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 ...

Film title: Christy's Minstrels Track title: Excerpt Duration: 15" URL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NqbxQw0rdY&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list ...

Now, the 11 style they made in tenor banjo, that would be called a TB-11, a plectrum banjo, which is a long-necked four-string, that was the PB-11. APPRAISER: MB-11 was the mandolin banjo, and this is ...

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.

When Cynthia Sayer was 13, she never dreamed that one day she would be the front woman of a jazz quintet, on a stage in Beijing, answering questions about playing the banjo. Mostly because at that age ...

For longtime fans who remember his stand-up act from the '70s, Steve Martin's love for the banjo is not that surprising. Early in his career, Martin's often manic routine included satirical songs ...