The number of fiddlers registering to compete in this year’s Ohio State Old Time Fiddlers contest is seeing a slight increase this year. There’s still time to register for the Aug. 15 event at ...

LA GRANDE — A new youth fiddle contest is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, at La Grande Middle School, 1108 Fourth St. The competition is sponsored by the Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Association and ...

The National Traditional Old Time Fiddlers' Contest, a wonderful event with a local-music flavor, is a treat no matter who tops the bill. This writer had a memorable moment several years ago when, ...

Top fiddle players from across Missouri and neighboring states will compete for hefty cash prizes and bragging rights Saturday, May 24 at the inaugural Lee Stoneking Memorial Fiddle Contest in Clinton ...

EFFINGHAM -- A total of 36 contestants from throughout the state took part in the 50th Illinois State Old Time Fiddle Contest on Sunday in Effingham. The contestants played for a crowd of ...

GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, "I'll Fly Away." Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, ...

Long before downloadable MP3s, when music files consisted of wax-covered tubes played on a hand-cranked Victrola that only the wealthy could afford, people relied on live music exclusively for ...

With the success of the soundtrack album from the Coen Brother’s film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, old-time music has gotten renewed national attention. Tucson has one of the longest-running old-time ...

EFFINGHAM -- The 50th Annual Illinois State Old Time Fiddle Contest is set for Oct. 19 at the Thelma Keller Convention Center, 1202 N. Keller Dr., in Effingham. The contest is the only officially ...

From 1975: A photo in The Spokesman-Review showed two of the young contestants in the Northwest Regional Old-Time Fiddle Contest at Spokane’s Masonic Temple. One of the photos showed “Mark O’Conner, ...

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 ...