banjo

On Friday, August 9, banjo player and composer Alison Brown will play the Towne Crier Café in Beacon, New York. The concert is, in part, a celebration of the release of Brown’s Grammy nominated 1990 debut album “Simple Pleasures.”Alison Brown is the co-founder of the roots music label Compass Records Group - which will release the reissue of “Simple Pleasures” on streaming platforms and other music formats - including its first vinyl pressing. The Grammy Award winner’s appreciation for and adroitness with her instrument has helped her rise to the top of her field and she is highly sought after as a collaborator across genres.Alison currently serves on the Board of the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy, on the adjunct faculty of Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music and as co-chair of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize.

Tony Trischka will be honoring Earl, pioneer of a unique three-finder banjo style, and one of the two most important figures in bluegrass…the other being Bill Monroe. He will do so at Tony Trischka's Earljam - A Tribute to Earl Scruggs at the Guthrie Center in Great Barrington, MA on Saturday, June 29th at 8PM.

Grammy-nominated musician Hubby Jenkins celebrated for his work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Rhiannon Giddens, sums himself up: “I play the banjo, talk about Black people, and really love Star Trek.” Jenkins tells us about Andy Kaufman, “Deep Space Nine,” and a “Choose Your Own Adventure.”

On Saturday, Turners Falls, Massachusetts will host a festival dedicated to contemporary banjo playing.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder John McEuen tells the stories and sings the songs of years of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band music and more at The Linda on February 27th. He joins us this morning.

This Thursday night, Oldtone presents a special holiday roots concert. “Tony Trischka: Of A Winter’s Night” begins at 7:30 at Dewey Hall in Sheffield,…

Steve Martin and Martin Short bring their new tour "Now You See Them, Soon You Won't" to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York…

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn are considered “the king and queen of the banjo.” They have a musical partnership like no other.Béla Fleck is a…

For more than 45 years, Tony Trischka’s banjo music has inspired a whole generation of bluegrass and acoustic musicians with the many voices he has…

The ukulele might not be everyone’s first choice when it comes to instruments, but it has struck a chord with a western Massachusetts couple who have…