We all know the names of common musical instruments, but this list of 11 unusual musical instruments with weird names will show you that there are some out there you’ve never seen or heard about. As ...

It's hard to stand out, particularly in the 1980s. These are three one-hit wonders from the 1980s that use weird instruments.

For many, hearing the plucked nylon strings of a ukulele instantly conjures Hawaiian beaches and perfect surf, grassy hula skirts and Don Ho. But to hear South Portland resident Joel Eckhaus pick his ...

Humans played the very first instruments thousands of years ago — 42,000 or 43,000 years ago, to be as exact as possible. The oldest known instruments are flutes carved from bird bone and mammoth ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...