That makes it the oldest continuous old-time fiddle music contest in North America, and that's no mean feat. Born as a ...

WEISER, Idaho — An annual competition aimed at fostering and promoting the traditional art of playing the fiddle is in full swing. The National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest and Festival runs through ...

Aug. 27—The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host an acoustic music jam on Friday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lewis County Historical Museum, located at 599 NW Front Way in ...

GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...

THE DISTINCT SOUND OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC IS FILLING THE AIR IN MOUNT AIRY. TONIGHT WAS THE KICKOFF OF THE ANNUAL BLUEGRASS AND OLD TIME FIDDLERS CONVENTION AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. THIS IS THE 53RD ...

ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Folk fans from all over the Tennessee Valley flocked to Athens State for the Old Time Fiddlers Convention. Saturday marked the final day of the event, with hundreds of fiddlers ...

Long before downloadable MP3s, when music files consisted of wax-covered tubes played on a hand-cranked Victrola that only the wealthy could afford, people relied on live music exclusively for ...

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with San Antonio-based fiddle player Belen Escobedo about the old-style barn dance music her grandfather taught her to play. Escobedo says when she plays the old songs ...