Eddie Cox looked up from his old Gibson guitar, its smooth finish weathered but still shining, to speak to the 40 or so people in front of him beneath the large shed on Saturday. “I woke up and kissed ...

The Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association will present two upcoming concerts by Grammy-winning musicians Laurence Juber, John Jorgenson and Maria Muldaur at the Alhecama Theatre, 914 Santa Barbara ...

Whenever you go to an orchestra concert, you’re hearing and watching a wonderful mix of our current, modern world and the old world. Even though there are modern-made instruments in the string section ...

The SumUkes, a local ukulele playing group, in conjunction with Highside Brewery and Summit 50Plus is organizing a monthly event called the Summit String Jam, according to a news release. The jam is ...

Hand the banjo man a stringed instrument, and he'll pick you a tune fine enough to make Bill Monroe, the so-called father of bluegrass, perk up his ears. Hand him a cigar box, a car tag and a guitar ...

Last week, host Andrea Seabrook asked listeners to send in home recordings and photographs of their oddest musical instrument. The responses were eclectic, and some were indeed strange. Here is a ...

Early this year, I attended a cutting-edge music performance and workshop at the celebrated venue Roulette, in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, during which the ghosts of Memphis were very present.

Building bridges, enhancing skills and generating excitement, the inaugural Sixth Grade Strings session lured 30 young musicians to spend last Saturday morning in a classroom. Held Saturday at the ...

Celebration School will open its doors next year to violin, cello and guitar players by offering Osceola County’s first program for high-school string musicians. String players from other high schools ...

It has the look of a lap steel and can certainly be used for playing slide guitar compositions, but the relatively low action on the Kelstone 9-string guitar opens up many more opportunities over its ...