The banjo rules everything around Hank Smithwell, almost. He’s played it in multiple traditional outfits for almost a decade, added the banjo to area pop-rock acts, built the world’s only tribute to ...

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s group lessons are scheduled to start back up today, Aug. 6. Offerings include a “Bluegrass Basics Class” for students ages 6-8, where participants will play ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Denver musicians and ...

J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

Learn a quick-start method to playing the banjo called up-picking, an old-fashioned technique that emphasizes melody and requires no musical experience or note reading. Up-picking is a great way to ...

Kristin Scott Benson has flourished as the virtuoso banjo player in the Grascals, Dolly Parton’s former backing band and one of the most acclaimed groups in bluegrass music. They headline Saturday’s ...