White abolitionist John Brown was driven by his Christian evangelical faith to oppose slavery in the U.S. but he also believed “by any means necessary” including violence. He organized the legendary ...

Maylee Samuels has been playing the dulcimer for 30 years, and in advance of a local dulcimer St. Patrick's Day-themed workshop set for March 14, she offered me a lesson. "It's one of those things ...

I always say, jokingly, but very seriously, I am a successful musician because I am, first of all, a businessman." ...

Every first Saturday, members of the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association gather in Tupelo from 10 a.m. to noon to create a ...

Jimmy Fallon finally got the chance to break out the dulcimer he always keeps behind his Tonight Show desk just in case any of his guests are adept at playing the instrument — such as Amanda Seyfried.

Wendy Grethen first touched the strings of a mountain dulcimer at a fair 27 years ago. She learned to play the Appalachian-region American folk instrument as a child in Illinois -- then stopped ...

Plus: Rapper Matt Muse ends a four-year gap between major releases with two EPs this summer, including the brand-new So Far, So Decent. The Matt Muse track “Leave Here,” produced by Boathouse, appears ...

Famous for viral hammered dulcimer version of 'Everyone Wants to Rule the World' Council for the Arts opens its 2025-26 performance season with a performance by Ted Yoder, 2010 National Hammered ...

Singer/Songwriter Mary Roth will perform a concert titled "Enchanting Appalachia" at the Sea Isle City Library.

If you were impressed by Amanda Seyfried’s dulcimer-playing abilities this week, we are pleased to inform you that the actress has yet another secret talent: peacock calls. The “Mamma Mia!” star ...

The Ironton Council for the Arts opens its 2025-26 performance season with a performance by Ted Yoder, 2010 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion from Goshen, Indiana, and his band ...