Fiddle players are often at the center of bluegrass music, taking on the role of the lead instrument. Before Bill Monroe became the so-called Father of Bluegrass, he was influenced by other musicians ...
The others were Frank Law of Elverson, who brought his guitar; Ken Cox of Bowmansville with a mandolin; an eager Bob Clifford of Sinking Spring with a voice for singing; plus Larry Swanson of ...
MOBILE, Alabama-- With his flowing white beard, cowboy boots, and down-home humor, Eldon Bryson, 82, plies his trade with easy grace at the Fiddle Shop. “I’m used to stuff being piled up,” he says on ...
A kitchen fire prevented the Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Festival from happening last year at Sequoyah Lodge, but ...
MANSFIELD – Melanie Rodgers, 70, started playing the violin in the Mansfield Symphony during her time as a student at Mansfield Senior High School. Rodgers, who now plays the fiddle with the ...
His updated version of an old-timey approach enhanced recordings by everyone from Bill Monroe to the Rolling Stones. By Bill Friskics-Warren Byron Berline, the acclaimed bluegrass fiddle player who ...
The Pocono Bluegrass & Folk Society will hold a shindig and at noon Sunday at Pocono Plaza Inn, 1220 Main St., Stroudsburg. During the event, the society will also hold the 35th annual Ron Nauman ...