Underneath a fingernail moon and the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Oliver Wood stood onstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and declared, “This one goes out to ...

Clawhammer banjo is differentiated from bluegrass banjo by its downstroke style. In bluegrass, the player up-picks notes using a pattern called a roll. These players also use fingerpicks to enhance ...

Since their formation in 2000, Steep Canyon Rangers have been wowing audiences with their eclectic mix of bluegrass and Americana. The Grammy-Award winning band, which features Graham Sharp on banjo, ...