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 ...

The fiddle is often used as an accent in songs and less as the central instrument. However, there are a few country songs that give the fiddle the spotlight. Find four of the most essential fiddle ...

Appalachian Ambassador of the Fiddle Randall Franks was inducted into America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame alongside Jimmy Bowen, Gail Davies, Jeannie C. Riley, and Grand Ole Opry star ...

Bud Larsen built his first Hardanger fiddle when he was in the seventh grade. Now 80 years old, he’s built more than 40 of the instruments and repaired well over 100. He learned the craft from Gunnar ...