Music has been a large part of Bruce Dundas' life, and now he is able to share his experience with a larger audience. The former Midlander published his first book, "Learn Bass Fiddle" earlier this ...

POPLAR BLUFF, MO-- Luke Medley is a master of the Bluegrass bass fiddle. He not only plays them, he makes them too. He's an architect of sorts, still working to design and build the perfect bass ...

A piece of Central Missouri musical history is now on display at the Missouri State Museum in the State Capitol. Lee Mace's famous bass fiddle now resides at the Missouri State Museum. For more than ...

A row of fiddlers lined the front of the Central Junior High School orchestra room, all trying desparately to hold on to the notes in their heads. Two boys, one of them barefoot, coolly held the necks ...

Banjo player Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Myer are two important current figures in American music. They got together in the NPR studios to play some of the banjo and bass music they take out on tour.

HEARD the one about the double bass player from the Metropolitan Opera who takes a night off to attend a performance of “Carmen”? Afterward, he rushes backstage to see his colleagues from the bass ...

Rhythmic foundations built around fiddle ensembles are designed to keep listeners rooted in an organic, acoustic world while still delivering the drive required by modern production. These loops weave ...