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 ...
What if we tell you that fiddle and violin, despite having similar physical appearances, are actually played differently? Fiddle and violin are basically the same musical instruments that refer to the ...
With very few exceptions, the only difference between a fiddle and a violin is the performer holding the bow. This ancient instrument, an art form crafted of thin wood, varnish, and gut strings, ...
To you and me, the violin and fiddle are basically the same thing. However in the classical music world, ASU alumnus Taylor Morris is considered a radical for combining the two worlds into his work ...
Darol Anger grips his bow loosely, wrist bent, and smacks it against the strings of his fiddle. The resulting sound, a small crunch, is like the crackle of a very tiny drum. “You can get some nice ...