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 ...

On a quiet Monday night in an empty pub in North Beach, the fiddle of Brian Theriault can be heard crying from a far corner. It is just one instrument in a traditional Irish session that includes ...

There were few things in life that brought Harper Van Hoy more pleasure than swapping stories and trading fiddle licks with the folks who made an annual pilgrimage to the Ole Time Fiddlers and ...

“Jewgrass" is the fusion of bluegrass music with Hebrew lyrics and is played by a diverse group of old-time and bluegrass musicians. iStockphoto This Passover, my friend Lester Feder sat at the head ...