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 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In our search for the unusual, you don't have to go far at the Big Fresno Fair. We found an entertaining guy who turns everyday items into musical instruments. Washboard Willy ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- This small cafe in the East Village is filled with sunlight, the smell of coffee, and the soothing tunes of a jazz trio. But this trio is different. There are a saxophone and a ...

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 ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition NHPR’s Sam Evans-Brown tracks down answers to questions about the environment and outdoors for our listeners in a segment we call “Ask Sam." Sheila from ...

Every time I see a washboard in an antique shop, flea market or thrift shop, I can't resist looking at it to see if it's unique enough to buy for my laundry room and add it to the few that I already ...

LOGAN, Ohio—The Columbus Washboard Co., founded before the first electric washing machines put a new spin on laundering in the early 1900s, has dodged extinction for 128 years. As America’s last ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel with a focus on conservation and sustainability. A piece of paradise sits just outside of Columbus in southeastern ...