He bends over the old instrument, his eyes narrowed, the tortoise-shell pick in his right hand working rapid runs up and down a fretboard that’s as black as an old peat bog. The sounds are tuneful yet ...
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum will begin its fourth semester of 2025 group lessons on November 4, offering weekly ...
ALTON — Fiddlin’ Banjo Billy Mathews has been playing music since he was 8 years old when he started piano lessons. Around the age of 13, he added the guitar, and then picked up the banjo during his ...