He was particularly fond of Dixieland — a style of jazz which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century. "As he used to say in his club years ago, 'I want to hear a lot of boom! boom!

In their heyday, washboards were instruments of laundry day drudgery. Today they're more likely to be instruments of good clean fun, as Conor Knighton now tells us: For serious players of the ...

-- "Rebellion is a word that comes to mind," Colin Duckworth says when asked how he'd sum up traditional Irish music. "There's a lot of history behind it, because a lot of the songs have to do with ...

In Pound for the Sound, Phoenix New Times gets technical with musicians about what gear they use to create their signature style. Jere (pronounced Jerry) Gabriel, also know as “Washboard Jere” in the ...

Stephanie Podulke had a couple uncertainties about going to Ireland to play her washboard, a tool once used to clean laundry that’s now her musical instrument of choice. Namely, how would airport ...

If American Idol proved one thing, it is that this country loves people who have no talent and are willing to get on stage to prove it. (The horrific auditions are the best part!) Tonight, you don’t ...

It was another fun and exciting day at the Indiana State Fair as Randy learned to play the washboard at Pioneer Village and Amber visited the Dairy Bar to see how they make grilled cheese sandwiches ...

LOGAN — The last washboard manufacturer in the United States has proven as tenacious as ring-around-the-collar. The Columbus Washboard Co. probably shouldn’t have made it into the 21st century. The ...