For 25 years, Bowie, Texas has held an outdoor festival under the name of Chicken and Bread Days. It's always celebrated on the first Saturday in October, in honor of Bowie having once been the home of the world's largest
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FiddleStar offers John Hartford’s Fiddle Device cards
Here's an interesting new instructional/motivational item for fiddlers and fiddle students. And fans of the late, great John Hartford. Though many people think of Hartford as a banjo player, which he certainly was, he had also dedicated his life to the
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Deanie Richardson – Our reigning IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year
What an interesting and inspiring story Deanie Richardson has to tell. She fiddles with the IBMA nominated all female bluegrass group Sister Sadie. Richardson grew up in a very musical family about 30 miles west of Nashville, in the small
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Once Upon A String – new fiddle method for young learners
Canadian fiddle instructor Shamma Sabir has released a second book of fiddle instruction for young learners in her series, Once Upon A String. Once Upon A String Fiddle Method: Volume 1, published by Hal Leonard, is meant to make learning fun
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California Report: Old-Time fiddler and guitarist Karen Celia Heil
This is an update of a previous interview for the California Bluegrass Association Bluegrass Breakdown where I had the opportunity to chat with Karen Celia Heil, the versatile, passionate (and very busy) San Francisco-based American old-time fiddler and guitarist. Hello Karen,
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Fiddle Camp with Jana Jae in Oklahoma
Labor Day is traditionally that last opportunity before Old Man Winter visits for family gatherings/reunions, cookouts, lake time and Jana Jae's Fiddle Camp in Grove, OK. While the COVID has many music venues shut down, Jae decided she could make Fiddle Camp happen
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Track Premiere: Fiddler’s Pastime from Bronwyn Keith-Hines
To celebrate today's release of her solo project, Fiddler's Pastime, Bronwyn Keith-Hines has agreed to share the title cut with our readers. And yes, it's that absolute classic of the Bill Monroe/Kenny Baker oeuvre, played with twin fiddles! The Mile Twelve bowster
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Medical fund established for Kentucky Thunder fiddler Mike Barnett
Family and friends of Mike Barnett, fiddler with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, have established a medical fund to assist him with expenses related to therapy and rehab following his suffering a cerebral hemorrhage last month. Not yet a household name
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Near miss for Hunter Berry in South Carolina
The world of touring musicians always looks a bit glamorous from the audience side of the stage, but when you get to know some of the artists who do it for a living, it becomes clear that it is a
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Having a Coffee with Nate Lee
This is fun series in which we ask bluegrass music personalities, some famous, some not so famous, about a few of their interests, as well as about the music that they love. Nate Lee is a 2015 IBMA Momentum Award