Program and biographical notes by Charlie Faurot on container. "Old time banjo and fiddle tunes"; featuring Wade Ward, Fred Cockerham, George Stoneman and Kyle Creed, with instrumental ensemble.

John Hartford was a master of the fiddle and banjo. At the same time, his deep connection to the lore of the Mississippi River, witty lyrics, and instantly recognizable vocal style helped to make him ...

Fiddle & Banjo, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Daniel Koulack's duo project, treads some very well worn traditional territory, but its charm lies in the combination of fiddle tunes from Canada with those of ...

Kenny Kosek has announced the highly anticipated follow-up to his 1997 solo record, Angelwood, by divulging details and sharing notes regarding the Sept. 6 release of Twisted Sage. The forthcoming ...

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck's joint project, which took more than 20 years to finalize, sees them collaborate with other ...

Coming off the high of recording her latest album, “Blue Sky Banjo,” musician and recording artist Mary Z. Cox is buzzing with anticipation for her “Evening of Banjo, Fiddle, and Beyond,” alongside ...

Telluride Bluegrass is one of just a few places that soprano singer Renée Fleming and banjo player Béla Fleck will perform ...

When my longtime friend, Fiddlin’ Ted Fenstermacher, from Macungie, called me to play a banjo-fiddle gig with him, I readily agreed. There’s something about the sound of just an acoustic banjo and ...

THERE would be very few dissenters to the view that Cathal Hayden is one of the nicest men in traditional music. Born into a family with a clatter o’ wee’ans, a father who played banjo and fiddle and ...

The hills around us shimmer in the late-afternoon sun and the meadow grasses bristle in the breeze as the notes to "Jubilee", a classic Kentucky tune, float from the log-cabin porch on which we sit.

Recorded in: Asheville (N.C.), Ararat (N.C.), North Carolina, Farmington (Ark.), Arkansas, Crowley (La.), Louisiana, Iuka (Miss.), Meridian (Miss.), Mississippi ...

Chris Hirsch had never really enjoyed school. He had started college, and he was making commendable grades. He just didn't like it. After five semesters at St. Edward's University in Austin and then ...