Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 21—When speaking to country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs, there are many things to talk about, but not enough time to ...

The mandolin is a beautiful, strange, difficult instrument, tuned like a violin but with a flat, fretted fingerboard and eight strings instead of four. Played with a plectrum, it is capable of ...

will pluck tangos, rags, marches, polkas and some light European classical from the 1880s-1920s era of the mandolin orchestra craze. “Mandolin orchestras, like brass bands, were extremely popular a ...

It’s not just the loss of live shows that rocked the multibillion-dollar concert industry this year. It was everything that came with it — industry workers’ livelihoods disappearing, album sales ...

The mandolin isn’t just an accent in J Carmichael’s music — it’s the driving force behind his unique Americana-rock blend. Influenced by improvisational bluegrass and jazz, Carmichael was drawn to the ...

In the spring of 1976, Joni Mitchell trekked out to the North Shore of Staten Island to the Mandolin Brothers, In the spring of 1976, Joni Mitchell trekked out to the North Shore of Staten Island to ...

The Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra has been making music since 1900. It is the oldest fretted instrument organization in the country. In the 114 years of its existence, the orchestra has performed ...

Painted Mandolin is a tribute band in the most creative sense of the word: Influenced by the songs of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead, the music they make is uniquely theirs. The culture and community ...

The lively Oregon Mandolin Orchestra, led by Christian McKee (center), features many Clark County players, including Andy Blitzer of Ridgefield (right of McKee). (Contributed by Oregon Mandolin ...

Mandolin maestro U. Srinivas, an astonishingly talented Indian artist who brought his Western instrument into the heart of traditional South Indian music, died Sept. 19 in Chennai at age 45. According ...