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banjo
noun
ban·jo
ˈban-(ˌ)jō 
plural banjos also banjoes
: a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed
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For Best Traditional, expect fiddles, pedal steel, banjo, and mandolin on many of the albums — and both newcomers and country legends alike nominated for awards.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The set finds her playing guitar, bass, violin and banjo, while singing songs that feel both raw with emotion yet refined in delivery.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Only a genius as idiosyncratic as Steve Martin could have banjo-playing on his resumé.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The band includes long-time musicians Michael Williams (guitar and vocals), Peter Sharpe (mandolin and vocals), Lenny Bole (banjo and dobro), and Given Harrison (bass and vocals).
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The set finds her playing guitar, bass, violin and banjo, while singing songs that feel both raw with emotion yet refined in delivery.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Only a genius as idiosyncratic as Steve Martin could have banjo-playing on his resumé.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
The band includes long-time musicians Michael Williams (guitar and vocals), Peter Sharpe (mandolin and vocals), Lenny Bole (banjo and dobro), and Given Harrison (bass and vocals).
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Banjo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banjo. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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