The Cornell Daily Sun

Lecturer Details Effort to Preserve Fiddle Dance, an Indigenous Creek Tradition

Prof. Craig Womack, English, Emory University, sang a Creek hymn to audience members in Caldwell Hall on Friday, recounting stories from his role as a fiddler in traditional dances at Oklahoma’s ...
Classic FM

Violin played in heartbreaking ‘Titanic’ film scene to be sold for £60,000 at auction

The violin played as the Titanic ship sinks in the Hollywood film is expected to sell for £60,000 at auction. Amid the chaos of the sinking ship, a string quartet plays the hymn Nearer My God To Thee, ...
NPR

Country Fiddling: From Back Porch to the City

In the latest installment of the series "Honky Tonk, Hymns and the Blues," NPR's Paul Brown explores the origins of the country fiddle — from Eck Robertson to the very word, "fiddle." Paul also ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Lecturer Details Effort to Preserve Fiddle Dance, an Indigenous Creek Tradition

Prof. Craig Womack, English, Emory University, sang a Creek hymn to audience members in Caldwell Hall on Friday, recounting stories from his role as a fiddler in traditional dances at Oklahoma’s ...