• The Magic Fiddle (Celtic)
• President Among the Fiddlers (Contra)
• Nob Hill Turnaround (French Canadian)
• Driving Home (Rockin' jig)
• Pelerinage (Gypsy jazz)
• The Burren (slow jig)
• Jason's Slide (fast reel)

"Folk Routes" is a column I've been writing for Fiddler Magazine for over a decade, sharing some of my favorite musical discoveries from travels around the world. Most of my stories naturally focus on the fiddle and related stringed instruments, but not exclusively.

Almost all of the articles below originally appeared in Fiddler Magazine. Other Fiddler articles are still available in part on the Fiddler Magazine web site and back issues can be purchased there. You're welcome to email me with a question or comment at wideospaces@yahoo.com.

• Pilgrimage of the Gypsies (Saintes-Maries de la Mer, France)
• The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Bluegrass Mecca of the Northeast
• In Search of String Band Music in Southeast Asia (Part I: Taiwan, Borneo)
• In Search of String Band Music in Southeast Asia (Part II: Thailand)
• Nibbling at a Greek Salad…
• Strings and Stringybark in the Land Down Under
• Hungarian Gypsy Music along the Danube

Interviews

• Bireli Lagrene: A Gypsy Virtuoso Returns to the Music of his Youth
• A Fun and Open Discussion with John Hartford
• Reminiscing with Stephane Grappelli
• Jean-Luc Ponty: Exploring the Frontiers of Jazz Violin

• Fiddling for the 'Head Couple'
• Gypsy Jazz Puts Down New Roots (Reflections on the 3rd Annual DjangoFest Northwest)
• Gypsy Jazz Images - a Pictorial Chronology (1975-2005)
• Connie's Sacrifice to Lords of the Mayan Underworld (Belize vacation, 2005)