At 12 years of age, Cynthia Sayer was already immersed in the study of viola, drums and piano. Then she began aggressively lobbying her parents for a drum set. Drums had been tolerable as long as she ...

When a director of fabulous Marathi cinema like ‘Natrang’ and ‘Balak Palak’ decides to helm a project on the life of Banjo players, you would expect something unusual. But, alas! That’s just not the ...

The banjo brought me to Kentucky. It all started in 2007. I was working as an intern at a library in Michigan performing baby storytimes with a local musician: Banjo Betsy Beckerman. Banjo Betsy ...

For two weeks, Keith Alessi didn’t know if he was going to live or die. “It was a heck of a wake-up call,” said Alessi of the time he spent in hospital fighting cancer. “You really do reflect upon ...

Which character should be added to the Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS roster next? That's the question Nintendo posed to fans yesterday when it launched a new voting portal. Microsoft's Xbox boss Phil ...

As the title of Danny Barker’s autobiography made clear, he lived “A Life in Jazz.” As this week's Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival will make clear, he continues to inspire those who play New ...

Last summer, a fire ripped through the Horsefly, B.C., banjo shop of Juno-winning folk artists Pharis and Jason Romero. But now, the couple are back in business, building custom banjos and touring B.C ...

Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series about long-running, locally owned restaurants in Topeka. When Tom and Terri Jo Martin bought Banjo’s Café, 5824 S.W. Topeka Blvd., in 2001, Tom thought ...