Rhiannon Giddens brings banjo and Black music history to the Bowl

Closeup photo of a woman with a banjo in the background

Rhiannon Giddens is down at the river, carrying a flame of heritage, and she’s inviting anyone who wants to join her to come down and light their own wicks. Rivers are traditionally sites of salvation, […]

Alt-Country Phenom JR Carroll Throws Banjo On ‘Teenage Dirtbag’

JR Carroll Country Music Teenage Dirtbag

Getty Image / Wheatus / LAENG Productions JR Carroll does not fit the traditional label of “country music” but his songs often feature a fiddle and a banjo. He falls more into the category of […]

Jacken Elswyth: Six Static Scenes review – the tension, twang and beauty of banjo | Music

Jacken Elswyth: Six Static Scenes album cover

Jacken Elswyth is a banjo player fascinated with old mountain tunes and the power of the drone. She plays in the freewheeling Shovel Dance Collective, free-folk improvisers Sullow and runs a cassette label, Betwixt & […]