Electricity? Overrated… ‘Real’ guitarists know that a guitar’s genuine excitement is best earned via the more personal connection of the player plus the resonant wooden body of an acoustic. Decades ...

Another complete departure is found on “Cold Hearted Woman,” a touch of country with violin and mandolin ... The verse is one chord, the bridge is another chord, and the chorus has three ...

Mandolin orchestras were a big deal in the 1920s. They aren't so popular in the U.S. these days. But Jon Kalish tells us how one mandolin orchestra, whose 11 members are some of the greatest ...