From violin to fiddle -- Bowings -- Fiddle tunings -- Old times -- Liza Jane and railroads -- Dry and dusty -- Idy Red -- Old tunes -- Miscellany -- Brush Arbor revivals -- Some place names -- Easy ...

When the fiddle appears in a country song, it is undeniably the loudest and most piercing instrument on the track. It can whine, it can hiss, it can do many things the guitar can and cannot. One might ...

The Ten Pound Fiddle, a folk music organization in Lansing, Michigan, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The organization's longevity is attributed to its dedicated volunteers, strong financial ...

Violinist Zoe Aqua and the string band the Ebony Hillbillies will share a stage on Thursday at Gowanus club Littlefield. (New York Jewish Week) – Two folk music traditions that developed on opposite ...

Fiddle playing often pushes the boundaries of musical genres. Although music fans naturally gravitate to one genre or another, there are some classic, traditional, and contemporary fiddle songs every ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The ornately decorated fiddle belonged to the dance master who taught Robert Burns. At Carnegie, it will cap “Scotland’s Hoolie in New York.” Duncan Chisholm with the fiddle ...

A folk music festival in its second year is unfolding on a farm near Strattanville this week, where acoustic musicians of all ...

John McCutcheon's show will be Sept. 22, 2024, kicking off the 50th season of Ten Pound Fiddle concerts. Since 1975, the Ten Pound Fiddle concert series has been bringing folk music stars to East ...