MISSOURI — Junior Mariott, 59, of Marshfield, was crowned the winner at the Missouri State Fiddling Championship at the state fair this month. For him, it’s another opportunity to keep one of Missouri ...

OPELOUSAS — Willie Durisseau apologized for the hoarseness in his voice that made it difficult to speak. Irma Durisseau, his wife of 75 years, fielded most of the visitors’ questions in their ...

To be a champion kid fiddler, it helps to have a Hello Kitty tucked in your music case. “This is my secret box,” said 10-year-old McKenna Peterson. She slid a wooden lid to reveal a tiny glass ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA) – A fiddle-playing Tampa native is coming home and returning to the stage at the Florida Strawberry Festival this year. “I was born and raised in Tampa and always came to the ...

Whether you’re listening to Patti Smith’s cover of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” or versions of Jethro Tull’s “Locomotive Breath,” it’s not all that uncommon to hear fiddle, especially in later versions ...

Fiddle players are commonly thought of as players of folk, country, Celtic, and similar genres of music. The best players can use the instrument to elicit any number of emotions, from tender to ...