The banjo comes commonly in three basic flavors: 4-string, 5-string and 6-string, and is arguably one of the most difficult stringed instruments to learn. When paired with a fiddle, mandolin, acoustic ...

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.” ...

Banjo, mandolin, guitar, fiddle and stand-up bass, accompanied high, lonesome vocal sounds, echoing throughout the Sheraton hotel yesterday during the 23rd annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival. About ...