Americans were once mad for mandolins. Yet today, most have disappeared. We visit one of the remaining mandolin orchestras, which is celebrating its 90th birthday. Mandolin fever swept the United ...

Mandolin orchestras were a big deal in the 1920s. They aren't so popular in the U.S. these days. But Jon Kalish tells us how one mandolin orchestra, whose 11 members are some of the greatest ...

The New York Mandolin Orchestra turns 100 next month, marking a century of bringing people together over their shared love of making music and fostering community. “I think this is an extraordinary ...

The Birthplace Of Country Music Museum in Bristol is offering quite a deal this month. They are celebrating Spring with free passes and great events. The History Of Mandolin Orchestras is coming up ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X When classical guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Joseph Todaro moved from Lansdowne, Delaware County ...

The Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra, the only one of its kind in the state, is coming to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The show will be from 1:30-3 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, as a part of the ...

John Heichelbech speaks with a gospel passion about the mandolin. And after a few moments of such praise, he reaches for one of his 10 such instruments. And then he picks his way to high-pitched ...

It is common to think of musical instruments as immutable. In reality, musical instruments are constantly evolving and improving. The mandolin in particular has undergone a surprising evolution, which ...

Americans were once mad for mandolins. Yet today, most have disappeared. We visit one of the remaining mandolin orchestras, which is celebrating its 90th birthday. Mandolin fever swept the United ...

Mandolin fever swept the United States in the early 20th century, and alas, they didn't have a cure in those days. The lute-like instrument was the rage on college campuses. And mandolin orchestras - ...