On June 27, Kindred Spirits transformed the outdoor pavilion at Grey Towers into a 13th century Camino as the early music ...

A mechanical string instrument from the Middle Ages that can still evoke chills today... With a few turns on a hurdy-gurdy’s hand crank, a rosined wheel sweeps against the instrument’s three main ...

Tan says nacre, or mother-of-pearl, and animal bones are used as decorations on handmade violins. Photos: Andrew Tan Despite it being his first attempt at making a hurdy gurdy from scratch, Andrew Tan ...

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You probably awoke today not knowing you live in the city "of the lute," a stringed instrument of medieval origins. "Duluth" means "of the lute" in French. This city's name speaks of an instrument ...