"I have loved the banjo my whole life, and this album of 14 compositions is the result of 45 years of playing seriously, as well as playing around." Those words begin the liner notes — the ...

Steve Martin, Alison Brown collaborate on new banjo album Legendary comedian & actor Steve Martin, also known as a master banjo musician, discusses latest album “Safe, Sensible and Sane,” written with ...

If you get comedian Steve Martin talking about his banjo, expect to stay awhile. No, he will tell you, he doesn't have a collection of the instruments. But you'll see him pull several out during his ...

Of course, an official Juneteenth event would probably not have included Steve Martin, although Giddens made her position clear that everybody should be able to make a claim on the banjo now, however ...

That may not be an immediate rib-tickler for everyone, but it counts as one for anyone who has followed Giddens just enough to know that reclaiming the banjo as a Black instrument has been a mission ...