LEWISBURG — Carnegie Hall announced Wednesday the return of its Appalachian Heritage music series with two eight‑week classes ...

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 ...

The 2014 State Fair of Virginia, dedicated to showcasing the best of Virginia, is seeking the state’s best banjo players and fiddlers to compete on Oct. 4 during this year’s fair. Registration will ...

DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — The State Fair of Virginia is seeking banjo players and fiddlers for a contest. The fair’s open and youth fiddle and banjo contests will be held on Oct. 4 in the Triple Crown ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kenny Kosek has announced the highly anticipated follow-up to his 1997 solo record, Angelwood, by divulging details and sharing notes regarding the Sept. 6 release of Twisted Sage. The forthcoming ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's nothing more American than the banjo and fiddle, mostly because the twangy instruments were introduced by the people who made this country what it is: immigrants. Old-time fiddle tunes, ...

A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...

IF YOU GO• What: CD release concert for "Fine Times at Fletcher's House" with Fletcher Bright and Bill Evans• When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3• Where: Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave.• Admission: ...