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The New York Mandolin Orchestra turns 100 next month, marking a century of bringing people together over their shared love of making music and fostering community. “I think this is an extraordinary ...

A tape recorder, new instrument, and a little bit of Fleetwood Mac all helped create the music behind R.E.M.'s "Losing My ...

Chris Thile of Nickel Creek performs onstage for the 22nd Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Chris Thile says he fell in love with ...

Correction: This story has been updated to correct Wyatt Ellis' age. Three years ago, Wyatt Ellis spent many of his days like a lot of kids his age -- as a Boy Scout and an oft-injured soccer player ...

I recently attended a musical concert given by the Harrisburg Mandolin Ensemble at the Lititz Public Library. Their vast talent and repertoire is amazing, and it brought back memories of another ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. — When Wyatt Ellis, 11, first picked up a mandolin at nine years old, his journey got off to a rocky start. "I broke my arm twice," Ellis said. "The second time, I broke it playing ...

SANTA CRUZ — For a form of music known for taking numerous twists and turns over the course of a single song, it should come as no surprise when jam bands go off in unexpected directions. That was the ...

A psychedelic folk-rock band whose mandolin player recently broke a world record will perform Friday at The Rooster in Gastonia. Brothers Andrew and Stephen Oliver formed Brother Oliver in 2013, and ...