For that matter, Donovan already had a history with two of that group's future members. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones both ...

We recently attended a fantastic talk and performance at the library by Tomás Lozano about an instrument that dates back to ...

Over 50 years after its release, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is still considered one of the greatest songs in rock and roll history. However, the tune's legendary status owes much to the ...

We get a lot of Kickstarter pitches in our email, but this one is different. First of all, it’s over. No biggie there. Secondly, it’s a laser-cut hurdy gurdy. What’s a hurdy gurdy? It’s a musical ...

Ever heard of a hurdy-gurdy? You may know it by many other names – vielle a roue, zanfona, or organistrum – as there is a version of this medieval instrument in ...

Symbio, a Swedish duo that's known for its electro-folk sound, blending hurdy-gurdy and accordion with electronic rhythms, is scheduled to perform on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Club Passim in Cambridge, ...

Sometimes, all you need to make something work is to come at it from a different angle from anyone else — flip the problem on its head, so to speak. That’s what [Keizo Ishibashi] did to create his ...