To be a champion kid fiddler, it helps to have a Hello Kitty tucked in your music case. “This is my secret box,” said 10-year-old McKenna Peterson. She slid a wooden lid to reveal a tiny glass ...

FULSHEAR, TEXAS -- When McKenna Peterson plucks away at her fiddle, you can't help tapping your feet! The 10-year-old from Fulshear, Texas, first started violin lessons when she three-and-a-half years ...

Claire Sayers sure does fiddle around a lot. But far from wasting time, she is making a name for herself in the world of fiddling competitions. Earlier this August, the Duluth East graduate took first ...

Tromping through dense woods at the base of Sky Ball Mountain with a dull, rusty saw in his right hand is William Childers. Walking behind him is his son Joseph, who grips the handle of a sharp saw.

While any fiddler in Texas can play “Faded Love,” the versions at the Festival of Texas Fiddling, in Blanco, might sound as different as an owl does from a rooster. The styles could be Gulf Coast, ...

Jul. 15—NEW WILMINGTON — Westminster College's Strathgheny School of Scottish Fiddling wrapped up its ninth year Friday with a concert in the park, with school director Melinda Crawford Perttu and ...

During the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a distinctive form of fiddle music emerged in Texas. Known for idiosyncratic timing and phrasing, this style was commonly played with banjos or ...

American violinist Mark O'Connor has been a sideman for country stars and a soloist with symphony orchestras. Last week, he released his 36th album. But now, O'Connor has undertaken his biggest ...