Education
Fiddler Magazine
Bluegrass Fiddling
Mac Magaha-Nashville's Dancing Fiddler
1 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
The Intrepid Fiddler
Busking in the Digital Age
5 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Isle of Birds
Scottish Fiddling with Pete Clark
4 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Jody's Column
"Broken Down Gambler" as played by The Skillet Lickers
3 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Tunesmiths
A Favorite Tune and its Mysterious Title
7 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
On Improvisation
In this On Improvisation column, we'll be discussing Mr. (or Ms.) Pinky, as he (or she) is known to his (or her) friends.
4 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Ingredients of Fiddle Tunes
After several years of teaching and playing at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, Washington, Marc Savoy, accordion maker and player, said he did not want to return.
6 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Glen Harrell - Turn up the Volume
In just a little over 10 years since its formation, Volume Five has become one of the most popular bluegrass bands in the industry. The reason is obvious: distinctive, strong vocals, quality instrumentation, well-chosen bluegrass and gospel songs in its repertoire, and a dedicated leader of the band.
5 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Violin Maker's Corner
Fundamental Friction Facts for Fiddler Folks
5 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Murray Kuun: Non-traditional Violin Maker
Murray Kuun is a woodworker and luthier living in South Africa, where he builds violins and other instruments. In a recent interview, he told us about his path to becoming a maker of instruments with innovative designs.
2 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Instrument Maker James Morris: Where History and Creativity Meet
I first came upon James (Jim) Morris' musical creations on the Facebook group Fiddle Tune Video Library.
3 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
John Preston: Making Living Trees into Singing Instruments
Every great chef knows the excellence of their dish depends on the quality of their ingredients. The same is true for the builder of instruments.
5 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Dan MacDonald: Organically Grown Music
Born in Ironville, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Dan MacDonald grew up with the sounds of his parents and a few of his 11 siblings making music.
10+ min |
Winter 2019/20
Fiddler Magazine
Christiaan Van Hemert: Arpeggiating Jazz
For anyone trying to learn to play Gypsy jazz, one of the main hurdles is becoming a fluent improvisor.
10+ min |
Winter 2019/20
Fiddler Magazine
Gerry Harrington's Search For The Soul Of Irish Music
Few fiddlers, Irish or otherwise, are as sensitive or insightful interpreters of traditional music as Gerry Harrington.
8 min |
Winter 2019/20
Fiddler Magazine
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes: Opening Windows
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is a fiddler who likes to open windows, not only to hear what is out there, but also to let some of that air into the sound of her band Mile Twelve. She and her bandmates are happy having one foot in traditional bluegrass, while the other foot is dipping its toes into other genres.
6 min |
Winter 2019/20
Fiddler Magazine
Big Family: Documentary Celebrates Bluegrass
Late last August, Kentucky Educational Televison (KET) brought an in-depth look at bluegrass music to the small screen through many Public Broadcasting Stations throughout the US.
4 min |
Winter 2019/20
Fiddler Magazine
Violin Maker's Corner
Hello friends, I am pleased you have joined me this quarter as I, and the wonderful staff here at Fiddler Magazine, kick off a brand new column!
3 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
Kenny Kosek: Tales From The 'Fertile Crescent Of Fiddle Music'
It was nearly a half century ago that Breakfast Special swung by the Rutgers University student center for a performance at the Tuesday Night Folk Music Concert Series.
10+ min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
Ira Bernstein's “Chips and Sauce”
Ira Bernstein’s “Chips and Sauce”
6 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
Memories Of Manitoba's Carl Grexton
An old man’s squint reveals much as he digs into a fiddle. How he squeezes the instrument, shuffles his feet, puckers his lips, staring – at what? Listen and look.
8 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
Ryan Young: A Study In Contrasts
Ryan Young is a study in contrasts. Known for wild and percussive playing onstage with Trampled by Turtles, he is almost shy offstage.
6 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
Tatiana Hargreaves - Hard-Driving Fiddle
As a fiddler, Tatiana Hargreaves has done more before the age of 25 than most fiddlers do in an entire lifetime.
9 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
George Jackson: 'Coming Home To Dance Music'
We know the world is full of fiddlers.
8 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
'I Wouldn't Trade My Style …' An Interview With Carl Grexton
[This is an edited transcription of a conversation between Will Henry and fiddler Carl Grexton, who was 74 at the time. It was recorded at Grexton’s home in Grandview, Manitoba, on March 13, 1984.]
10+ min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
Waltzes & Airs
A River of Possibilities
1 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
The Hidden Note
Cherish the Ladies, Part II: Pioneering Women Fiddlers
4 min |
Fall 2019
Fiddler Magazine
Remembering Clark Kessinger
A 1982 Interview with Clark's friend, Billy C. Hurt
10+ min |
Winter 2016/17
Fiddler Magazine
Talking Shetland Fiddling With Kevin Henderson
Kevin Henderson is a native of Shetland, an archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland with one of the richest fiddle traditions in the world.
9 min |
Spring 2017
Fiddler Magazine
Kalia Yeagle: Waxing On Old Time
Old time musicians have the uncanny ability to make old music feel fresh again. They revitalize songs from long ago and create sounds that appeal to an audience’s sense of familiarity and nostalgia.
5 min |