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 ...

Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham Cockerham’s fretless banjo is also in the collection of the National Museum of American History In an on-going series, ATM will bring you the occasional post from a ...

What if we tell you that fiddle and violin, despite having similar physical appearances, are actually played differently? Fiddle and violin are basically the same musical instruments that refer to the ...

Varnish does more than just provide a protective sheen to a violin. It influences the vibrations and impulses that the wood absorbs and therefore the quality of sound the instrument produces, says ...

Fiddle players are often at the center of bluegrass music, taking on the role of the lead instrument. Before Bill Monroe became the so-called Father of Bluegrass, he was influenced by other musicians ...

Did you know that at age five, John Lesaca was enrolled at the UP Conservatory of Music and that was when he began playing the violin? Asked how he got interested in music so early, John told Funfare ...