Arkansas Living Treasure: Tim Trawick loves teaching fiddle as much as he loves playing

Each year there is a celebration for the winner of the honor. Trawick says a reception is planned for September or October.
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Old Time Fiddlers plan Fall Fiddle Festival

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 ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1979, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Trailblazing Fiddler Who Played With Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, and George Jones

On this day (December 9) in 1979, all-star fiddle player Tommy Jackson died at the age of 53. He was one of the first session fiddlers in Nashville. As a result, he was a member of the city’s first “A ...
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The history of violin playing, from its origins to 1761 and its relationship to the violin and violin music [by] David D. Boyden

Part four: The culmination of the early history of violin playing, 1700-1761. Introduction: the 'evolution of progress' theory, a summary view of the violin -- The violin and bow of the early ...
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How Old-Time Fiddle Music Took Root in Indigenous Alaska

The moment you step into the dance hall, the sound envelops you. A fiddle erupts; an electric guitar wails; a keyboard drives out steady chords. Under colorful paper decorations dangling from the ...
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Rochester's Teresa Walter fiddles her way to grand championship

ROCHESTER — Ten years after picking up the fiddle, Teresa Walter is now a state grand champion. The Rochester musician is living proof of the adage: You’re never too old to get good at something, as ...