"I felt, in writing this piece, that there was an openness, or a kind of a renewed freshness, I had working with music materials, because I was working in a new form. It took out all the cobwebs in ...

LOWELL — Beth Eldridge’s favorite fiddle song is a crooked three-part in the key of A. And one of the only times she plays it with her husband Woody Pringle is at the Banjo & Fiddle Contest in Lowell.

Jubilantly playing her fiddle, 16-year-old Alani Sugar entertained library patrons with guitarist Greg Fury, of Olney. “I love that she’s so young and enthusiastic,” said Kathy Martin, of Eldersburg. ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Now in its 36th year, the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes has developed its own history and traditions. “We have a great faculty this year, but the festival is all about ...

Emilie Miller is tapping her cowboy-booted foot in time to her father Ed's guitar strums. Her flowy red dress sways subtly as she saws on her fiddle and steps up to the microphone to sing. It's early ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 43rd annual RockyGrass festival at Planet Bluegrass in Lyons, Colorado, provided everything from traditional bluegrass to newer style acoustic music ...