LANCASTER, Ohio — Without a single note plucked, their presence evokes songs and culture dating back centuries. Construction materials such as low-grade pine wood, salvaged scrap metal, cigar boxes, ...

People come to the Appalachian School of Luthiery from all over the world to study the art of creating stringed instruments. Doug Naselroad, school director plays a butternut travel guitar made by ...

The Appalachian String Band Festival celebrates the music of the mountains each year. That music wouldn’t be possible without the artisans who create the ...

HINDMAN, KY. -- The heritage of handcrafted stringed instruments runs deep in this tiny Appalachian village (pop. 770) stretched along the banks of Troublesome Creek. The community has been known as ...

HINDMAN, KY. — The heritage of handcrafted stringed instruments runs deep in this tiny Appalachian village (pop. 770) stretched along the banks of Troublesome Creek. The community has been known as ...

CLIFFORD -- The Appalachian String Band Festival ended Saturday after celebrating its 28th year at Camp Washington Carver, bringing together those who have that one thing in common: a love for unique ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Music is a language that knows no barriers. It carries with it memories, culture and history. Southern Appalachian music has been telling the story of the people in East ...

The Whitetop Mountaineers(Susan Roark/ supplied) If you want to know where chart-topping folkies like Mumford and Sons might turn for inspiration, look no further than Virginia’s Whitetop Mountaineers ...

In Kentucky, where music is the lifeblood, an apprentice program run by luthiers provides meaningful jobs and helps remove the stigma of opioid addiction. Credit...Mike Belleme for The New York Times ...