Pa'S Fiddle: The Music of America Premieres as PBS National Pledge Special
Pa's Fiddle: The Music of America, the CD series, is based on music that Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about in her Little House series. The most recent CD, "Pa's Fiddle" will be released on June 5th. The...
View Article41st Annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree Features Appalachian Traditions
Smithville, Tennessee -- The 2012 Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree and Crafts Festival will be held on the square in downtown Smithville on Friday, July 6th and Saturday, July 7th commencing at 9:00 a.m....
View ArticleFiddle Legend Ray Legere Releases “Liberty” for Election Year
In recognition and support of liberty, the cornerstone of American democracy and the free world, Ray Legere has self-composed and freshly arranged a new release entitled Liberty inspired by US elder...
View ArticleStrathmore Presents Storied Strings: The Violin in America
NORTH BETHESDA, MD – In previous seasons Strathmore has explored the piano, the guitar and great American composers—in its mapping of the influences that have forged American music, the arts center...
View ArticlePrescription Bluegrass and Red Desert Violin Offer Free Fiddle Lesson
Prescription Bluegrass and Red Desert Violin are excited to announce an absolutely FREE beginning fiddle lesson for bluegrass fans. “We realize that many folks may have wanted to learn a bluegrass...
View Article"Fiddler Tim Smith & Friends" is Released to Global Radio by MusikAndFilm
Legendary, iconic, famed are some of the adjectives used to describe Fiddler Tim Smith, but amazing works just as well. Some fiddlers have tone, others speed, others touch, and a few have grace and...
View ArticleSingularity Record & Shows Come to Cali!
The Singularity record is finished! The other night at dinner, I was wishing that I had this record done for my first solo appearances on the west coast. And then it dawned on me - maybe I could! So, I...
View ArticleApril Verch to Release "Bright Like Gold" April 2nd
April Verch will release her latest project, Bright Like Gold April 2nd. This latest release features music that covers her broad range of styles from bluegrass to classic country. There are some...
View ArticleAward Winning Fiddler Michael Cleveland Offers Fiddle Lessons
Michael Cleveland, the International Bluegrass Music Association's 9-Time Fiddle Player of the Year, is embarking on a new venture and is now offering fiddle lessons for intermediate and advanced...
View Article“Fine Times At Fletcher's House” by Fletcher Bright & Bill Evans Due Tuesday
The new CD release "Fine Times At Fletcher's House: Fiddle and Banjo Music from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee," with legendary Chattanooga, Tennessee fiddler Fletcher Bright and banjo artist, historian...
View ArticleWorld's Oldest and Largest Old Fiddlers' Convention Aug 5-10
The 78th Annual Old Fiddlers' Convention takes place in Galax, Virginia this weekend, August 5-10, 2013. Before the second weekend in August each year, lovers of country, bluegrass, old-time and...
View ArticleDonna Ulisse Testifies: I Am A Child of God
Gospel music followers are about to discover what aficionados of country and bluegrass music have known for years: Donna Ulisse can flat-out sing — and write — a gospel song. As her warm, pure voice...
View ArticleFiddler Josh Greene Joins Fret High
Fret High proud to announce the addition of Josh Greene on fiddle and vocals. He lives in the Monroe, NC area and besides playing music Josh teaches Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar and Bass. Josh has worked...
View Article2013 Albert Hash Memorial Festival Saturday
Mouth of Wilson, VA -- The 2013 Albert Hash Memorial Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 31 at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. The festival honors beloved fiddler and...
View ArticleLaura Waters Crowned 2013 Grand Master Fiddler Champion
Nashville, TN -- The Grand Master Fiddler Champion for 2013 is Laura Waters of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Jesse Maw of Kalispell, Montana placed second. The two-day 42nd annual Grand Master Fiddler...
View Article2013 Walnut Valley Festival Competition Winners Announced
Winfield, KS -- The 2013 Walnut Valley Festival is over. The flags and tents are coming down. Affectionately known as just "Winfield" by many of the annual attendees, this festival and the national...
View ArticleShare America Foundation Selects Fiddler for Scholarship
The Share America Foundation, Inc. announced its third 2013 scholarship winner recently at its Sacred Sounds Fridays concert at the Ringgold Depot in Ringgold, Ga. Fiddle player Westley Harris of...
View ArticleVan Glynn Joins The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz
Louisana's The Fabulous Bagasse Boyz have announced that Van Glynn will be replacing Anthony Rushing in the band. The band says, "hile you might have thought that we’d eventually fade into the night...
View ArticleBluegrass Fiddler Bobby Hicks to Receive NC Heritage Honors
The 25th Anniversary of the North Carolina Heritage Awards will honor masters of the traditional arts in an impressive ceremony that includes virtuoso performances and the stories of the artists...
View ArticleBluegrass Fiddler Jeremy Abshire Begins his Next Music Chapter
Yesterday, bluegrass fiddler with the Grascals, Jeremy Abshire, announced that he was leaving the band to start the next chapter of his musical career. In a comment on his facebook page, Jeremy says,...
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