"It's about letting Syracuse hear its own voice again." Jean MacLeod is talking about the rebirth of interest in playing the ukulele, a small instrument of four strings that’s easy to master. There’s ...

Eddie Vedder hunches silently over his stool, ragged flannel and ragged soul. Alone onstage, he cradles a tiny wooden instrument. Bass Concert Hall holds its breath. We'd sat in neat rows waiting for ...