Danny Barker, a New Orleans jazz virtuoso, vocalist, author and mentor died in 1994 but his legacy and memory lives on. Sunday was the last day of the sixth annual Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 22—Dark clouds had already dispersed a small rain shower over the Winding Creek Bluegrass Festival Saturday morning when the ...

Brooklyn Folk Festival returned to St. Ann’s Church for their 13th year over the weekend, and those without much musical skill still had the chance to get their hands on an instrument at the ...

A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...

The pandemic has shut down most of the summer music festivals. But that did not stop two banjo players from organizing an online banjo contest. That's because social distancing is the polar opposite ...

As the title of Danny Barker’s autobiography made clear, he lived “A Life in Jazz.” As this week's Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival will make clear, he continues to inspire those who play New ...

“I feel very fortunate to be playing this music in a time when I can be honest about who I am,” says Sam Gleaves. “We’re making so much progress now, in terms of equality for the LGBTQ community, [but ...