Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Xiong / EyeEm / Getty Images Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You ...
Considering jazz is an art form that mostly makes it up as it goes along, it's ironically appropriate that printed records—i.e., data—from the days of its birth are decidedly sparse. We know, at least ...
One hundred years ago today, the fiddle player who changed how generations of musicians approached the instrument was born.
Darol Anger grips his bow loosely, wrist bent, and smacks it against the strings of his fiddle. The resulting sound, a small crunch, is like the crackle of a very tiny drum. “You can get some nice ...
Fiddle-leaf figs are one of the most high-maintenance — yet popular — houseplants. They are well known for their height and large, lush leaves that resemble a violin. A humidifier can be helpful since ...
We’d be remiss if we didn’t start with “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band. After all, the country/Southern rock song with bluegrass tones became a classic almost as soon as ...
The International Old-Time Fiddle Workshop and Contest are scheduled for June 4-6 at the International Peace Garden. The workshop will be held on Thursday and Friday, June 5, with a concert on Friday ...
The Old Tyme Fiddlers will be the first to play on Sunday afternoon at the Fall Fiddle Festival in Beach Lake. Organizer Steve Jacobi expects other participants will bring bluegrass, Celtic, western ...