He’s known across the state and the country as one of the premiere mandolin players, and it all started unexpectedly right out of high school when a friend introduced him. “He handed me a mandolin, he ...

Performing, writing and teaching jazz mandolin for nearly five decades, Don Stiernberg said he owes much of his success to his brother, John Stiernberg, and his teacher, Jethro Burns. Don Stiernberg, ...

In Nashville, Banjo Ben Clark had his busiest year ever even with no live music events. "I was really glad to see a lot of my friends enter into the instruction side of things," Clark said. In the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Other than bluegrass virtuosos like Ricky Skaggs, players of the mandolin don't often get taken very seriously. But a young Israeli musician named Avi Avital is trying to change that. He's not a ...

Barry Kaufman, at 52, is as irrepressible as a kid. This childlike joy, combined with his wide range of music played on the mandolin and Spanish guitar make Kaufman a popular entertainer throughout ...

PUTNEY — Whether you love the sound of mandolin and want to learn more about its versatility, hear some of its finest players, or want to learn how to play, Putney is the place to be on Saturday, for ...

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