The jangly, chiming sound of acoustic and electric 12-string guitars have played a crucial role in popular music, from blues to rock, pop to folk. 12-string guitars feature six pairs of strings, known ...

Feb. 9, 1964 — an evening burned into the fabric of nearly every American youngster my age — The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. Actually, the Fab Four appeared on television three consecutive Sunday ...

“Anything that Leo Kottke ever recorded is one of my top 12 solos. Ah, man, he’s [ whistles ]. He’s very tough and unique, and I love him. John Fahey and Bert Jansch are good, too, but nobody can ...

A string quartet performs a “Candlelight Christmas Concert,” at Ohio Living Dorothy Love on Friday at the Chapel. Hot chocolate and Christmas cookies were handed out to attendees. Luke Gronneberg | ...

It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones, but after warming up in our space, Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band, the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit ...

A former roadie, he joined the band in 1990, played on five albums and in hundreds of shows, and was “a vital part of the ...

Billy Strings rolled into Austin, Texas over the weekend for the final performances in a long year on the road. Even seasoned road warriors like Strings and his band of Billy Failing, Alex Hargreaves, ...

While recent years have proved that imagination is the only limitation for artists to perform a terrific Tiny Desk Concert, bluegrass star Billy Strings’ recent appearance was a throwback to its ...

Michigan native Billy Strings got the Tiny Desk Concert treatment this week on NPR's YouTube channel. Strings, now based in Nashville, Tennessee, is a west Michigan native. He grew up in Muir, a ...

Ashley Monroe moved to Nashville just after 10th grade from East Tennessee with a single-minded drive to sing and write country music. Her career would be the envy of many - including Grammy ...