Long before downloadable MP3s, when music files consisted of wax-covered tubes played on a hand-cranked Victrola that only the wealthy could afford, people relied on live music exclusively for ...

Kerry Varble is a three-time grand champion of the Ohio State Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Nelsonville. She'll be back competing among friends for the 2024 title. As the sun set on a horse farm in ...

For the true lovers of fiddle, people who say they are "addicted" to the music, the real action at the Cloverdale Old Time Fiddle Contest was not happening inside the auditorium at the Citrus ...

GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...

The National Traditional Old Time Fiddlers' Contest, a wonderful event with a local-music flavor, is a treat no matter who tops the bill. This writer had a memorable moment several years ago when, ...

The Old Tyme Fiddlers will be the first to play on Sunday afternoon at the Fall Fiddle Festival in Beach Lake. Organizer Steve Jacobi expects other participants will bring bluegrass, Celtic, western ...

With the success of the soundtrack album from the Coen Brother’s film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, old-time music has gotten renewed national attention. Tucson has one of the longest-running old-time ...

Also this week: Boss Mama Bridge Session; Agate Fest at Ursa Minor; emerging artists at Studio Four; screenwriting contest at Zeitgeist; and Old Time Fiddle Contest in Mountain Iron. One of Barbie's ...

LA GRANDE — A new youth fiddle contest is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, at La Grande Middle School, 1108 Fourth St. The competition is sponsored by the Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Association 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 ...

EFFINGHAM -- The 50th Annual Illinois State Old Time Fiddle Contest is set for Oct. 19 at the Thelma Keller Convention Center, 1202 N. Keller Dr., in Effingham. The contest is the only officially ...