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Train Avoids Hitting Puppy Tied To Track

AP | Posted 04.10.2013 | Crime

INDIO, Calif. -- Officials say a 78-year-old man tied a puppy to train tracks in the California desert, and an engineer had to use emergency brakes to...

Civil War Banjo Contest At Antietam

AP | Posted 06.22.2012 | DC

SHARPSBURG, Md. -- A weekend conference at the Antietam National Battlefield is exploring the link between the banjo and the Civil War. The National ...

Folk Music for Young and Old: New Releases From the Carolina Chocolate Drops and The Chieftains

Stephen D. Winick | Posted 08.08.2012 | Home
Stephen D. Winick

In the United States and around the world, roots music is thriving. You can see it at the highest levels of the global music scene, in the work of Grammy-winning artists such as the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Chieftains, both of which have new albums very much worth hearing.

Influential Banjo Player Dies At 75

AP | Posted 07.17.2012 | Home

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock `n' roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popu...

Sick Of Facebook? Try These 10 Alternatives Instead

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 05.17.2012 | Technology

Now that Facebook is a public company (or will be by the end of the week) and will be making regular appearances on channels like CNBC and Fox Busines...

Obsessed: The Banjo

Craig Evans | Posted 06.09.2012 | Home
Craig Evans

There's a current resurgence in interest in the banjo by today's popular musicians (i.e. Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers and Taylor Swift). Those new folks may come and go, but a true obsession runs very deep. For at least one lifetime.

African American String Band Plucks Joy From Sorrowful Era

Marty Lipp | Posted 05.05.2012 | Arts
Marty Lipp

At a recent show, guitarist Hubby Jenkins joked that a white person playing banjo in the mid-1800s was like "Vanilla Ice rapping in the 1980s."

7 Social Apps To Help You Find Friends

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.05.2011 | Technology

Facebook will help you keep tabs on your friends' children, careers and concerts, but it won't tell you when your freshman year college roommate is at...

A-Sides with Jon Chattman: Triple Play with Wilderness of Manitoba, Crystal Antlers, and Cosmo Jarvis

Jon Chattman | Posted 01.15.2012 | Entertainment
Jon Chattman

This edition of "A-Sides" features three unique artists who will either mellow you out or rock your socks off. Actually, if you're mellowing out - aren't your socks off anyway? That doesn't matter either.

With Banjo, You'll Always Know If A Friend Is Near

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.23.2011 | Technology

This post is part of a new series from HuffPostTech, Socialized, that will profile a different social startup--from apps to services to websites--...

WATCH: Steve Martin Debuts Whimsical Music Video

Posted 08.13.2011 | Arts

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have released a music video for their song "Jubilation Day" which features Martin and his bandmates' heads o...

5 Bands That Are Reviving "Bluegrass"

Justin Cox | Posted 08.10.2011 | Entertainment
Justin Cox

There's no denying that a bluegrass-influenced movement is taking place right now. Here are some bands to check out. Feel free to offer up your own style classifications if you'd like.

Is Too Much 'Local' Harmful?

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.31.2011 | Home
Daniel Klein

I found Curly and Carole Anne the same way I find a lot of the stories for The Perennial Plate, searching the internet. When I stumbled upon banjo p...

Music You Can Feel: Mumford and Sons Inspire NYC Crowd

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Jon Chattman

"I don't wanna think, I wanna feel... How do I feel?" That's a great line from a forgotten Pearl Jam tune "Hail, Hail," which I live and struggle w...

This Weekend: Old-Time String Band Magic

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Chicago's getting a taste of Southern tradition this weekend, as one of the great old-time string bands comes through town. The Carolina Chocolate Dr...

WATCH: Columnist Eric Zorn And Candidate Sheila Simon Play The Banjo

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Often times in this political climate, the media becomes a politician's worst nightmare. Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn is never shy about blast...

In Search of LA: Country Rockers in the Big City (Photos)

Jim Stevenson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Jim Stevenson

David LaBrel writes about heartache and love going bad, and you can hear his first 13 years in Helena, Montana in his songs' country gait, the pedal steel and the passing twang in his voice.

Joseph Stancato, Of Denver, Charged With Assault After Hitting Man With His Banjo

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

A Denver man used his banjo for more than just picking bluegrass tunes. Early on New Year's Day, Joseph Stancato, 32, allegedly hit a man in the hea...

Cheick Hamala Diabate 'Takes It Slow,' as Buzz for New Album Picks up

Modiba | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Modiba

"It's as if we're still in Mali," Cheick said. "I was born a griot, I will die a griot, and I hope that my work will continue the greatness of jeliw in the U.S."

Steve Martin on Banjo at the Rubin: "My Hit Single 'King Tut' Was Not a Fluke"

Alex Pasternack | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Alex Pasternack

Before he played his new album's title track, Martin said it had became a minor hit in the bluegrass world. "And in the bluegrass world," he quipped, "a minor hit is a major hit."

Pete Seeger, "Folk Music" and the Left

Jesse Larner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Jesse Larner

As someone on the left who loves folk music, I understand that I'm supposed to feel mystically uplifted by the dean of activist folkies. But I never could stand Pete.