — Some things never change — at least when it comes to the annual Banjo and Fiddle Contests the Saturday after Labor Day on the lush lawn and vine-entwined stage of Boarding House Park. It has ...

The Moon Mountain String Band brought a variety of tones to The Rosebud Theatre on Saturday night, flooding the stage with a ...

Roots musician Tony Furtado, who played at Schubas Wednesday night, is on something like his third career. He started out in the San Francisco Bay area as a tasty — but relatively conventional — ...

Beyonce’s hit “Texas Hold ’Em” opens with a beat seldom heard on hip-hop tracks: the unmistakable clip-clop of a four-stringed clawhammer banjo. It comes via folk icon Rhiannon Giddens, who was ...