Honoring Black History: Bluegrass roots in Appalachia

The Appalachian region is recognized as the birthplace of country music, but even before the Bristol Sessions began recording ...
Utica Observer Dispatch

Vernon native, mandolinist, will play Stanley for first time

Vernon native Nick Piccininni, mandolinist for CO-based bluegrass group, Yonder Mountain String Band, plays Stanley Theatre ...

Winter weather doesn't stop musicians from jam session at BHOF

Frigid temperatures and residual snow from Winter Storm Fern couldn’t stop musicians from across the country from attending Saturday’s Open Jam session at downtown Owensboro’s Bluegrass Music Hall of ...
NUVO

Jazz Kitchen spotlights players who compose

"The main themes for three of the quartet's movements were written during my time in Chicago, both as an undergraduate at ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music

I was strung out on Bach, and Beethoven was my thing. I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing” — or so goes ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Did you see it? String of lights seen in sky over St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – FOX 2 is receiving pictures and videos of a string of lights in the sky over the St. Louis region Wednesday evening. FOX 2 viewers shared what they captured, showing the lights lined up ...
Eurogamer

A love letter to Banjo Kazooie's Freezeezy Peak, (probably) the greatest Christmas level of all time

We love a biome in video games. Even the word is one I inherently associate with video games, in spite of its origins as a piece of proper grown-up geographical terminology. Within that gloriously ...
Metro

Scottish Open hit with string of withdrawals as big names pull out

Mark Williams has opted out of a trip to play in the Scottish Open (Picture: Getty Images) There have been a number of late withdrawals from the Scottish Open, with big names opting out of a trip to ...
Game Rant

17 Years Ago, Xbox Released the Best Banjo-Kazooie Game (And It Killed The Franchise)

Josh Cotts is a Senior Contributor at GameRant. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in 2019 with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Media Studies and has been recognized for his ...
insider.si.edu

Fairbanks 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 The A.C.
nerdist

This HALLOWEEN Theme Song Banjo Cover Is Country and Haunted

The theme song for the Halloween franchise is almost as iconic as Michael Myers himself. That simple yet sinister tune makes me want to curl up on the couch and watch something scary. There are no ...
Slate

The Red String Board Conspiracy

Can you really solve a crime with pushpins and string? We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at plus@slate.com ...