The recorder is a family of woodwind musical instruments in the group known as internal duct flutes: flutes with a whistle mouthpiece, also known as fipple flutes.

A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism that plucks one or more strings with a small plectrum made from quill or plastic.

The Historical Ensemble of the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps performed music of the 18th century in the Great Hall of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building. The performers used period instruments and uniforms to offer a window into musical lif...

A fife is a small, high-pitched, transverse aerophone, that is similar to the piccolo. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in fife and drum corps, military units, and marching bands. Someone who plays the fife is called a fifer.

The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. A tin whi...

"We aren't arguing, we're just having a loud conversation." Iconic R&B girl groups Xscape and SWV dish on how their "Verzuz" battle (included) inspired them to join forces for their new Bravo reality series "SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B."

The ladies of SWV — Cheryl “Coko” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George, and Leanne “Lelee” Lyons — stop by the show to discuss the origins of the group. Coko also talks about how her conservative upbringing led her to rebel by growing her nails out as long...

A film crew catches up with Little Edie (Jinkx Monsoon) at Grey Gardens.

In some local circles Granny is famous for her Holy Smoke cake. It's pretty easy to make and came out of the back of a North Carolina Farm Bureau Magazine.

Hello again beautiful artists! We are hopping our way on over to Easter with this week's super cute acrylic painting tutorial of three mischievous bunnies who have gotten into our garden flowerpots, so cute! This tutorial, as always, is designed with the...