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The music is acoustic, with the country quotient increased, but this time appealingly varied—with fiddles and banjo, pedal steel and piano, horns and even, on several numbers, a small string ensemble, as appropriate. — Barry Mazor, WSJ, "‘What It Is’ by Hayes Carll Review: A New Direction, Yet Again," 12 Feb. 2019 Eddy, who sings and plays the fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass, will add her talent to this foot-stomping event. — Lisa Gueli Regnante, Howard County Times, "Old-time folk music stars kick off Glen Mar concerts [Ellicott City]," 21 June 2018 But last month the city of Pittsburgh, Foster’s hometown, removed a controversial statue of him with a black man sitting at his feet, singing and strumming the banjo. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, "‘My Old Kentucky Home’: The Kentucky Derby’s beloved, fraught sing-along about slavery," 5 May 2018 Thank banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck for a poignant guest performance, as well as Alanis Morissette, who appears on backing vocals. — Chris Payne, Billboard, "Here Are 20 Rock Songs That Turn 20 in 2018," 16 Jan. 2018 As Jamie and Claire make a new home in North Carolina, the tune is influenced by folk music, and features the addition of a banjo and more drums. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "What the New Opening Credits for Outlander Teach Us About Season 4," 2 Nov. 2018 The line-up from the glory years (1946-48) featured a murderer’s row of talent that included Earl Scruggs on banjo, Lester Flatt on guitar and vocals, and Chubby Wise on fiddle. — Eddie Dean, WSJ, "‘Bill Monroe’ and ‘Blue Grass Generation’ Review: The Blue Grass Boy," 27 Sep. 2018 Band members include Alex Berman on banjo and vocals, Ben Kolakowski on guitar and vocals, Alex Tocco on fiddle and vocals, Ryan Rogers on mandolin and Colin Rappa on bass fiddle. — Susan Soldavin, Howard County Times, "Summer rocks with musical events and more [Clarksville]," 6 July 2018 With Gatton on banjo, the trio — best known as a rock-and-roll unit — moonlighted as a bluegrass band with singer Liz Meyer. — Terence Mcardle, Washington Post, "Billy Hancock, rockabilly performer with outrageous style, dies at 71," 27 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'banjo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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