Rachael Becker, strap maker and owner of Heavy Leather NYC, is the craftswoman behind the straps that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler are sporting on the road this year.

A few blocks south from downtown Franklin’s boutiques and quaint restaurants, an old sewing machine shudders like a small engine. A piece of thread weaves in and out of a smooth hide of pecan-color ...

A little bit of St. Louis hit the stage this fall at the ACM Awards, and at the CMA Awards show and Christmas special. Award-winning musician and songwriter Thomas Rhett came onstage with beautifully ...

Getting its start: Larry Mechem Sr. opened a music instrument store in Anderson in the 1960s (and later two other locations in Indiana). At some point, Mechem received a leatherworking kit for ...