Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Pop superstar Beyoncé released "Texas Hold 'Em" a few weeks ago and it features an instrument that she had never emphasized before. This hit song, on her new (and hugely popular) Cowboy Carter album, ...

Michael Nix will bring his New Classic Banjo Project to the Wendell Meetinghouse for a series of workshops and a solo performance.

Stewart Universal Favorite Custom Banjo, ca. 1890. The neck is made from cherry, and the instrument’s shell is made from maple. The heel plate is ebony. The tuning pegs and head, ivory tailpiece and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...