LOWELL — Beth Eldridge’s favorite fiddle song is a crooked three-part in the key of A. And one of the only times she plays it with her husband Woody Pringle is at the Banjo & Fiddle Contest in Lowell.

The third annual bluegrass festival and fiddle championship will be Jan. 16-19 at the Desert Inn in Yeehaw Junction, U.S. Highway 441 and State Road 60. Entertainment includes top bluegrass bands from ...

After 23 years of playing bluegrass, I figured there were few things left about the music that could truly surprise me. But finding out “Angeline the Baker,” one of my favorite fiddle tunes, was ...

Fiddle players are often at the center of bluegrass music, taking on the role of the lead instrument. Before Bill Monroe became the so-called Father of Bluegrass, he was influenced by other musicians ...