IONIA COUNTY, MI — Two week after teasing an Ionia County homecoming, bluegrass phenom Billy Strings made it official. Strings, born William Apostol, announced Tuesday, Jan. 27, that he would be ...

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...

Billy Strings and his drum-tight (but drumless) band brought two sets and 25 songs of pure bluegrass magic to the first of two back-to-back PPG Paints Arena shows on Friday night. I’m already jealous ...

A step-by-step tutorial on crafting a Flying V-shaped ukulele from raw materials. The video covers woodworking, assembly, and finishing touches to create a custom string instrument. WWE star Hulk ...

Last month, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collective reported that dark energy is evolving—specifically weakening—and it could help provide the first observational evidence of string ...

An exuberantly zany evening of fun, spending a night with the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain feels a little bit like stepping into an old Looney Tunes cartoon. The April Fools’ Day show at ...

Mandy Harvey lost her hearing in college, but that didn’t stop her from singing and playing her ukulele. Or from making it to the finals on “America’s Got Talent.” Now the inspiring musician and ...

Billy Strings is a man of many talents: A preternaturally skilled guitarist, a soulful singer, a thoughtful interpreter, a crafty songwriter, a charismatic stage presence. But his greatest feat to ...

Learning any instrument for the first time is going to take time and dedication. There are so many benefits to learning an instrument. Once you get the hang of it, playing music can help relieve ...