Mark Wayne will perform a classic country and country gospel concert at First United Methodist Church in Tomah on Tuesday, July 26 from 7-8 p.m. He will perform old-style country—covers of Johnny Cash ...

Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

“I play this instrument in my room; it soothes me. When I’m upset and I don’t have the words to explain what I’m feeling, it comes out in my music. Some people are skilled. I’m an emotional player.

In 1904, Joseph Kekuku, inventor of the Hawaiian steel guitar, left Hawaii to perform on the American West Coast. Newspaper critics called him the “world’s greatest guitar soloist.” Redpath Chautauqua ...

The guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, the fiddle, and the upright bass are just a few of the instruments commonly associated with country music. Though there is one instrument missing from that list, ...

KAILUA, Hawaii — Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning ...