Sonny James’ 1977 cover of “In the Jailhouse Now” was part of an innovative collaboration with incarcerated musicians, ...

Country guitar playing is defined by its unique picking techniques — from fingerstyle and Travis picking to hybrid picking. These methods blend melody, bass, and rhythm into one seamless performance, ...

MILROY — Steel Ridge didn’t start with a big plan, a long-term vision or even a formal conversation — it started with a few ...

A song-by-song look back at the Rolling Stones' multi-platinum chart-topping 'Sticky Fingers,' released on April 23, 1971.

The second wave of performers coming to the Montana Folk Festival on July 10-12 in Butte include master musicians and dancers. Festival Director George Everett said attendees can expect to find plenty ...

For almost the past ten years, one of the most skilled and versatile “bands” in contemporary roots music had only two members: Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley. When I profiled them in 2023, I called them the ...

Violinist Jinty McTavish (right) plays an instrument from the Violins of Hope collection as she practices with the Atlys String Quartet. Violins of Hope, a project built around a private collection of ...

The Calidore String Quartet, in residence at the University of Delaware, features instruments with unique histories. Calidore's next show is at University of Delaware on April 6. The group's oldest ...

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

The March 13 NYT Strands puzzle featured a musical theme centered on mountain-style acoustic instruments. Players identified several traditional instruments commonly used in bluegrass and folk music ...