Banjo
noun
A stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a round body.
She played a beautiful melody on her banjo.
Often appears as...
- play the banjo
- banjo string
noun
A part of a machine that looks like a banjo.
This component is often referred to as a 'banjo' because of its shape.
Often appears as...
- banjo bolt
- banjo fitting
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a round body.
She played a beautiful melody on her banjo.
Often appears as...
- play the banjo
- banjo string
noun
A part of a machine that looks like a banjo.
This component is often referred to as a 'banjo' because of its shape.
Often appears as...
- banjo bolt
- banjo fitting
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Musical Context
The term 'banjo' is commonly associated with country, folk, and bluegrass music genres.
Banjos are essential in bluegrass bands.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Banjos have roots in African-American culture and have influenced various music styles.
The banjo's unique sound reflects its rich cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Features
Notice the banjo's round body called the 'pot' and the strings stretched across the 'drumhead'.
Her banjo's pot resonated with a warm, vibrant sound.
Pro Tip 1/3Musical Context
The term 'banjo' is commonly associated with country, folk, and bluegrass music genres.
Banjos are essential in bluegrass bands.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Banjos have roots in African-American culture and have influenced various music styles.
The banjo's unique sound reflects its rich cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Features
Notice the banjo's round body called the 'pot' and the strings stretched across the 'drumhead'.
Her banjo's pot resonated with a warm, vibrant sound.
Pro Tip 1/3Musical Context
The term 'banjo' is commonly associated with country, folk, and bluegrass music genres.
Banjos are essential in bluegrass bands.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Banjos have roots in African-American culture and have influenced various music styles.
The banjo's unique sound reflects its rich cultural heritage.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Features
Notice the banjo's round body called the 'pot' and the strings stretched across the 'drumhead'.
Her banjo's pot resonated with a warm, vibrant sound.
Never forget "Banjo"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
David Holt: The stories...
And he played his bluegrass style of music, but near the end of the concert, he played the old timing style of banjo picking that came from Africa, along with the banjo. It's called claw-hammer style, that he had learned from his mother and grandmother. I fell in love with that. I went up to him and said, how can I learn that?
Video examples
125th Anniversary...
Appalachia and I certainly have wonderfully fond memories of making moonshine and plank and banjos in Appalachia alright have to play the the places that really plug my heart strings with Patagonia the remote areas in Patagonia northern China the the
Video examples
"East Virginia" / "John...
It's an old dance tune. And you may notice that the banjo that I'm holding looks a little different than banjos you might be used to seeing or the one I just played, for example. And this banjo is sort of an earlier model.
Video examples
Mena Trott: How blogs...
And I won it -- I reached all of these people, and I had tens of thousands of people reading about my life every day. And then I wrote a post about a banjo. I wrote a post about wanting to buy a banjo --
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
Margaret's banjo roll he too is slowly saying goodbye but I got the sense watching Asha cleared the space in her room and leaped to get her chair Asha who is at the threshold of her life
Video examples
John Francis: Walk the...
Now during that time -- those 17 years -- I walked and I played the banjo and I painted and I wrote in my journal, and I tried to study the environment by reading books.
Video examples
How One Man's Amazing...
the music and then as applause dies down I got all my timers I got 14 timers all supposed to kill at the same time when I go in and I have a CD with all banjos playing
Video examples
Teenaged boy wonders...
Thank you, thank you. Robbie Thank you. I'm Robbie Mizzone. I'm 13, and I play the fiddle. This is my brother, Jonny. He's 10, and he plays the banjo.
Video examples
Abigail Washburn:...
I had a plan, and I never ever thought it would have anything to do with the banjo. Little did I know
Video examples
Bluegrass virtuosity...
On guitar is my 15-year-old brother Tommy. On banjo is 10-year-old Jonny. He's also our brother.
Video examples
David Holt: The stories...
And he played his bluegrass style of music, but near the end of the concert, he played the old timing style of banjo picking that came from Africa, along with the banjo. It's called claw-hammer style, that he had learned from his mother and grandmother. I fell in love with that. I went up to him and said, how can I learn that?
Video examples
125th Anniversary...
Appalachia and I certainly have wonderfully fond memories of making moonshine and plank and banjos in Appalachia alright have to play the the places that really plug my heart strings with Patagonia the remote areas in Patagonia northern China the the
Video examples
"East Virginia" / "John...
It's an old dance tune. And you may notice that the banjo that I'm holding looks a little different than banjos you might be used to seeing or the one I just played, for example. And this banjo is sort of an earlier model.
