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 ...

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 violin, mandolin, guitar, banjo, trumpet, baritone horn, xylophone and trombone — Peter Bocage could play anything. But it was the trumpet that placed him among jazz legends.

NYC rock'n'roll troupe Cat Mother had a semi-illustrious history. Formed by Stephen Stills' mate Roy Michaels (pre-Buffalo Springfield), Roy's boys packed an esoteric punch with their odd mix of old ...

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.

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 ...