La Lira D’Esperia: The Medieval Fiddle 1100-1400 Jordi Savall, lyre, rebec, fiddles; Pedro Estevan, percussion (Astree). The lyre was a plucked instrument famous from the myths of Hermes, Apollo ...

Garth Knox on the Medieval Fiddle (Dániel Vass / ECM Records) In the world of stringed instruments, the humble viola takes some hard knocks. It’s not the virtuoso’s violin.

The 72nd National Old Time Fiddlers Contest brings musicians of all ages to Weiser, continuing a tradition that creates both ...

Continuum this week presents a program of dances from medieval times to the present performed by a wandering minstrel ensemble called "Wolgemut". They perform historical music on original ...

On his new album, Saltarello, Knox traverses almost 1,000 years of music history, playing not only the viola but also the medieval fiddle and the viola d'amore, a forgotten member of the viola ...

The ensemble will be accompanied by early instruments including the harp, medieval fiddle and hurdy-gurdy. Skip to main content Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883 ...

The Goliards will be joined by acclaimed soprano Sheila Berg at St. Pauls' Episcopal Church for an afternoon of world music on Sunday at 3 p.m.

As a player of early stringed instruments, such as medieval fiddle, rebec and harp, Tindemans performs and records with the group Medieval Strings. She also frequently receives invitations to perform ...

We’re paying tribute to “Margriet” Tindemans, an early music pioneer and “ferociously talented” medieval fiddle player who passed away December 31, 2014.