I once saw photos of a 9- and 11- string banjo, of which the 9-string version was a doubled-up (the main 4 strings X2 plus the 5th) stringed instrument, the homologue equivalent of a 12-string guitar.

But by the early 1920s, that boom had busted and the 4-string banjo began to take over the popular music scene — since it was loud and could be heard as a rhythm instrument in the new horn based ...

The latter is a banjo-heavy ode to the singer's home state of Texas, and seems to be already causing controversy due to an Oklahoma country music station refusing a request to play the song ...

Buy Jameson Guitars Five-String Banjo $162.99 3. Costzon 5-String Banjo Another excellent beginner banjo, this model does require some set-up, but it’s not too tricky. Like the two banjos above ...

Local News Four-String Strummers Rule At Raleigh's Banjo Jamboree Posted 3:35 p.m. Aug 3, 2006 - Updated 4:00 a.m. Aug 12, 1999 ...

A 90-minute fun, swinging Great Gatsby experience, featuring America’s joyful native instrument, the banjo! Cynthia Sayer – banjo, vocals, bandleader Award-winning instrumentalist, vocalist and ...

Otis Taylor – ‘Recapturing the Banjo’ A reclamation project that takes the five-string banjo’s roots as an African instrument and tosses it into modern settings, Otis Taylor gathers an all ...