The octet is a musical ensemble of eight, which isn’t a huge number — certainly not on a theatrical stage or for a classical chorus. Yet the octopus has just that same eight tentacles, and in horror ...

The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

Together, they form The Griffon String Quartet and offer beautiful music to audiences in the area, free of charge.

Last year, The String got a new opening theme tune. “Vera” comes from New York based mandolin virtuoso, composer and band ...

Tangled String Studios hand-built acoustic guitars and mandolins played by rock stars like the Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson and local heroes like Dave Anderson and Mike Roberts. A year after opening ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The group is celebrating its 20th-anniversary season with a series of concerts that look back, one player says, “with a lot of forward motion.” Credit... Supported by By Joshua ...

When Gustavo Alcoser Jr. joined Jarabe Mexicano, he didn’t expect the journey to take him from the border near San Diego to classrooms, concert halls and cultural centers across the United States. But ...

Ten hours: The amount of time I spent listening to bluegrass over the Fourth of July weekend. I like music, but if someone would have told me that I would be content for 10 hours sitting in a lawn ...

For all the bragging rights he has earned by selling out Rupp Arena on two consecutive nights two years in a row, Billy Strings took the stage Friday evening in remarkably unceremonious fashion. But ...