For many, hearing the plucked nylon strings of a ukulele instantly conjures Hawaiian beaches and perfect surf, grassy hula skirts and Don Ho. But to hear South Portland resident Joel Eckhaus pick his ...

Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands. At the band’s ...

Local players of stringed instruments are looking forward to the arrival in Tualatin of Bob Culbertson, a renowned musician who plays an unusual stringed instrument called the Chapman Stick.

Today's Beautiful Music is an introduction to the hurdy-gurdy. The unusual string instrument is played with a hand crank, and its ancestor -- the organistrum -- dates back at least to the 12th century ...

Recently, the Bangalore Creative Circus at Yeshwantpur held a Sound Healing Session featuring instruments such as the didgeridoo and Tibetan singing bowls. While guitars and pianos are commonly taught ...