Collecting At Dave’s Guitar Shop
When Dave Rogers opened his first guitar store in the early 1980s in downtown La Crosse, it was in a ...
Symphony Celebrates Fifty Years of Music In Ashland
The Chequamegon Symphony Orchestra recently celebrated 50 years of performing in northwestern Wisconsin. Danielle Kaeding reports the orchestra has tied ...
Nyckelharpa: Swedish Folk Instrument Made And Played By Eau Claire Family
Earl Holzman was already an accomplished woodworker when he decided to try something new. He began making nyckelharpas, an early ...
Making Violins The Old Way In Northern Wisconsin
Brian Derber is a full-time violin maker from Presque Isle who runs the only violin-making school of its kind in ...
Gathering Spaces: Prisoners Gather for Music at Oakhill
The Music Room at Oakhill Correctional Institution is a pretty remarkable space. Here, within the walls of a small classroom, ...
Wisconsin Life #212: “Musical Minds”
A veterinarian who finds healing for his own illness through treating horses, a Milwaukee collage artist exploring her past through ...
Madison Guitar Maker Sells Instruments To Musicians Worldwide
Ten years ago, Todd Cambio quit his job as a carpenter to become a luthier, specializing in guitars from the ...