From famous writers and philosophers, to top scientific thinkers, here are ten extraordinary people from history who also happened to be adept at making music.

No weird stares, no offbeat DJs, no questionable jungle juice. Just pure, certified bops that have everyone (and I mean, everyone) on the floor. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ...

In September, four of Rajabian's pieces will be performed live for the first time in Zurich, Switzerland, and he is working ...

When he’s not playing lead guitar touring and recording with “Weird Al” Yankovic, Grammy winning musician Jim “Kimo” West pursues his love for Hawaiian slack key guitar. Releasing several acclaimed ...

Claire Rosen More than 4,500 years after an enterprising Mesopotamian stretched a few cords of catgut over a hollow wooden vessel to create the first lute ... holy grail for modern use ...

James Whitlow Delano After the old town of Lijiang was designated a Unesco World Heritage site in 1997, many longtime Naxi residents moved to more comfortable modern ... do with a lute soloist.

Black Scorpion Miniatures have been working hard to bring a new selection of miniatures out for the weekend of Salute! There ...

REVIEW BY Richard Amey. Guitar Fest concert by Worthing Symphony Orchestra at Assembly Hall on Sunday 6 April 2025 (2.45pm), ...

Nighthawk, Street Dog. Parker Hawkins (aka Nighthawk) is the bassist for Piper & the Hard Times, a Nashville-based blues-rock outfit whose debut CD topped Billboard’s blues album chart last year. He ...

Lebanon, East Beirut, 1976 This young boy is playing on a stolen lute. He is celebrating with his friends as ... ever more under threat of development and the pervasive effects of modern agriculture.