In addition to being a professor of sociology and criminal justice at SUNY Plattsburgh, Steve Light is also a respected scholar of banjo-ology. Light has mastered his art exploring the musical outer ...
On hearing George Jackson play a fiddle tune from his new record Hair & Hide, you might think he’d lived in Appalachia all his life. In fact, the New Zealand-born fiddler and composer made his way to ...
At first glance, Poor Isa is primarily a banjo duet. But the actual sound of the album belies any assumptions about how such a project should sound. As on their joint album When The Shade Is Stretched ...
At first glance, Poor Isa is primarily a banjo duet. But the actual sound of the album belies any assumptions about how such a project should sound. As on their joint album When The Shade Is Stretched ...
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn are partners on stage and off -- husband and wife, entwined in life's ultimate duet. "There's just all these ways we know each other," said Washburn. "In the music we ...
Grammy-nominated musician Tony Trischka said one of his performance goals is highlighting the versatility of the banjo. “For many years, I lived in New York City, and when I would walk the street with ...