The main difference between these two instruments is that a violin is typically associated with classical music and a fiddle ...

What a gift that was." The two-time winner of the Scottish National Fiddle Championship and former Marin resident returns to the area with the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers for "Stravaig" at 7 p.m.

ABERFOYLE – Puslinch Fiddle Orchestra founder Paul McDonald has been fiddling around Aberfoyle for as long as he can remember. Raised on a farm in Crieff, McDonald’s parents, both of whom ...

Born in Clackmannan, Scotland, in 1955, Fraser began his musical studies at age 8 with classical violin lessons ... rooted in the Scottish fiddle forms of dance, pipe tunes and songs.

“The evening began with Bob Blackman and Sally Rogers standing at their seat and singing a song or playing a tune, as folks did in the British Folk Clubs in England," he said. “The Fiddle was ...

Joining her as supporting acts are Hurray for the Riff Raff and tUnE-yArDs. “Nothing heals my soul like music. And more specifically — making music in the company of other badasses,” DiFranco said, ...