Guitars come in many forms, mostly with six strings or doubled to 12. The tenor guitar — with just four strings — is a ...

When you play the ukulele, you get a lot of questions. Ukulele players have heard them all. But there’s no denying the power of this small instrument. Kala Brand Music Co., a popular manufacturer of ...

The Edinboro Art & Music Festival, a free three-day event, showcases Appalachian art, music and culture. The festival takes place May 16-18 in downtown Edinboro and Goodell Gardens & Homestead. Donna ...

Randy Lanham, education director at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, is on a mission to teach people to play music and have fun. And Thursday, he’s bringing a free “slow jam” to the Carmel ...

Parker has been trying to find her place in the banjo world. So this week, she talks to Black banjo players like Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens... B.A. Parker is learning the banjo Parker has been ...

The guitar's diminutive cousin, the ukulele has seen a huge surge in popularity in recent years. We've got some fascinating uke facts for you, along with some advice on picking up this most portable ...

I believe there are occurrences in your adolescence that shape the steps you take as an adult. Literally. For me, it was the bunions that occurred at the age of 14. Oh, and also the bunionettes.

A featured player on “Hee Haw” and a member of the famed Stoneman Family, she was the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph record. By Bill Friskics-Warren Bill Friskics-Warren ...

Cynthia Sayer is truly an anomaly in the jazz world and not because she’s a woman instrumentalist. Rather it’s the instrument itself that sets her apart from so many of her fellow jazz musicians. One ...

Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise. Developed in the 1880s, the ...