Do you know what the difference is between a South African macaw and a banjo? One is loud, obnoxious and noisy, and the other is a bird. Okay, my grandson and I are getting pretty sick of the banjo ...

The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

He bends over the old instrument, his eyes narrowed, the tortoise-shell pick in his right hand working rapid runs up and down a fretboard that’s as black as an old peat bog. The sounds are tuneful yet ...

When Steve Martin appeared on “Saturday Night Live” in the ’70s, his banjo was a comic prop – along with the novelty arrow-through-the-head and balloon sculptures, it was good for a laugh, an ironic ...

Banjo players love to tinker with their instruments. Now they can do so with scientific backing - a US researcher has analysed the affect of different adjustments on a banjo's sound. This is the first ...