Video: Letterman HDTV Steve Martin/Bela Fleck/Tony Trischka Banjo

With indie folk on the rise, many music fans have a newfound respect for the banjo (maybe a little objectum sexuality- it's one sexy instrument). When I hear one, I instantly think of toothless hillbillies playing some hardcore country music; or Steve Martin (remember he is an avid banjo player and even won a Grammy last year). I typically don't give a second listen to banjo-infused music; that is unless Sam Simoff is playing. After forming Le Loup back in 2006, Simoff became prime example of a banjo player that gets me all warm inside. [...]

NEWPORT FOLK NEWS An Evening of Bluegrass & Banjo NEWPORT FOLK NEWS FLASH - Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers will kick off the 51st edition of George Wein's Newport Folk Festival at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino on Friday, July 30, 2010, at 8:00 pm. Tim O'Brien and [...]

The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

After Steve Martin co-hosts the Academy Awards this Sunday night with Alec Baldwin, he'll regroup for a few weeks -- and then head out on tour playing the banjo. Yup, the accomplished actor has be... Continue reading "Actor Steve Martin Bringing His Banjo Tour to St. Louis" >

Rubin Museum of Art and The Bowery Presents A Tentative Evening of Bluegrass with Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Tickets can be purchased at 212.620.5000 ext. 344 or on line at www.rmanyc.org. Tickets include admission to the Museum's galleries before the show. Venue: Rubin Museum of Art Dates: Wed 5/27 & Thu 5/28 Notes: all ages, Doors 9:15 PM / Show 9:30 PM, $50 Online tickets sales begin Friday, April [...]

Steve Martin is The CrowBefore you get excited thinking that Martin's going to revive his coked-up, arrow-through-the-head, '70s-style stand-up antics, just go ahead and watch the video after the jump... Continue reading "Wild and Crazy Banjo Guy: Steve Martin Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut May 30" >

1. He's won more Grammys than most rock stars . 2. " Planes, Trains and Automobiles " 3. He has great taste in modern art . 4. "Shopgirl," which the New York Times describes as "Martin's elegant, bleak, desolatingly sad first novella." 5. Because " The Jerk " is still so great. 6. The Great Flydini... 1. He's won more Grammys than most rock stars . 2. " Planes, Trains and Automobiles " 3. He [...]