SPRINGDALE — Forty years ago, Ed Stilley had a revelation. The religious devotion of this farmer from Carroll County led him to start making homespun stringed instruments, even though he had no ...

Don't expect to purchase any of Andy Thurlow's handmade musical instruments at the sculpture festival. "I don't sell my instruments," he says, "though I have given a few away. I usually make them ...

One of the many scheduled guests is Dr. Stephen Uche, professor at the University of Michigan, who will share his Nigerian village's culture through storytelling, artwork and handmade musical ...