Maybe it’s not as prestigious as the Academy Awards, and, in fact, if you’re not a musician, you may not have even heard of the honor. But, for Cindy Cashdollar, induction, as the first female into ...

If Malie Lyman were a “mystery guest” on the classic television game show “What’s My Line?” she’d probably stump the panel. At 13, she’s the foremost female steel-guitar player in Hawaii. Malie will ...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in 2007. Here is the schedule for the 2013 festival. URBANA — Master steel guitar and Dobro artist Cindy Cashdollar was touring with Leon Redbone in 1992 ...

I’ve always been fascinated by the pedal steel guitar. Used in a wide variety of music, the steel guitar’s glorious sound can make listeners thirsty for a Budweiser, dance a Cajun two step and cry in ...

An anchor of the classic mid-century Nashville sound, the pedal steel guitar has been a trusted part of the broader pop palette at least since Jerry Garcia added affable, if primitive, pedal steel to ...