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 ...

Sixteen-year-old Mia Orosco is a sweet, unassuming, pixie-like junior from Lorena with an affectionate presence. But when she takes the stage with her fiddle, man, can she produce a big, commanding ...

I hate to confess this, but I've never been that keen on Stephane Grappelli's playing, as masterful and brilliant as he assuredly was. ("He plays with an accent," violinist and Berklee professor Rob ...

Mitchell Olson has always been mesmerized by a skilled violin player, but playing the fiddle is even more impressive. Believe it or not most people probably wouldn’t know that the Fiddle and the ...

With very few exceptions, the only difference between a fiddle and a violin is the performer holding the bow. This ancient instrument, an art form crafted of thin wood, varnish, and gut strings, ...

A rented violin started Joanna Calhoun on the path to being crowned the state fiddle champion Saturday. Her mom, Sarah Calhoun Allbritton, said she paid $17 a month for the instrument for a summer ...

Varnish does more than just provide a protective sheen to a violin. It influences the vibrations and impulses that the wood absorbs and therefore the quality of sound the instrument produces, says an ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (July 19, 2019) -- When Akiyasu Sumi first asked an American friend about going to a bluegrass festival in the United States, the man cautioned him against it, saying the festivals ...