The banjo is traditionally a 5 stringed instrument that is often heard in country, bluegrass, and folk music.
Mostly bluegrass, but you can find them in folk, new age, and even some kinds of jazz.
brackets are metal hooks that are used to tighten the drum head against the banjo. There are usually about 30 that run around the body of a banjo.
The modern banjo was invented in America in the late 1800s so it didn't exist at the time when the traditional concept of an orchestra was being developed. The banjo was derived from African...
When lonelyness overtook him, he played his banjo in sorrow