It's the sound that unites Orson Welles and PJ Harvey What is it? Well. A zither is technically any stringed instrument that has the feature of the strings not extending beyond the soundhole or ...

It’s 1903 and you’re sitting in the parlor on a quiet Sunday afternoon. You’ve just finished reading a couple of chapters of Jack London’s new book, “The Call of the Wild,” and now you’re looking for ...

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 zither was made by The Bosstone ...

Visitors to Berkshire County hospitals and nursing homes are betimes bemused by the tones of a stringed instrument wafting down the halls. Also, a voice raised in song. The music is quaint. Could be a ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Most buskers provide a soundtrack to the rush-hour commute playing a saxophone or guitar, but busker ...

Most buskers provide a soundtrack to the rush-hour commute playing a saxophone or guitar, but busker Darryl Minsky does it with an unusual instrument called an autoharp. The former computer consultant ...