Avi Avital plays the mandolin sitting center stage in a hard-back chair. He curls into himself, his face turned downward, and nestles the small stringed instrument on his lap. His intense ...

The mandolin isn’t just an accent in J Carmichael’s music — it’s the driving force behind his unique Americana-rock blend. Influenced by improvisational bluegrass and jazz, Carmichael was drawn to the ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...

Their musical tastes span generations. Andrea “Andy” Acosta, 13, likes Bruno Mars and Disney tunes. Jim Tibstra, 67, enjoys the Beatles, John Denver, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Regardless of what ...

BATTLE GROUND — One day in December 2016, during a rail journey into same northern Italian countryside where the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari made his stringed masterpieces, Mark and Sharon ...