J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

Over the past few years, Tony Trischka, considered one of the most influential banjo players around, has been delving deep into the music of another banjo master: the late Earl Scruggs. Scruggs, in ...

Banjo master Bela Fleck and claw hammer banjo player Abigail Washburn take the stage in an Intimately Yours concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Fleck, who has 15 Grammy ...

CHARLOTTE — He’s been dead six years now, but North Carolina-born banjo master Earl Scruggs found a new audience of millions on Friday.

Where: RiverScape MetroPark and East First Street to East Monument Avenue When: Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5 Cost: Free Information: (937) 223-3655 or www.cityfolk.org Dayton has a date with ...

Married banjo masters Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn bring their mesmerizing banjo duet format to Rutland’s Paramount Theatre on Oct. 23, two weeks after the release of their self-titled debut album.