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At the heart of country musician Jon Randall's new CD, Walking Among the Living, there's a bit of family history. The singer-songwriter's "North Carolina Moon" is an update of a tune that his father began to write when Randall was still in high school.

One comes from a line of New Orleans piano geniuses. Another comes from New York's downtown scene. They bonded over old jazz, and together, inject modern twists into early repertoire.

It's an instrument that sounds like Halloween — a ghostly whine from another dimension. But it doesn't take long to hear the familiar melodies of Christmas: "The First Noel," "Silent Night," even "Frosty the Snowman." The music comes from an album called The Singing Saw at Christmastime.

Ralph Covert says the key to writing songs for children is to forget that you're writing for children. The indie rocker turned musician for the smaller set discusses his latest CD, Welcome Ralph's World.

The keyboard player for The Faces and The Small Faces talks about playing snooker and skittle, making deals with Mick Jagger and how a broken-down van helped jump start his career.

Grammy-winning singer Cassandra Wilson arrived on the music scene in 1990s with her innovative take on jazz. Wilson tells how her unusual approach has its roots in the music of trumpeter Miles Davis.

Jerry Douglas has played the dobro — a type of slide guitar — on over 1,000 albums. He tells of falling in love with the sound of the dobro even before he knew what it was.

Bars and restaurants no longer have to close at midnight across New York state, as its coronavirus curfew for indoor dining ended Monday.Gov. Andrew Cuomo…

The Chautauqua Institution has announced its 2021 Amphitheater concert line up with someone for everyone.

With her huge voice and an assist from talented trombonist Daniel Walter Eaton, Nika Roza Danilova offers up a curious combination in the NPR Music offices.