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 ...

Some things are worth holding on to. There are treasures to keep. Take, for example, a dulcimer. It was made around 1983 at a woodshop at Navarre School. The original owner was found and friendships ...

Up in the Virginia highlands in the tiny village of Paint Bank, Marty Jenkins is making music — out of just about anything: soda pop cans, cigar boxes, plastic funnels, license plates, even coconut ...