Charlie Daniels was known for his incendiary live shows, and his hot fiddle solos were always a highlight of his performances. But while the country icon continued to perform into his last years, most ...

Throughout Little House on the Prairie, the patriarch Charles Ingalls, played by the late Michael Landon, was occasionally shown picking up the fiddle during family gatherings or special episodes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

MISSOURI — Junior Mariott, 59, of Marshfield, was crowned the winner at the Missouri State Fiddling Championship at the state fair this month. For him, it’s another opportunity to keep one of Missouri ...

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 ...

When famed conductor Leonard Bernstein was asked which instrument in the orchestra was most difficult to play, he replied immediately, “Second fiddle.” Continuing, he added, “I can get plenty of first ...

The Old Tyme Fiddlers will be the first to play on Sunday afternoon at the Fall Fiddle Festival in Beach Lake. Organizer Steve Jacobi expects other participants will bring bluegrass, Celtic, western ...

A 67-year-old former science teacher from Cordova, Belle Mickelson, is one of six recipients of the Purpose Prize, announced Friday by Encore.org, a philanthropic group based in San Francisco.

Back and forth, their bows glide across violin strings; hands noodle over fingerboards. But for all the effort, the students can't quite keep the rhythm. "I can tell we've had two weeks off. That was ...