Desiree Aguirre

When I first heard the hurdy-gurdy, an ancient stringed instrument that makes music by turning a wheel with a crank, I knew I had to have...

My friend Sandra gifted me with a Native American flute. Native American flutes, made out of wood, have an air chamber that acts like a...

The Appalachian, or mountain, dulcimer, an original American instrument, dates back to the early 1800s. The name, dulcimer, translates to...

The hammer dulcimer, invented around 900 AD in the Middle East, carried to Europe by the Moors, was the predecessor to the piano. It came...

My friend Drew was an incredible artist and musician who could no longer create art or listen to music. It was my job to take him on...

The Paraguayan Harp, the national instrument of Paraguay, is a diatonic instrument made from wood. A hallow base makes this instrument...

My great-great grandfather was a snake doctor and his ten children were in his traveling circus, the Hamburg Novelty Company, and they...

I had my first solo performance on Nov. 11, 2018 at the Spokane Folk Festival. I had a wonderful audience (my mom, sister, and friends...