Fiddle players are often at the center of bluegrass music, taking on the role of the lead instrument. Before Bill Monroe became the so-called Father of Bluegrass, he was influenced by other musicians ...

Fairhope-based concert violinist and fiddler Tom Morley has released a new book, “Learn to Play Irish Trad Fiddle,” which combines his love of playing Irish traditional music with his decades of ...

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The instrument’s biggest difficulty is simultaneously its greatest joy – to make a sweet sound you must relax More summer essentials I knew the violin was an unforgiving instrument but I had always ...

The late great conductor Leonard Bernstein once was asked which instrument in the orchestra was the most difficult to play. The maestro gave a surprising answer. “Second fiddle,” he said promptly. “I ...

Spend a few hours at Howell Living History Farm this summer and learn about truck gardens, weighing pigs or watering the orchard. Or play old-time baseball, cool off with homemade ice cream, catch a ...

Concerts this year will include country music, Americana, Celtic, old-time, dance, instrumental, community singing, Klezmer, swing and blues. As it gets ready to launch its 49 th season, the Ten Pound ...