People often say that music is the great unifier. For instance, you can go to a concert and be surrounded by hundreds or thousands of strangers but everyone has at least one thing in common—love for ...

Abigail Washburn is sitting on a bench in New York's Battery Park City on a recent afternoon, the Statue of Liberty standing at attention just beyond the water's edge. Tourists stop to snap photos, ...

Abigail Washburn was going to be a lawyer in China and help bridge the gap between the United States and China. She went to China with the plan in mind. Then she discovered the banjo. Washburn, 36, ...