Stewart Universal Favorite Custom Banjo, ca. 1890. The neck is made from cherry, and the instrument’s shell is made from maple. The heel plate is ebony. The tuning pegs and head, ivory tailpiece ...

Beyonce’s hit “Texas Hold ’Em” opens with a beat seldom heard on hip-hop tracks: the unmistakable clip-clop of a four-stringed clawhammer banjo. It comes via folk icon Rhiannon Giddens, who was ...

We asked Galway native Enda Scahill, one of Ireland's foremost banjo players, to help us find his hometown's best trad music sessions. At just 11 years old, Scahill was performing at pubs packed ...

While the main gameplay from the original game was retained, which involves players collecting Jiggies and music notes, several new features were added for the Banjo-Kazooie sequel. Things ...

In a relatively uncommon example of Rare leaping from one game straight into production on its sequel, Banjo-Tooie first saw the light of day on N64 consoles in late 2000. The plan was to carry ...

The Switch Online version of Banjo-Tooie features widescreen support, but otherwise, it's pretty much the same classic Nintendo 64-era 3D platformer you know and love. If you haven't played ...

This review was originally published in October 2009. We're updating and republishing it to mark the arrival of the game in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack N64 library. Starting out at ...

Xbox fans have been begging for years to see the return of Banjo-Kazooie, but the possibility of a new game might be less likely than ever. During a recent event to promote Microsoft Flight ...

Fans of the Banjo-Kazooie franchise are in for a treat as Banjo-Tooie is heading to the Nintendo Switch this October. The game will be available via the platform’s online Expansion Pass catalog ...

Vince Gill previously sang a duet with Dolly Parton, "Pretty Flowers," on Steve Martin's 2009 album 'The Crow.' ...

Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online will add Banjo-Tooie on October 25, Nintendo announced. Here is an overview of the game, via Nintendo: It’s the bear-bird duo Banjo and Kazooie to the rescue!