The guitar hero proves you don’t need tons of pyrotechnics to sell out arenas—in this case, a banjo, mandolin and fiddle are ...

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found.

In Christianity, the Bible warns against greed and teaches that charity, humility and prioritizing spiritual wealth over ...

Dec. 17, Steve Martin and the board of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced the 2024 recipients of their prestigious ...

Steve Martin and the Board of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced two winners for this year’s prize. Building on the ...

Zakir Hussain was the scion of Hindustani music’s greatest percussion dynasty, and as word of his unexpected death started circulating online, the outpouring of dismay resounded from just about every ...

Blending traditional Appalachian roots music with the high-energy of punk rock, the Rumpke Mountain Boys is bringing its unique take on bluegrass — the grittier, jammier grass — to Yellow Cab Tavern.

This year's edition of the festival is highlighted by Lopez's upcoming movie Kiss of the Spider Woman, a musical that her ex-husband Ben Affleck produced, as well as the documentary Marlee Matlin ...

The historic listening room of Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs is set to grace its audience Sunday with a performance from the newly minted local bluegrass supergroup the Millstone Rounders.

Retail sales value of the percussion instruments market in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Characteristic Retail sales in million U.S. dollars ...

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Larry + Joe have mined a unique vein in bluegrass that magnifies the fusion of string felicity when North Carolina and Venezuela get on the same musical wavelength ... one who sits poised over a drum ...