The iconic North Carolina bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs would have turned 100 on Jan. 6. On Saturday, the Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby will host a special concert to honor his memory with the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The banjo in American music was traditionally associated with bluegrass and old-time until the early 1970s when Tony Trischka spearheaded a ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Banjo master Tony Trischka is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his album ...

“I first met Molly Tuttle at Shasta Camp in northern California,” Trischka recalled in a press release. “There were three banjo teachers, myself and two others, and there was only one banjo student, ...

There are few, if any, who would question Earl Scruggs’ place as the most influential banjo player in the history of bluegrass music. Scruggs, the pioneer of the three-finger “Scruggs style” of banjo ...

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Tony Trischka is considered the consummate banjo artist and one of the most influential Banjo players in the roots music world. For more than 50 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of ...

Tony Trischka is considered the consummate banjo artist and one of the most influential banjo players in the roots music world. For more than 50 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of ...

Influential Banjo artist Tony Trischka will play his holiday-themed show at Club Passim in December. The concert is a banjo-driven celebration of the season where Tony turns his considerable melodic ...

When people think of the banjo, the music that comes to mind is most likely the theme song from Deliverance or The Beverly Hillbillies. But there's more to a banjo than pop culture plucking. Over more ...