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 ...

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 ...

Excelling at everything from bluegrass to classical, composer and virtuoso Mark O’Connor defies pigeonholing. Jim Gilchrist finds out why When does a fiddle become a violin – or vice versa? It’s an ...

Since childhood, Mark O’Connor has immersed himself in the many traditions of American music, from classical and jazz to country, folk and bluegrass. Inspired by the fiddle tunes he first learned as a ...

What does a Bach suite have in common with an old-time fiddle hoedown? Maybe more than you think — at least that's the premise of the Baroque Fiddling Project, which culminates Tuesday with a concert ...

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 ...

Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your neighbor remark that they're feeling "fit as a fiddle." Zenas ...