Stacy Chandler

The Steve Martin Banjo Prize has been a very big deal in the roots music world for the past 10 years, honoring the instrument’s most talented practitioners, especially those with an eye toward stretching the boundaries and the perceptions of the music. Today, the prize announced its latest winners

When Facebook notified users of an update to its terms of service a couple weeks ago, musicians wondered if some of the wording hinted at yet another hurdle for sharing their songs at a time when touring is off the table. But a clarification from the company Friday offers assurance

Since 2010, actor and comedian Steve Martin’s banjo prize has awarded $50,000 each year to a banjo player with outstanding technical achievements and contributions to the bluegrass community, including Rhiannon Giddens, Noam Pikelny, and Jens Kruger. As it moves into its second decade, the award will continue under

Rhiannon Giddens and Ben Harper had heard about each other for years, but they hadn’t met until they found themselves in the same room for a Grammy Museum event last year. Harper heard Giddens perform with her partner Francesco Turrisi at the event, and when they chatted afterward they

At a time when we can’t go out and do the things we love, music provides some comfort at home, taking us places and uniting us with people if only in our minds. Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings have been traveling all sorts of backroads while staying home in