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 ...

Among the big GRAMMY nominees this year there's one stand out: the fiddle. Or the violin if you're not feeling all that country. From Album of the Year nominees Mumford & Sons, fun. and Jack White to ...

Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham Cockerham’s fretless banjo is also in the collection of the National Museum of American History In an on-going series, ATM will bring you the occasional post from a ...

I hate to confess this, but I've never been that keen on Stephane Grappelli's playing, as masterful and brilliant as he assuredly was. ("He plays with an accent," violinist and Berklee professor Rob ...

While musicians around the globe rosin up their bow in celebration of World Fiddle Day, Cape Breton player Donald MacLennan attempts to answer the age old question: What is the difference between a ...

What if we tell you that fiddle and violin, despite having similar physical appearances, are actually played differently? Fiddle and violin are basically the same musical instruments that refer to 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 ...