To create the signature sound of your rainmaker, fill each bamboo section with materials like small pebbles, dried beans, or ...

Audiences always seem delighted when an actor proves to be more than a one-trick pony. They're especially enchanted when a performer can act, sing, dance... and play a musical instrument. Or two. How ...

BRISTOL, Va. – A new exhibit that delves into the tradition and craftsmanship of creating acoustic musical instruments opens Friday at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. Called ‘The Luthier’s ...

CHESTER — A visit to luthier Scott B. MacDonald's studio is crossing the threshold into a world of sound and the rich aromas of wood, sawdust, resin, water-based finishes and freshly brewed coffee.

Deep in the Eastern Connecticut woods an unassuming man has spent decades building and repairing wooden instruments in his backyard. He works in a red-colored shed not much larger than a medium-sized ...

LOWELL — Mariia Gorkun was training to become a professional violinist in the United States when she stumbled upon a closet full of old, donated instruments at her university. They were in “terrible ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...