National Museum of American History American Five-String Fretless Banjo National Museum of American History American Five-String Fretless Banjo National Museum of ...

“What became known as the banjo here was a reinvention ... So even though we could not bring the physical instruments, we came with the musical heritage that we reinterpreted onto the European ...

Because when she sits down with her 1858 replica banjo, her fingers ... instrument to commercial instrument, from jazz and bluegrass to old-time and country music. Everyone, Giddens says ...

So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee, Rhiannon Giddens about creating community and reclaiming an instrument that's historically already theirs. This episode was ...

One of the foremost banjo-makers in the U.S. is the recipient of a prestigious award bestowed by the Kentucky Folklife ...