It started with a photograph. It was a faded photograph of a very serious-looking group of young men in suits and ties, holding musical instruments. Avner Yonai immediately recognized his maternal ...

With his unparalleled virtuosity and contagious charisma, Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital has played the biggest concert halls around the world, from Wigmore Hall in London to Carnegie Hall in New York ...

And a mandolin starts up the distinct sound of Hank Williams' "Jambalaya." It is joined by an acoustic six-string guitar and a banjo as a male tenor sings, "Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the ...