Midlanders have an opportunity Friday night to hear a world-class talent play unusual stringed instruments, plus an area couple enrich Celtic music traditions with world influences, all at a bargain ...

The harp dwells in the rarefied air of concert halls; the guitar is just as comfortable on city streets or the back woods. So how do these two seemingly disparate instruments find common ground? Fans ...

She came to shop and to sell. But mostly, she came to play. Talented Muriel Anderson of Nashville, recognized as one of the world’s best finger-style guitarists and only woman to win the prestigious ...

Show of hands. How many of you have heard of guitarist Muriel Anderson? I’m guessing there are a few acoustic guitar players out there with their hands up, but most people are probably as clueless as ...

When Sarajane Williams of Macungie was a little girl, her father would sing old Pennsylvania German folk songs to her. But when she grew up, Williams a professional harpist, couldn’t find the music ...

A couple dozen people showed up at Salt Lake City's pre-eminent dive bar, Burt's Tiki Lounge, one recent Sunday. • They were there to see the harp duo Harptallica — a Metallica tribute band whose ...

If Muriel Anderson needs to pick up something to read while she's on her current tour, she can always find a magazine rack and grab the latest issue of Classical Guitar magazine. Actually, she already ...

“Where is My Mind?” by the Pixies is a perfect song. Fact, not opinion. The seventh track on the band’s iconic 1988 album Surfer Rosa still rocks as hard as ever even after 30 years. But it’s not just ...

The harp may be one of the oldest instruments in the world, dating back to ancient Mesopotamia, but modern artists have been working to break the instrument free from its stuffy connotations for years ...

Portsmouth guitarist Tom Calderone will be celebrating the release of his new, lush, instrumental guitar record, “Back Roads” at the West End Studio Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 27. On top of that, he’ll ...