One of the most memorable moments in the 1972 film Deliverance is the banjo/guitar duel of Billy Redden and Ronny Cox. Musicians looking to add some of that plucky magic to their own compositions ...

Guitarists might explore many styles while trying to find their mojo, but if you're looking for an authentic bluegrass sound on that electric six-string, Jon Langberg's Guitar-Jo might help. The ...

Like it or not, the nu-folk revolution of the early 2010s has led to a surge in interest in banjo, but if you’re a guitarist who seeks that elusive twang from your own instrument, you’ve been out of ...

Can the energy of heavy metal translate to the acoustic tradition of bluegrass? Ask Billy Strings. “I hope so,” he said from his home in Nashville, Tenn. “That’s kind of what I’m trying to do.” ...

Last night, April 11, Billy Strings touched down in Savannah, Ga. for the third stop on his eagerly anticipated 2025 Spring Tour. Wrapping up a week on the road that brought four exceptional ...

Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs was born 100 years ago this week, and the tributes to the banjo picker have been many. On Friday, Tony Trischka, himself a banjo disciple of Scruggs, released a ...

When putting together this top 10 of the most influential banjo players of all time, we needed to make a decision. Do we consider everybody that plays a stringed instrument with a drum for a body, or ...

Musician Jon Langberg has created a new guitar accessory called the Guitar-Jo which transforms your electric guitar into a banjo and is now available to purchase via Kickstarter with pledges starting ...