Earl Scruggs’ seminal 1949 instrumental “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” placed the banjo front and center in the bluegrass genre. Along with guitarist partner Lester Flatt, Scruggs recorded more than 50 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As golfers prepare to tee off for The Players Championship, tourism leaders say the tournament’s impact stretches far beyond the fairways of TPC Sawgrass. Visit Jacksonville says ...

The U.S. women's national team added an eighth SheBelieves Cup to their trophy cabinet after a 1-0 win over Colombia in Harrison, New Jersey on Saturday, March 7. Emma Hayes made minimal changes to ...

Joshua Valdez: Will Riley on Tre Johnson’s growth this season: “He’s an amazing player, obviously. He’s also a really good teammate, he wants to see guys succeed. He’s always gonna encourage guys, and ...

The Joe Val Bluegrass Festival makes a happy return to Framingham this month (Feb. 12-15) with its usual packed lineup, but sadly, one talented banjo player will be missing. Gabe Hirshfeld, who was ...

He credits his survival to pursuing his passion for playing the banjo, which he says gave him focus and positivity. All proceeds from his shows are donated to charity, raising nearly $800,000 to date.

Keith Alessi, a former CEO, created a one-man show after a cancer diagnosis gave him one year to live. Alessi credits his survival and happiness to his passion for learning to play the banjo. He ...

All 32 NFL teams head into each season with the same goal: winning the Super Bowl. By the first weekend in January, only 14 teams have a shot at that achievement after qualifying for the playoffs. And ...

Grammy-winning banjo player Béla Fleck has canceled three upcoming performances with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, accusing the venue of becoming "charged and political" after ...

WASHINGTON — Another artist has canceled a performance at the Kennedy Center following a year of controversy at the entertainment venue. Grammy Award-winning banjo player Béla Fleck announced on ...

Grammy Award-winning banjo player Béla Fleck has pulled out of an upcoming show at The Kennedy Center, joining a growing group of artists refusing to play the venue following President Trump’s ...