Zeke Dawson, who served as Loretta Lynn's fiddle player in her Coal Miner Band for nearly a decade, has died. According to his obituary, Dawson died on Monday (Nov. 11). He was 84 years old. His cause ...
On this day (November 20) in 1887, Alexander “Eck” Robertson was born in Delaney, Arkansas. After finding his passion for music as a child, he spent most of his life as a traveling musician. After a ...
Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your neighbor remark that they're feeling "fit as a fiddle." Zenas ...
When you think of the East Texas Yamboree in Gilmer, what comes to mind? Probably funnel cakes and a Ferris wheel, right? Well, add the fiddle to that list. The stringed instrument was a part of the ...
When the fiddle appears in a country song, it is undeniably the loudest and most piercing instrument on the track. It can whine, it can hiss, it can do many things the guitar can and cannot. One might ...
PENDLETON — Jacie Sites doesn’t just play the fiddle — she commands it, dazzling listeners with her speed, skill and love for traditional music. The renowned fiddler took first place June 19 in the ...
The Lee Stoneking Memorial Fiddle Contest will be held Saturday in Clinton, Missouri. The contest will feature renowned judges and offer $7,500 in prize money. Organizers hope to make the contest an ...