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Although ostensibly an example of fiddle finesse — and a lavish one at that — Mike Barnett’s Portraits In Fiddles is more akin to a well organzied superstar jam, with notables such as Divid Grisman, Tim O’Brien, Bryan Sutton, Michael

Today’s single release, the 9th in the 11 weeks of new singles program by Pinecastle Records, is Deanie Richardson’s Stoney Mae, a song written by Richardson and Bill Tennyson.  Richardson says this about how the song came to be and what

On March 30, Michael Cleveland was inducted into the 2018 class of the National Fiddler Hall Of Fame in Tulsa, OK. Fellow inductees for this year included Bobby Hicks, Benny Martin, Jeff Cook, and Violet Hensley. Since 2007, the Hall Of

Jim VanCleve playing the Roy Acuff fiddle on the Huckabee show Back in January we wrote about a fiddle that had once been owned by Roy Acuff turning up at a Goodwill location in Kansas City. This was the instrument Acuff

Franklinville, North Carolina will be the site of the new Piedmont One Mic Acoustic Convention next month. Sponsored by the Piedmont Old Time Society, the first event will be held May 4-6 on the banks of the Deep River in Franklinville. The

The lady behind the “blue violin” may not be a true native to the state of Oklahoma; however, Jana Jae has come full circle back to her roots. Born to graduates of The Juilliard School of Music in New York City,

Shelby Eicher at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame (March 2018) - photo by Sandi Cooksey Last Wednesday night was no different than any other Eicher Wednesday at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. Shelby Eicher always has tons of talent,

Sideline has announced that fiddler Daniel Greeson is the newest member of the band, stepping in for Nathan Aldridge who left to take the job with IIIrd Tyme Out. Just 21 years of age, Daniel is currently a student in the

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out have announced Nathan Aldridge as their new fiddler, beginning in March. He will take the spot recently vacated by Justen Haynes who left the group after a dozen years to focus on a dog

Sideline is wishing their young fiddler, Nathan Aldridge well, as he departs the band to join another touring group. While they send him off with high hopes for his future in bluegrass music, it also puts them in something of