IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This banjo was made by the Gibson, ...

The loss in Aug. 2007 of the famed transplanted NH resident, Irish singer/songwriter and national folk hero of the Emerald Isle at 74, Tommy Makem, alerted me recently to a news photo of Tommy with ...

Guitars come in many forms, mostly with six strings or doubled to 12. The tenor guitar — with just four strings — is a notable exception. Tenor guitars were hugely popular during the original jazz age ...