It’s hard to say for sure, but something special happens when an old instrument meets contemporary creativity. These aren’t ...

Overall view of a fancy banjo, ca 1928. Made by Bacon & Day Co. of Groton, Connecticut for George Reams, a soloist, teacher and radio banjoist. It is a NePlus Ultra Model. From the collections of the ...

miHoYo has posted a live symphony performance of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Japan’s top folk musicians playing two pieces from the Genshin Impact Inazuma region. The video sits at around ten ...

Engineers often have a strange nostalgic affinity for their instruments. Seasoned RF engineers who have worked in the field for many years frequently refer to their traditional instruments as “toys” ...

It's part of Welsh culture and there's nothing else that can represent your own history and roots and their future more than your own musical culture. Fiona Richie Wales has a rich musical heritage, ...

What to learn how to play an Irish tune? Waltons Irish Music USA is your one-stop hub for your Irish folk instrument needs in the United States and Canada. Waltons Music has been at the forefront of ...

Charles Chase, whose fascination with musical instruments from around the world led him to open the Folk Music Center, an institution in downtown Claremont for close to 50 years, has died. He was 89.

Visitors to Thai Vi Temple in Ninh Binh are often captivated by the graceful presence of Chu Van Thim, the 86-year-old temple ...

When Armenian arranger and composer Levon Eskenian took on to reimagine the music of Armenian mystic and philosopher Gurdjieff for the Gurdjieff Ensemble's debut record on ECM, he touched upon the ...

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SHANGHAI — As 2020 went underway, a folk musician named Fang Jinlong suddenly became the biggest star on the Chinese internet. The reason was the 57-year-old’s appearance on video-sharing platform ...