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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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Learning tenor guitar — a four-stringed instrument initially made for banjo players — unlocked a unique sound and sensibility in her songwriting.
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Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
After Ellie played it through, the studio group – including Cook on bass, Powell on banjo, Ellie and Mike Harris on guitar, and Eric Slick on drums – instinctively chased down the arrangement without any real planning.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
The concert, the second saluting the album this year, featured Pogues members Spider Stacy on tin whistle, Jem Finer on banjo, and James Fearnley on accordion.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Musically talented, as well as being a singer-songwriter, Acacia plays the guitar, piano, banjo and ukulele.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
After Ellie played it through, the studio group – including Cook on bass, Powell on banjo, Ellie and Mike Harris on guitar, and Eric Slick on drums – instinctively chased down the arrangement without any real planning.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2025
The concert, the second saluting the album this year, featured Pogues members Spider Stacy on tin whistle, Jem Finer on banjo, and James Fearnley on accordion.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Musically talented, as well as being a singer-songwriter, Acacia plays the guitar, piano, banjo and ukulele.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Banjo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banjo. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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