The first thing to notice about We Banjo 3 is of course the banjos: They indeed have three, and manage to use them all in many of their songs. But the Irish acoustic quartet stands most of all on its ...

We Banjo 3, which originated in Galway, Ireland, plays a fusion of traditional Irish, old-time and bluegrass music that has been dubbed “Celtgrass.” Members of the group have captured “All Ireland” ...

As an Irish banjo player with an appreciation for American picking, David Howley can speak with transatlantic perspective when discussing folk music and the banjo’s place in it. And as one-fourth of ...

OLD SAYBROOK — We Banjo 3, from Galway, Ireland, is bringing its high-energy, toe-tapping music to The Kate on March 1. The band of brothers blends traditional Irish music with bluegrass and folk to ...

Martin and the Board of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced the two winners—Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and Enda Scahill of Galway, Ireland. Building on the Board’s mission to recognize ...

The son of legendary Irish musician Pecker Dunne has made an emotional appeal for help finding a banjo that was stolen from his father almost 40 years ago. Stephen ‘The Pecker’ Dunne, who has followed ...

“Banjo” Barney McKenna died at his home in Howth, Dublin, on Thursday morning while enjoying a cup of tea with an old friend. He was the last surviving member of the much loved Dubliners Irish folk ...

A year ago, the Irish band We Banjo 3 met a woman who was dealing with unconscionable grief. Just days earlier, her son had committed suicide. She came to We Banjo 3’s concert on a friend’s ...