Sing a Song of Sixpence is endlessly reinterpreted. One popular explanation makes it a rhyme about the Dissolution of the ...

The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds. The ...

The accordion is gaining worldwide popularity. Germany has declared it the instrument of the year for 2026. This versatile music maker is used across various genres, from tango to heavy metal.

Many people have keepsake boxes in which they safeguard personal items accumulated during their lives—a few faded family photos, a folded love letter from a summer romance, a single earring that was ...

Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...

Partly housed in the former Old England department store, a landmark 1899 Art Nouveau building, the Musical Instruments Museum (also known as the "MIM") is located about a half-mile from the ...

Tens of thousands of Vikings flowed into northern England beginning in the late 9th century, first as an invading army and then as a wave of migrants. A 10th-century illustration depicts a Viking ...

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