1.” Bullard and I connected recently to discuss his latest release and why the banjo is a better fit for classical music than you might expect. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

Tim Weed is used to the funny looks he gets when he tells people he plays classical music on the five-string banjo. In particular, he remembers the reaction he got from a European media mogul when ...

While Marin County musician's long career has roamed competently through a multitude of genres including bluegrass, Indian music and film composing, it's his original classic banjo music that ...

When I was growing up, I always thought that was the most amazing music I ever heard. So I slowed it down, I transcribed it, and I thought, Well, wouldn't it be interesting if you took banjo ...

But no: John Bullard is serious, and although he plays the banjo, he does not view that as an impediment to his music-making. The instrument has essentially nothing “classical” in its ...

With its twangy sound, the banjo is definitely the black sheep of the musical world. The banjo gets little respect, unless Bob Randall is manipulating the instrument in a way that gives the banjo ...

A banjo player named for three classical composers, Béla Anton Leos Fleck celebrates both bluegrass and classical sounds with his original music, to be performed in the New Orleans area from Jan.

A banjo player named for three classical composers, Béla Anton Leos Fleck celebrates both bluegrass and classical sounds with his original music. Fleck will be the featured artist with the ...

RICHMOND, Va - Classical Banjoist John Bullard kicked off ... on numerous radio and television programs, as well as had his music featured in several feature films, including DreamWorks ‘The ...

It’s part of a much larger continuum. What they’re hearing in popular music, and perhaps what they’ll hear on a recording such as Classic Banjo, will inspire them to look deeper beyond just ...

Thursday’s concert marked the second performance of Fleck’s Banjo ... SYMPHONY: CLASSICAL EDGE Thursday, Alys Stephens Center Fawzi Haimor, conductor Bela Fleck, banjoist Music by Puts ...

The music just jumped out at me either because I liked it or it would work well with the banjo,'' Fleck says. Bach was such a fundamental trendsetter for classical music. I'm not an expert but ...