Whether they play guitar, harmonica, piano or any other instrument, musicians cherish the tools of their trade. And often, there's a story behind where the instrument came from — or from whom — or ...

The Gibsonians and its ever-evolving roster of musicians played a range of instruments, including the mandolin, violin, viola and piano. Loar even performed on the common saw! Other acts included ...

A mandolin made 111 years ago in Topeka by Albert Shutt, a highly regarded inventor and creator of stringed instruments, is now back in the capital city, where music store owner Jimmy Hayes is having ...

Imagine Bob Dylan or Pink with mandolin, violin, flutes and woodwinds. That’s Shimmeezu, a band that lends a new acoustic sound to favorites from those artists, plus John Prine, Jewel, U2 and more.

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra will once again meld classical music and mountain tunes with the premiere of a new score from Roanoke composer and mandolin virtuoso Jeff Midkiff. The second work RSO ...

Avi Avital is one of the world's leading classical mandolinists, gracing concert halls from Tel Aviv to Munich to New York. But the young Israeli says he discovered the mandolin only by coincidence.