Banjo fans gather in Denver for concerts, classes at second annual Swallow Hill BanjoFest

At Denver's Swallow Hill Banjo Fest on Saturday, the toe-tappin' rhythm, quick-pickin' chords and an unmistakable twang ...
Foster's Daily Democrat

The art of the 5-string 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 ...
Eagle-Tribune

A string thing; 'Uncle Banjo' sings the praises of an often misunderstood instrument

Inside his antiques-filled living room, Ed Taylor picks up a bluegrass-style five-string banjo and begins plucking away with the grace and elegance that only happens after decades of muscle memory.
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Boucher Five-String Fretless Banjo

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. William Boucher was a drum maker and ...
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Dobson Five-String Banjo

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This banjo was made by Henry C.
East Bay Times

Bay Area banjo players saving the four-string tradition

LIVERMORE — Jim Bottorff settles into a chair in his living room and a pack of his fellow four-string banjo aficionados pile in with him. Some, like John Green, travel from as far away as Fiddletown, ...
WRAL

Four-String Strummers Rule At Raleigh's Banjo Jamboree

Most people would say, "A banjo is a banjo," but there are two separate worlds of banjo lovers separated by one thin string. Five-string pickers play bluegrass and folk music, and four-string ...