In their heyday, washboards were instruments of laundry day drudgery. Today they're more likely to be instruments of good clean fun, as Conor Knighton now tells us: For serious players of the ...

In Pound for the Sound, Phoenix New Times gets technical with musicians about what gear they use to create their signature style. Jere (pronounced Jerry) Gabriel, also know as “Washboard Jere” in the ...

Did you know the home of the longest remaining washboard factory is right here in Ohio?There's a festival that takes place every year in Ohio since 2000 to celebrate washboards and the music that ...

Logan, Ohio, is home to the nation’s only remaining washboard manufacturer—and to Hocking Hills State Park. You know what they say about power coming with responsibility? Well, the folks in Logan are ...

Learn how to make musical instruments with recycled materials using a metal washtub, the washboard, and playing spoons to make homegrown music. One way to save money and have a good time all at once ...

In 1999 the Columbus Washboard Company moved from Columbus to Logan. Soon after the move to southeast Ohio, Logan began hosting the annual washboard festival. People in Logan call the ancient ...