On this day (March 31) in 1926, Tommy Jackson was born in Birmingham, Alabama. His family relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, while he was still a baby. Just a few years later, he would be playing his ...
Bud Larsen built his first Hardanger fiddle when he was in the seventh grade. Now 80 years old, he’s built more than 40 of the instruments and repaired well over 100. He learned the craft from Gunnar ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WOOSTER – The fiddle contest at the Wayne County Fair featured an abundance of talented players of a wide range of ages, from a ...
Nothing rejuvenates an Irish fiddle player like a good, old-fashioned jam session — especially if it takes place in Ireland. The great Irish-American musician Eileen Ivers will return to Helena with ...
On this day (November 20) in 1887, Alexander “Eck” Robertson was born in Delaney, Arkansas. After finding his passion for music as a child, he spent most of his life as a traveling musician. After a ...
In an air-conditioned agriculture building, a few paces away from the caricature tent and a couple of yards away from the fry-bread taco stand, people warmed up for Saturday's third annual fiddle ...
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 ...
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas Fiddle Clinic made its return to Bryan this weekend at the Stella Hotel. The clinic started three years ago, and this year, around 35 attendees came out. The clinic ...
WOOSTER – The fiddle contest at the Wayne County Fair featured an abundance of talented players of a wide range of ages, from a trio of competitors 12 and under, to a quartet of senior division ...