Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your neighbor remark that they're feeling "fit as a fiddle." Zenas ...

I hate to confess this, but I've never been that keen on Stephane Grappelli's playing, as masterful and brilliant as he assuredly was. ("He plays with an accent," violinist and Berklee professor Rob ...

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 ...

Playing the fiddle reportedly can burn approximately 170 calories per hour Mozart was trained in violin as a child A German man holds a world record in cycling backward while playing violin There is a ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Some of the most simple questions on the surface, end up being the most intriguing. Is there a ...

The violin is arguably the world’s most popular instrument. Its expressive tones suit a variety of musical styles, from fast and furious to slow and sanguine. Becoming popular in the 16 th century ...

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 ...

We're not letting this instrument play second fiddle anymore. Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your ...