Students play their fiddles during Southeast Missouri State University Music Academy's Exploring American Fiddle Styles class taught by Steve Schaffner at the River Campus on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

American violinist Mark O'Connor has been a sideman for country stars and a soloist with symphony orchestras. Last week, he released his 36th album. But now, O'Connor has undertaken his biggest ...

Recorded in: Asheville (N.C.), Ararat (N.C.), North Carolina, Farmington (Ark.), Arkansas, Crowley (La.), Louisiana, Iuka (Miss.), Meridian (Miss.), Mississippi ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes kicked off its 34th year Sunday with a pair of concerts that filled the McCurdy Pavilion in Fort Worden State Park. Program manager Peter ...

Within hours of arriving at Fiddle Camp in Stillwater this week, students were learning the art of improvising from two masters. Bluegrass, explained Brian Wicklund and Joe Walsh, is all about ...

Musician David Bromberg began collecting American-made violins about a half-century ago and has amassed the world’s largest collection. He had planned to have them showcased in the Library of Congress ...

CENTRUM’S ANNUAL CELEBRATION of American folk music celebrates the country’s birthday with a daylong series of concerts as musicians from around the world gather for the 37th annual Festival of ...