Of course, he explains it all with a joke. Actor/writer/comedian/dude-allergic-to-free-time Steve Martin has been embarking on a new, old pursuit of late: writing ...

Steve Martin's Tuesday night concert at Carnegie Hall was billed as "An Evening of Banjo and Bluegrass." But he couldn't resist adding some comedy to the mix, sprinkling some novelty songs into his ...

There was nothing jokey about the way Scruggs attacked his "fancy five-string banjo," as Opry announcer George D. Hayes called it. In a performance broadcast to much of the country but unfortunately ...

Last Thursday, Earl Scruggs died. He was one of the musician’s most responsible for my development in learning about, and appreciating, different styles of music. For musicians, he basically invented ...

Is there anything Steve Martin can’t do? The comedian-actor-playwright-banjo player has earned his seventh No. 1 on the bluegrass albums chart in the U.S. with Safe, Sensible and Sane, his ...