Topeka teen Sophia Johnson, 13, started violin at age 4 and almost quit. Now, she's a champion fiddler and plays with a high ...

“Bluegrass is very community-based,” says mandolinist Patrick Kerrigan Fitzsimons, one of the founders of the academy. “You don’t need fancy equipment. You just carry your instrument, sit in a circle ...

FORT WORTH, Texas – The last class Sonny Dykes taught was creative writing at Navarro College in the mid-’90s, when he needed ...

Summa is a setting of the Credo (“I believe”) section of the Latin Mass, which is typically set to assertive music. But in 1977, the Estonian composer was living in the atheistic Soviet Union; his ...

Janice “Jan” Stevenson, age 71, departed this life on Dec. 30, 2025, at her home (Custer Care and Rehab) in Custer, South Dakota, with several family members close at hand. She was predeceased by her ...

This epic mock offseason for the Cincinnati Bengals is absolutely achievable. It's a matter of willingness from the ...

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Feb. 5, ...

McNair still learns most of the fiddling that she does today on her own by going though beginner books and music sheets. Late 1980s: McNair plays in a band called Paper Bag Quartet. The group plays on ...