A violin played by an Irish musician in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy will go up for auction next month. The Hardanger violin, which features prominently throughout the three films, is set to fetch ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Irish fiddle player Gerry O’Connor will perform with guitarist Don Penzien on Thursday. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. at the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Bog Band tries Zoom rehearsals, where all musicians but one would mute themselves so the instructor could hear them play. But they encountered some challenges. (Courtesy Bog Band) When the ...