LOWELL — Folding chairs clogged the halls of Lowell High School Saturday. The sound of string instruments bounced off blue lockers. Toes tapped. Knees bounced. Heads bobbed. Players of all ages and ...

LOWELL — Boarding House Park will be the site of many jam sessions throughout the day Saturday as the Lowell Summer Music Series’ Banjo & Fiddle Contest returns for the 44th year. The free event ...

Yes. In the hills west of Los Angeles — not all that far from the rock ‘n’ roll glam of Sunset Boulevard, and even closer to the home base of the Guitar Center — the fiddle is alive and well. So is ...

When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

AGOURA – Donning straw hats and lugging banjos, guitars and fiddles, thousands of bluegrass, country and folk music fans packed the Santa Monica Mountains Sunday for a foot-stompin’ jam session. Music ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Riley Baugus, a Walkertown native, grew up listening to blues and classic country musicians. At the age of 10, he started playing ...

Canadian banjo player Allison de Groot had been getting a lot of notice and gaining a lot of fans when she was part of the Winnipeg-based country-bluegrass-folk quartet Oh My Darling. But a move south ...

DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — The State Fair of Virginia is seeking banjo players and fiddlers for a contest. The fair’s open and youth fiddle and banjo contests will be held on Oct. 4 in the Triple Crown ...

We Banjo 3, which originated in Galway, Ireland, plays a fusion of traditional Irish, old-time and bluegrass music that has been dubbed “Celtgrass.” Members of the group have captured “All Ireland” ...

A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...

Kenny Kosek has announced the highly anticipated follow-up to his 1997 solo record, Angelwood, by divulging details and sharing notes regarding the Sept. 6 release of Twisted Sage. The forthcoming ...

The 2014 State Fair of Virginia, dedicated to showcasing the best of Virginia, is seeking the state’s best banjo players and fiddlers to compete on Oct. 4 during this year’s fair. Registration will ...