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 ...

Since the first of our ancestors discovered that banging a stick on a hollow log makes a jolly sound, we hominids have been finding new and unusual ways to make music. We haven’t come close to tapping ...

Stacy Tenenbaum’s film Pipe Dreams features four young organ players competing in the prestigious Canadian International Organ Competition, held every few years in Montreal. What’s striking is that ...

Musical innovation and uniqueness is what tends to set great artists apart from their contemporaries. Especially when it comes to the use of creative, unorthodox, or perhaps odd, instruments. Or ...

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A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...

Duck herders in Java have been using a traditional large bamboo object called a kowangan to protect themselves against the rain. The kowangan can be worn as a hat or be placed on the ground as a ...

The slides and bells from about a dozen trombones are stacked like cordwood in the wall sculpture “Seussaphone.” Tarnished parts of old cornets, trombones and other instruments are built onto an old ...

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW-TV) — The group of musical performers is known as Sari Raras Irama. According to the founder Matt Dunning it means "the melodic essence of time." Matt put together this unique band ...

Jasper Sanfilippo built his family's nut business into a publicly traded company that last year had $876 million in sales. However, it is his passion for musical instruments, particularly mechanical ...

Kissing is better in February; music is better heard live. Add songs about kisses to a grouping of instruments perhaps never heard before in Bloomington, and a lovers' concert will burst forth at 4:30 ...