List of banjo bands (worldwide)
Encyclopedia
A listing of contemporary bands
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
or clubs across the globe who play the banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
as a major part of their output include:
A
- Arizona Banjo Band (AZ)
- All Stars Youth Banjo Band (TX)
- Amoskeag Strummers (NH)
- Austin Banjo Club (TX)
B
- Bayside Banjo Aggregation (VA)
- Banjo Barons Ragtime Band (WI)
- Banjo Rascals (NY)
- Banjos 101 (WA)
- Ban-Joes of Michigan (MI)
- Boise Banjo Band (ID)
- Broward County Mummers String Band (FL)
- Buffalo Banjo Band (NY)
N
- Next Generation Banjo Band (MI)
- North East Indiana Banjo Society (IN)
- Northwest Banjo Band (OR)
P
- Peninsula Banjo BandPeninsula Banjo BandThe Peninsula Banjo Band is an American musical group and 5013 non-profit foundation that is dedicated to preservation of the heritage and musical legacy of the four-string banjo as well as raising money for cancer related and other notable charities...
(CA) - Philadelphia Banjo Society (PA)
- Pittsburgh Banjo Club (PA)
- Polk County Plunkers (FL)
S
- Sacramento Banjo Band (CA)
- San Fernando Valley Banjo Band (CA)
- San Francisco Banjo Band (CA)
- Seattle Banjo Club (WA)
- Sleepy Man Banjo Boys (NJ)
- Southern California Banjo Band (CA)
- Southtown Strummers (CA)
- St. Louis Banjo Club (MO)
- STL Bandjos Youth Band (MO)
- Stone Street Strummers Banjo Band (MA)
- San Gabriel Valley Ole Tyme Banjo Band (CA)