Punctuated by three-part vocal harmonies and banjo riffs that could hold their own next to the most technical of thrash-metal guitar riffs, Austin’s Wood & Wire are arguably one of our region’s best ...

PUTNEY — It was 49 years ago that the Green Mountain Boys, from Putney, stepped into position to play music for a crowd of 800 people attending a banjo contest in Craftsbury Common. The boys were at ...

“Bluegrass is much more complex and advanced,” says R.D. Eno, a Cabot musician who has played claw-hammer banjo for over 50 years. “This banjo style (clawhammer) is separate from the bluegrass world,” ...