Guest host John Ydstie speaks with banjo players Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck and Steve Martin (also a famed comedian, actor, and writer), who play for us in our studio. Trischka's new cd, "Double ...

The third annual Scott Street Five String Finals will be held the afternoon of Oct. 14 during the Richmond Folk Festival, and players are invited to compete in both bluegrass and clawhammer divisions ...

Steve Martin, a renowned comedian, is also a celebrated bluegrass musician with six consecutive No. 1 albums. Martin is set to release a new album in 2025 with banjo player Alison Brown, featuring ...

After brain surgery, tremor-stricken banjo legend is picking again. Oct. 3, 2008 — -- Eddie Adcock's fast picking and unconventional style made him world famous as a bluegrass banjo innovator.

Let's do a deep dive on this Southern classic. One of the sounds most synonymous with the South is the twang of a banjo—barely edged out by the thrum of cicadas or the honeyed cadence of the Southern ...