Freeman Vines may not be a well known name in the music world, but his work is finally being recognized. In September, the gorgeously illustrated book “Hanging Tree Guitars,” published by Bitter ...

The creative process begins as soon as Freeman Vines touches the wood. "Nobody believes me. The wood actually lives. Each wood has an inner spirit, and if you listen you will find some magnificent ...

Freeman Vines is an African American luthier who creates what have been called "contemporary art sculptures hidden as guitars" out of old wood,... Hanging Tree Guitars: The Wood's 'Not Good, Not Bad, ...

Freeman Vines, a North Carolina–based artist, guitar maker, and one-time blues musician, thought he’d seen it all: He’d worked for free on a white farm and served jail time for bootlegging. But about ...

If you were Black and living in the American South when lynching was a popular way for Klannish whites to get their jollies out, trees weren’t simply trees. Some of them were hangin’ trees, their long ...

For nearly half a century, the North Carolina native has created instruments out of found wood—including some from a notorious hanging tree Ted Scheinman - Senior Editor Freeman Vines has spent almost ...

The creative process begins as soon as Freeman Vines touches the wood. "Nobody believes me. The wood actually lives. Each wood has an inner spirit, and if you listen you will find some magnificent ...

A new book and museum exhibition celebrate the work of North Carolina luthier Freeman Vines. His handmade guitars are crafted from found materials and hunks of old wood, including some from a tree ...