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How Old-Time Fiddle Music Took Root in Indigenous Alaska

Athabascan culture stretches across interior Alaska, a landmass larger than California, encompassing dozens of rural Native ...
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Old Fiddler's Convention is pushing 90 and keeping mountain music alive

GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...
The Times Leader

Old Time Fiddlers plan Fall Fiddle Festival

The Old Tyme Fiddlers will be the first to play on Sunday afternoon at the Fall Fiddle Festival in Beach Lake. Organizer Steve Jacobi expects other participants will bring bluegrass, Celtic, western ...
AOL

Old Time Fiddlers anniversary concert features champion fiddler April Verch

The Old Time Fiddlers, a staple enjoyment in Wayne County, is celebrating its 45th anniversary Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Beach Lake Fire Hall, with a special guest, champion fiddler and step dancer ...
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Fiddlers unite at Ohio contest to keep music tradition alive

Kerry Varble is a three-time grand champion of the Ohio State Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Nelsonville. She'll be back competing among friends for the 2024 title. As the sun set on a horse farm in ...

Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association to hold music jam in Chehalis Nov. 7

The Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association will host an acoustic music jam on Friday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lewis County Historical Museum, located at 599 NW Front Way in downtown ...
Observer Today

Folk duo keeps gaining ‘momentum’

Listening to a solo by contemporary folk and old-time artist Chris Coole, one is often fooled into thinking there are more ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Annual Fall Fiddle Festival set for Oct. 26

The Old Time Fiddlers of Northeast Pa. will host their 34th annual Fall Fiddle Festival on Sunday, Oct. 26, at Beach Lake Fire Hall, 1033 Beach Lake Highway, Beach Lake, Wayne County. Free admission ...
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City of Athens hosts Old Time Fiddlers Convention

ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Folk fans from all over the Tennessee Valley flocked to Athens State for the Old Time Fiddlers Convention. Saturday marked the final day of the event, with hundreds of fiddlers ...
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Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association holding acoustic music jam Friday in Chehalis

May 1—Musicians of all skill levels are invited to participate in the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Assocation's acoustic music jam this Friday, May 3, at Faith Baptist Church in Chehalis. Faith ...
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Old Time Music Festival celebrates city’s long history of fiddle and banjo

A party by the Inner Harbor this weekend celebrates Charm City’s long tradition of tapping a foot to the fiddle and nodding in agreement with the banjo. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival on Friday ...