The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

(CBS News) Playing the ukulele is a lot of fun. And playing it very, very well is harder than many people might think. Here's Seth Doane: This report was originally broadcast on October 14, 2012. So ...

Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

The nonprofit found that in addition to Copiague’s four elementary schools not having had string programs in more than 30 years, 70 percent of the district’s pupils qualify for free or reduced lunch — ...

At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings creates ...

The violoncello da spalla fell out of favor more than 200 years ago, but musicians like Zachary Carrettin are helping it have an encore. When it comes to classical stringed instruments, most people ...