Students play their fiddles during Southeast Missouri State University Music Academy's Exploring American Fiddle Styles class taught by Steve Schaffner at the River Campus on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Danny Knicely is new to this year’s Upper Potomac Fiddle Retreat, and he’s looking forward to it. “They get some folks from out of town, types of fiddle music that aren’t from ...

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 ...

The Quebe sisters were getting restless. Grace, Sophia and Hulda waited patiently as they each took individual fiddle lessons near their home in a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. Finally, their ...

EAST GRAND FORKS — Jeanne O’Neil, co-founder of North Country Fiddle and Dance, isn’t worried about the traditional songs and dances her organization helps put together going away anytime soon. While ...

I once asked famous bluegrass fiddler Leslie Keith about the difference between a violin and a fiddle. “Well, Jim,’ he replied, “you keep a violin in a beautiful tooled leather case, and you tote a ...

“I think,” says Grammy-nominated fiddler Darol Anger, “You’re going to see a lot of love on the stage, a real connection.” “A lot of love” may be a touch hyperbolic, but certainly a lot of respect, ...

The Donegal fiddle style – fiery pacing, assertive bowing patterns and a fondness for ‘playing the octave’ – is now in the hands… The Donegal fiddle style – fiery pacing, assertive bowing patterns and ...

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