Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn met at a square dance in Nashville. She was dancing. He was playing. Fifteen years later, they’ve built entwining careers — as well as a family — upon that initial ...

The banjo is typically reserved for folksy country songs, but the instrument can be pretty versatile (even if it still totally sounds like it should be on a folk song). These 11 bands channeled their ...

“Banjo” and “Bronx” are two words that rarely find themselves in the same sentence, and yet Hurray for the Riff Raff have made it their business to not only smush ’em together side by side, but have ...

Whether you like the popular classics of Bob Dylan or want to get mellow with a mandolin medley or bust a move to some gutsy banjo riffs, the third annual Bluegrass and Folk Festival in Mukilteo is ...

Bela Fleck brought his Africa Project tour to Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 25. He's known as a genre-busting ambassador for the banjo; his career began with the progressive bluegrass ...

The Topic: There's something a little off with the newest video from English folk rock band Mumford & Sons. The band members look a little different, but, if that's not Mumford & Sons wearing ...

Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/460323238/460323284" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player ...