The city clerk has not had an application yet this year.” To be precise, the instrument carried about by these Italians—and ...

It never hurts to iterate the phrase “Op-Ed” at the beginning of articles in this section. It may help us (in this case, I) remember that the writer is not an encyclopedia or – to be more current – ...

The hurdy gurdy is a musical instrument, or more precisely, a string instrument, that traces its origin to the Middle Ages of Europe. The hurdy gurdy was initially used to play sacred music, before ...

In 1968, folk singer Donovan was in India, studying transcendental meditation with The Beatles, when he finished writing a groundbreaking song that would become one of his biggest hits. He named it ...

The 79-year-old Scottish singer Donovan is celebrating his 60th anniversary in music - Andrew Crowley He traded folk songs with Bob Dylan, duetted with Joan Baez, and joined the Beatles in the studio.

The Hurdy-Gurdy continues to worm its way into pole position as the hacker’s instrument. How else could you explain a medieval wheel fiddle being turned into a synthesizer? Move over, keytar — [Rory ...

It was pure monkey business. From 1959 to 1961, Tonya — a cinnamon-colored ringtail Capuchin monkey — performed at Rike’s, Dayton’s beloved downtown department store. Back then, before society ...

Donovan is a Scottish singer-songwriter known for his unique blend of folk, pop, and psychedelic music. He rose to fame in the 1960s with songs that blended folk and a hint of rock. Known for his ...

The words “country” and “Metallica” are rarely ever said in the same sentence. Why would they be? Metallica is one of the most famous heavy metal acts of all time, if not the most popular mainstream ...

We've got a new experimental supergroup on our hands, and it's an especially weird one. Brian Weitz is the most famous member of this trio; you probably know him as Geologist, from Animal Collective.

In 1968, Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan released Hurdy Gurdy Man – the influential title track of his The Hurdy Gurdy Man album from the same year, which featured the contributions of a rather ...