The Fitchburg Ukulele Network (FUN) is a drop-in strumming group welcoming new players to strum, sing, or listen, with music provided and songbook online.

On paper, writing a great guitar riff doesn’t appear to be difficult. Many classic riffs are simple to play. A few notes, a handful of chords, and the next thing you know, you’ve composed “Whole Lotta ...

Nick Lowe made his mark as one of the original heroes of the British New Wave. But even as he was playing that role, he gravitated to more old-fashioned styles of music. By the end of the 80s, he had ...