Video examples
Mena Trott: How blogs...
And I won it -- I reached all of these people, and I had tens of thousands of people reading about my life every day. And then I wrote a post about a banjo. I wrote a post about wanting to buy a banjo --
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
Margaret's banjo roll he too is slowly saying goodbye but I got the sense watching Asha cleared the space in her room and leaped to get her chair Asha who is at the threshold of her life
Video examples
John Francis: Walk the...
Now during that time -- those 17 years -- I walked and I played the banjo and I painted and I wrote in my journal, and I tried to study the environment by reading books.
Video examples
How One Man's Amazing...
the music and then as applause dies down I got all my timers I got 14 timers all supposed to kill at the same time when I go in and I have a CD with all banjos playing
Video examples
Teenaged boy wonders...
Thank you, thank you. Robbie Thank you. I'm Robbie Mizzone. I'm 13, and I play the fiddle. This is my brother, Jonny. He's 10, and he plays the banjo.
Video examples
Abigail Washburn:...
I had a plan, and I never ever thought it would have anything to do with the banjo. Little did I know
Video examples
Bluegrass virtuosity...
On guitar is my 15-year-old brother Tommy. On banjo is 10-year-old Jonny. He's also our brother.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kurt Vile
American Musician
My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing music, so I wanted to, also. I asked my dad for a guitar, and he got me a banjo, so that was my introduction to playing. I played it like a guitar. I had a few lessons, learned out a few chords, and figured it out right away.
Quote examples
Jonny Greenwood
English Musician
I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago - you'd have to put that into better English for me, thank you - they would have been like a banjo orchestra. They would have been doing show tunes.
Quote examples
Dave Davies
British Musician
The artistic side of our family was very important because one person encourages the other. It was a vey enlightening place to be as a kid because of all the music and dancing, and my dad played banjo; my sisters played piano and sang.
Quote examples
Vince Gill
American Musician
The real beauty of it - key to my life was playing key chords on a banjo. For somebody else it may be a golf club that mom and dad put in their hands or a baseball or ballet lessons. Real gift to give to me and put it in writing.
Quote examples
Hank Williams Jr.
American Musician
I love five-string banjo. On an electric guitar, let's say a two-hour show, it starts getting heavy right across the neck and shoulders. And I like to be able to flip it off and grab the fiddle, and that's just the way I do it.
Quote examples
Jackson Browne
American Musician
I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar.
Quote examples
Abigail Washburn
American Musician
I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.
Quote examples
Maggie Rogers
American Musician
When I got to NYU, I had applied based on playing folk music, and they said, 'You're the banjo girl,' so I thought ,'OK, I'm the banjo girl.
Quote examples
Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
The banjo is my chosen instrument - it's what I write my music on.
Quote examples
Winston Marshall
British Musician
Banjos are funny instruments. They can get pretty irritating.
Quote examples
Kurt Vile
American Musician
My family was always playing music; I always enjoyed it. My cousin, who is a little older than me, he started playing music, so I wanted to, also. I asked my dad for a guitar, and he got me a banjo, so that was my introduction to playing. I played it like a guitar. I had a few lessons, learned out a few chords, and figured it out right away.
Quote examples
Jonny Greenwood
English Musician
I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago - you'd have to put that into better English for me, thank you - they would have been like a banjo orchestra. They would have been doing show tunes.
Quote examples
Dave Davies
British Musician
The artistic side of our family was very important because one person encourages the other. It was a vey enlightening place to be as a kid because of all the music and dancing, and my dad played banjo; my sisters played piano and sang.
Quote examples
Vince Gill
American Musician
The real beauty of it - key to my life was playing key chords on a banjo. For somebody else it may be a golf club that mom and dad put in their hands or a baseball or ballet lessons. Real gift to give to me and put it in writing.
Quote examples
Hank Williams Jr.
American Musician
I love five-string banjo. On an electric guitar, let's say a two-hour show, it starts getting heavy right across the neck and shoulders. And I like to be able to flip it off and grab the fiddle, and that's just the way I do it.
Quote examples
Jackson Browne
American Musician
I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar.
Quote examples
Abigail Washburn
American Musician
I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.
Quote examples
Maggie Rogers
American Musician
When I got to NYU, I had applied based on playing folk music, and they said, 'You're the banjo girl,' so I thought ,'OK, I'm the banjo girl.
Quote examples
Rhiannon Giddens
American Musician
The banjo is my chosen instrument - it's what I write my music on.
Quote examples
Winston Marshall
British Musician
Banjos are funny instruments. They can get pretty irritating.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension