The banjo has country-music and bluegrass associations, but Danny Barnes is taking the instrument further: to jazz, punk and pop. His latest release is titled Pizza Box, and it features the banjo as ...

Tony Duggins would like his audiences to keep an ear out for his banjo and mandolin playing – of which he’s quite proud. The problem for Duggins, is those acoustic instruments occasionally get buried ...

Musically inclined and reared in Central Texas, Danny Barnes listened to his fill of bluegrass, country and blues. So in his restless 1970s youth, Barnes’ curiosity turned to — what else? — punk rock.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The banjo is rising. And you really shouldn’t be surprised. The banjo has never been content with the backwoods stereotypes placed upon it, and now the ...

A little bit of banjo punk-rock sensibility, a tendency toward infectious beats, impressive songwriting abilities and a rapidly growing, devoted fan base: Put it all into a Mason jar, shake it up a ...

Three Swedish sisters playing together. You can see the queues forming. And quite right too. Baskery have been performing live music together for more than a decade. They describe their style as high ...

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