WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - James Bernabe’s nondescript backyard workshop is a hideaway of sorts. While jazz plays on a tabletop boombox, Bernabe painstakingly transforms slabs of spruce and maple into ...

This article was originally published on May 3, 2024. The walls in Don MacRostie’s studio in Athens County are covered in tools. Screwdrivers and scissors hang above tin cans full of markers and ...

In times past the Iveragh area produced many skilled craftsmen and tradesmen but it is difficult to recollect anyone who honed their skills in the making of mandolins. However, the craft is now alive ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — James Bernabe’s ...

How do you beat the January doldrums? Staff at the Rogers Historical Museum thought a little music might help -- and wouldn't it be even better if young patrons made the musical instruments? "This is ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. There's something about the sweet little mandolin that arouses big passions. Musicians have been ...

Another day, another brilliant manifestation of Skyrim’s epic appeal. Last time it was a Monopoly-set, now it’s something more creative. This wicked mandolin surfaced over at Etsy last month and has ...

Don MacRostie plays one of the Red Diamond mandolins he made last year. He hand crafted the instrument in his workshop in Athens County. The walls in Don MacRostie’s studio in Athens County are ...