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Many of the bands who claim old time influences these days really have more of a folk or Americana style, with traditional songs set to a more modern sound. Brian Vollmer, a banjo and fiddle player originally from Maryland (where

We caught up with Alan Bibey over the weekend to discuss all things Grasstowne. Their next Mountain Fever project, Grasstowne 4, is finished but for the mixing, and is set for release early in 2014. Alan said that its completion was

Just two days after The Grascals announced that they would take the next several months to find an appropriate replacement for long-time fiddler Jeremy Abshire, they announced this afternoon that Adam Haynes would be stepping in to the gig. Adam has

We heard this afternoon from Jeremy Abshire, now former fiddler with The Grascals, announcing his departure from the group. "Friends, as some of you may or may not know, after six years with The Grascals, a handful of recordings together, and

The recipients of the North Carolina Heritage Award for 2014 have been announced, and legendary fiddler Bobby Hicks is among the honorees. A native of Newton, NC, Bobby started on the fiddle as a young boy, and won his first fiddle competition

James Fred 'Jim' Shumate grew up hearing the sounds of his uncle playing fiddle at a neighboring farm and as his wife Naomi said, "He picked up the fiddle when he was a boy, and hasn't put it down." Born on

Legendary bluegrass fiddler Jim Shumate has died at 91 years of age. As a young man, he served as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in the early 1940s, just prior to the addition of Flatt & Scruggs to

Amber Collins & Turning Point have announced the official addition of fiddler Crystal Shipley to the band. She has been doing shows with them for much of the summer, and has now been welcomed as a full-time member. Crystal joins Noah

Michael Cleveland, fiery fiddler and Flamekeeper's fearless leader, stopped by for a chat with David Morris earlier this week at IBMA.  

Winners have been announced from the prestigious instrumental championships at the 42nd Annual Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. Trophies and new instruments are offered annually for fiddle, mandolin, dulcimer, and autoharp, but the pièce de résistance is the guitar