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 ...

You’re bound to be playing banjo, but you’ve also got Dirk Powell, who is this amazing banjo player… Well, Dirk plays all the things; he plays fiddle, banjo, guitar, Cajun and Creole accordion. I put ...

“Texas Hold ‘Em” was the world’s first introduction to Beyoncé’s highly anticipated and equally divisive country crossover album, Cowboy Carter, and that introduction was ushered in by a plucky banjo ...

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 ...

Rhiannon Giddens‘ new music festival Biscuits & Banjos happens this weekend, Friday (4/25)-Sunday (4/27) at various venues in downtown Durham, North Carolina, with a lineup that includes Taj Majal, ...

Giddens' banjo and viola are featured on Beyoncé's new country album. We listen back to a 2010 interview and in-studio performance by Giddens and... Rhiannon Giddens and the Carolina Chocolate Drops ...

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 ...