In 1972, Bruce Molsky, a 17-year-old public school student from the Bronx, enrolled at the prestigious Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Two years later the administration tossed him out. “I got ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. If you haven’t heard of Bruce Molsky, one of America’s premier fiddling talents (as ...

Bruce Molsky stands today as the premier old-time fiddler in the world, the defining virtuoso of Appalachia's timeless folk music traditions. That must feel odd for a former engineer from the Bronx, ...

LITTLE ROCK — Bruce Molsky grew up in New York, studied architecture and engineering at an Ivy League university and wears an earring. Not exactly the profile you’d expect from one of the world’s top ...

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Shetland fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, and American fiddler, singer, guitarist and banjo player Bruce Molsky unite to explore their Celtic, Nordic and Appalachian ...

Bruce Molsky, of Beacon, N.Y., doesn’t just fiddle. He plays guitar and banjo and sings. He’ll play all three instruments at the Olympia Old-Time Festival concert on Friday (Feb. 12) and teach free ...

Celebrating folk music from near and far, the Brooklyn Folk Festival showcases 30 bands, workshops, film screenings and contests. Daptone gospel group Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, country blues ...