Yes. In the hills west of Los Angeles — not all that far from the rock ‘n’ roll glam of Sunset Boulevard, and even closer to the home base of the Guitar Center — the fiddle is alive and well. So is ...

LOWELL — Boarding House Park will be the site of many jam sessions throughout the day Saturday as the Lowell Summer Music Series’ Banjo & Fiddle Contest returns for the 44th year. The free event ...

LEWISBURG — Carnegie Hall announced Wednesday the return of its Appalachian Heritage music series with two eight‑week classes—Beginner Fiddle and Clawhammer Banjo for Adults—led by longtime teaching ...

When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

Folk singer Willi Carlisle plays banjo, fiddle and guitar at the Mile of Music festival. Folk singer-songwriter Willi Carlisle performs live at the 2024 Mile of Music festival. He rotates playing the ...

Canadian banjo player Allison de Groot had been getting a lot of notice and gaining a lot of fans when she was part of the Winnipeg-based country-bluegrass-folk quartet Oh My Darling. But a move south ...

LOWELL — Folding chairs clogged the halls of Lowell High School Saturday. The sound of string instruments bounced off blue lockers. Toes tapped. Knees bounced. Heads bobbed. Players of all ages and ...

MARLINTON, W.Va. — The Hammons Family is a group that brought a deep tradition of American roots music to West Virginia more than 150 years ago. Now members of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, ...

Program and biographical notes by Charlie Faurot on container. "Old time banjo and fiddle tunes"; featuring Wade Ward, Fred Cockerham, George Stoneman and Kyle Creed, with instrumental ensemble.