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.

From violin to fiddle -- Bowings -- Fiddle tunings -- Old times -- Liza Jane and railroads -- Dry and dusty -- Idy Red -- Old tunes -- Miscellany -- Brush Arbor revivals -- Some place names -- Easy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peter Xiong / EyeEm / Getty Images Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You ...

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PENDLETON — Jacie Sites doesn’t just play the fiddle — she commands it, dazzling listeners with her speed, skill and love for traditional music. The renowned fiddler took first place June 19 in the ...

The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue maestros from a very different and ancient music tradition. Fred de Sam ...

Part four: The culmination of the early history of violin playing, 1700-1761. Introduction: the 'evolution of progress' theory, a summary view of the violin -- The violin and bow of the early ...

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 ...