The wonders of the freezer as a tool for preserving food are obvious, but the freezer can do a lot more than just store food. It can also be used as a cooking instrument. Some of these techniques have ...

For Vickey Sasser, every dulcimer tells the story of Appalachia and America. The mountain dulcimer, a string instrument popular in American folk music, first appeared in America in the early 19th ...

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Writer Grayson Haver Currin chases tunes on the Crooked Road, a 330-mile route of glorious highway dedicated to homegrown ...

On his next stop Florian Christl will open the Minthis Music festival 2026. ‘It’s time to leave life behind, to sink in thoughts, to feel alive’ How did a musician go from strapping wheels onto his ...

The Fourth of July is a joyful time on Minnesota's Iron Range, even when joy is hard to find. For Rosanne Omersa, the Range ...

Phil Collins took over from Peter Gabriel, the always-divisive Genesis had fans to appease and debts to pay. This is how they ...

The members of the band Naturally 7 are experts at blowing their own horns -- and they do it without a trumpet or trombone in ...

Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new ...

While Billy Joel and Bob Dylan had vastly different approaches to songwriting, they knew when they heard musical perfection.

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Wisconsin’s favorite accordion music takes many different forms. These three local groups are pushing its limits.