If your idea of a perfect night involves sipping whiskey on the back porch while listening to the dulcet tones of a banjo, then the eighth annual Early American Banjo Conference is right up your alley ...

KEEDYSVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Players and scholars of 19th century American banjo music are gathering at the Antietam National Battlefield for a weekend of performances and presentations. The annual ...

African American roots -- The origins of black face minstrelsy -- The birth of a banjoist -- On the road in Great Britain -- Back in the United States : touring with a minstrel band and final days -- ...