Fairhope-based concert violinist and fiddler Tom Morley has released a new book, “Learn to Play Irish Trad Fiddle,” which combines his love of playing Irish traditional music with his decades of ...
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy are known as Canada’s reigning stars of Celtic music. Some people go even further with the praise, geographically speaking. They are "two of the planet’s very best ...
I wonder if Webster had Natalie MacMaster in mind when the word “sensuous” was derived? Sensuous is just one of the many adjectives that could describe the essence of the stunning fiddle compositions ...
At first glance, the fiddle looks a lot like a violin. The biggest difference is the piece that holds the strings together. "The bridge itself can be a little bit flatter, so you can play multiple ...
It’s Saturday night in Nashville, and locals and tourists alike are flocking to live music venues to hear bands and singer-songwriters. But not everyone is partying at the downtown honky-tonks or ...
The Celtic Fiddle Festival, organized by Kevin Burke, was of the best concerts that ever landed in Tucson Burke, the great player of Irish fiddle, had the idea to put together three fiddlers from ...
Irish fiddler Kevin Burke is always tickled to play in Tucson. “I often think this kind of music we play is typically wet-weather music,” Burke said in a phone interview from Portland, Ore., his home ...
Irish Night, a new addition to Charly's legendary musical array, will take place every Thursday, 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Flagstaff's Weatherford Hotel. It features Wild World Irish Fiddle, a blend of ...