A trained violin player, she now plays the Hardanger fiddle she built. The instrument is noted for two sets of strings. What are called sympathetic strings run under the strings that are bowed by ...

Dalry Burns Club, the longest continuously running Burns Club in the world, is preparing for their 200th anniversary ...

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"What’s a luthier? What’s the difference between a fiddle and a violin?," and other questions for Anya Burgess.

The Colorado Fiddle Championships at the National Western Stock Show bring people together for the music of the West.

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable ...

An 18th Century fiddle linked to Robert Burns is to be ... Duncan Chisholm - will perform using the intricately decorated instrument. It is usually on display in the Robert Burns Birthplace ...

Q: I struggle at my job with feeling overlooked and unappreciated. I'm surrounded by people with more experience, skill, and/or education who get the attention. Master conductor Leonard Bernstein was ...

A violin made by a soldier killed in battle ... the instrument after seeing the date and name stamp inside the fiddle The instrument was left in pieces until luthier Roger Claridge bought it ...

IT’S been said often enough, but Worcester really did lose so much history when the Lich Street area was flattened during slum clearance in ...

The fiddle, or the violin is such an expressive instrument with such a broad range of sounds and emotions. You can create a sound which could be really raw and brutal, just in a moment.