Clear your thoughts of banjo-picking as happy music. Stop those toes from tapping. If you start humming the cheerful ripple of “Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” quit it. We’re… ...

Nickerson is the proprietor of The Banjo School, where he teaches the five-string version of the instrument to budding musicians. The 44-year-old Massachusetts native has played all over the ...

Courtesy photoFlint Banjo Club in 2008. After 19 years with the Flint Banjo Club, Joe Sweet has learned that there are some advantages to working with a group of 40-plus members. Especially when ...