1. Decorate your toilet paper roll, then tear a piece off a piece of paper big enough to cover the end. Secure the paper towel with a rubber band. 2. Pour some rice or dry beans into the roll. You ...

Have you ever wondered how to make a banjo out of recycled materials? Learn how one author crafted a DIY banjo after being inspired by a street musician in India. I’ve always wanted to play an ...

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Bradford Harris, a 20-year-old punk musician in Kentucky, is using the pandemic downtime to learn something new: making banjos. It led Harris down an unexpected trail. Lots of people have picked up ...

Music has always been the warmest and most-effective bridge to break down social barriers and insecurities, and bring people together to support a good cause. It unites ideas and efforts, and in the ...

WILLIS, Va.WILLIS, Va. — For just about all of her life, Rhoda Kemp has made beautiful music pour out of her banjo. But on a chilly day in March, the only sound her banjo made was the repetitive raspy ...

The Black Banjo Reclamation Project aims to put banjos into the hands of everyday people. Paul Ruta Of all the melodic musical instruments in the world, perhaps none is more connected to the land it ...

Mark Hickler seems an unlikely fan of bluegrass and American roots music. But get the self-described “Yankee” talking, and you’ll see it’s in his very soul. “There’s so much power in that music,” he ...

Banjo-Kazooie is Microsoft’s family oriented holiday title for the Xbox 360 this year. It’s scheduled to come out in November with user generated content as a key feature. Instead of building stages, ...