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Mathew M. Symons was interested in violins from a young age, but growing up in Henry County with Quaker parents it wasn't always easy to explore his passion. The first instrument he created – out of a ...

If you can't afford it, or just can't find it — make it; motto of Sam Goodall. The violinist had long wanted a five-string fiddle, "I joked I had C-string envy," she says. But under the tutelage of ...

SYMPATHETIC STRINGS highlights the fiddle makers, musicians, dancers and apprentices who have formed an ardent, close-knit community of folk tradition practice around Norway’s beloved national ...

The Shetland Islands, a cluster of rocks in the North Sea, is an unusual place. Wealthy from offshore oil, Shetlanders are yet wedded to ancient traditions. And they play the fiddle like no one else.

Upon first glance at the band name, one might get the impression that 10 String Symphony is a larger ensemble than just the duo of Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer. “We often get to a venue and ...