Banjo On Its Knee (Santa Fe Reporter)
Traditional bluegrass is an enigma in contemporary music. Unlike rock or hip-hop, where growth and innovation help to keep the sound fresh and relevant, bluegrass musicians are steadfast in keeping close to the genre’s origins.

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Summer symposium brings musical talent to Braden stage (The Pantagraph)
Four summers ago, eccentric banjo man Bela Fleck brought himself and his three Flecktones to the stage of the annual Music for All (formerly Bands of America) Symposium at Illinois State University.

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New Music: Bikini: "1234" (Feist cover) [MP3/Stream] (Pitchfork)
Just when you thought you never needed to hear " 1234 " again, here we are: Bikini season. This string- and banjo-decorated song of regret from Feist 's fantastic 2007 LP The Reminder has fallen away from the folk-pop tree before (like an Apple, you know?) through remixes by the likes of Van She and Boyz Noize . Montreal duo Bikini, who have a show coming up  in Stockholm ...

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Banjo-Tooie Heading to XBLA Too??? [News] (Total Video Games)
Not content with bringing the original to the Xbox Live Marketplace, could the bear and bird duo's second adventure be heading to XBLA as well...

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