Trueman helped develop the first hardanger d’amore 15 years ago with Håkedal. Trueman wanted a five-stringed instrument with a longer neck and larger body that maintained the signature drone sound of ...

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 ...

The fiddle is often used as an accent in songs and less as the central instrument. However, there are a few country songs that give the fiddle the spotlight. Find four of the most essential fiddle ...

Now 60 and a Grammy-winning artist, Ivers will bring her talents to the stage at the James Hugh Powers Hall, on the second ...

The moment you step into the dance hall, the sound envelops you. A fiddle erupts; an electric guitar wails; a keyboard drives out steady chords. Under colorful paper decorations dangling from the ...

We're not letting this instrument play second fiddle anymore. 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 ...

Each year there is a celebration for the winner of the honor. Trawick says a reception is planned for September or October.

John McCutcheon's show will be Sept. 22, 2024, kicking off the 50th season of Ten Pound Fiddle concerts. Since 1975, the Ten Pound Fiddle concert series has been bringing folk music stars to East ...

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GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...