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banjo
noun
ban·jo
ˈban-(ˌ)jō 
plural banjos also banjoes
: a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed
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In place of that band’s jammy, guitar rock rendition, Strings adds in banjo and fiddle, and, of course, a tasty acoustic guitar solo.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
The collective made up of vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, cellist Barney Morse-Brown have played together over the past six years and are currently touring Europe.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The event is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at the library and will feature folk singer and songwriter Mark Dvorak performing on guitar, five-string banjo and 12-string guitar, according to a press release about the event.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Fiddle, banjo competitions The Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1302 Park Ave., Mountain View, hosts the Arkansas State Old Time Fiddle & Banjo Championships in its 1,000-seat Ozark Highlands Theater on Saturday.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
The collective made up of vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, cellist Barney Morse-Brown have played together over the past six years and are currently touring Europe.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The event is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at the library and will feature folk singer and songwriter Mark Dvorak performing on guitar, five-string banjo and 12-string guitar, according to a press release about the event.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Fiddle, banjo competitions The Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1302 Park Ave., Mountain View, hosts the Arkansas State Old Time Fiddle & Banjo Championships in its 1,000-seat Ozark Highlands Theater on Saturday.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
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“Banjo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banjo. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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