SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Paul O'Dette made the leap from being a teen in a rock band playing Cream, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin to being today a renowned player of an Early Music instrument. O'Dette plays ...

Talk about having a penchant for "the oldies." When talking about old music, many people refer to the 1950s, '60s and '70s. But when Lakeside resident and lute player Edward Martin talks about old ...

Music world mourns the 20th century’s outstanding master of the guitar and lute, Julian Bream. Julian Bream, one of the greatest classical guitarists of the 20th century, has died aged 87. His ...

Richard Kolb has never met anyone in Beacon who owns a theorbo. Ditto for a 10-string Baroque guitar, but there could be a few lute owners, he says. Kolb also plays standard classical guitar, which he ...

To play Baroque music, artists usually use original instruments for an authentic sound. Many of these instruments are little known to a larger To play Baroque music, artists usually use original ...