Music has always been humanity’s most universal language — but not every instrument plays by the rules. From a glass contraption that reportedly drove players to madness, to a harp powered entirely by ...

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 ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Lawmakers are back at the State Capitol, and they have a unique way to de-stress from the work they have to do. The musical instrument petting zoo from Keep Music Alive ...

WHEN AND WHERE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Flickinger Center for the Arts, 1110 N. New York Ave., Alamogordo; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, Macey Center, 801 Leroy ...

It’s not a rare, expensive whiskey, but it is rare — one of the world’s most unique musical instruments, in fact — and it’s coming to Santa Fe on Saturday, June 10. Old Granddad No. 4 is one of just ...