Ever wanted to play several string instruments at once? Well, now you (kind of) can... An Australian bow-maker has developed a hinged bow, allowing solo violinists to play several strings at once.

IPSWICH now has its own strings group, and organiser Helen Colledge wants to let fellow instrumentalists know it's finger-picking good. Mrs Colledge started the group because she noticed an absence of ...

All a quiver: Anna Maxted, her mother Mary and seven-year-old son Caspar learn the art of archery Credit: Photo: Jeff Gilbert "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen,” sang my mother. It’s ...