Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

The transcendent history of one of the greatest musicals ever

"...last century gets its origin story in the doc Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles, chronicling the history of 1964’s..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fiddler on the Roof at Bass

Road show on through Sunday

"...The road show of “Fiddler on the Roof,” in Austin through Sunday, is a..."

March 4, 2010 Arts Post by Katherine Gregor

Fiddler On the Roof

July 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Five Celebrations of the Cinematic Diaspora at the Austin Jewish Film Festival

From dissections of comedy to the complexities of history

"...way than with the huzzah that Tevye gave in Fiddler on the Roof - the groundbreaking movie musical that..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Theatre Critics' Table 1999-2000 Nominations

"...Fiddler on the Roof, Austin Musical Theatre..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

The Soldier Dreams: Misreading Clues Around a Deathbed

"...direction, nuanced acting, and honest, life-affirming story. --Robi Polgar FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: TWILIGHT TIME..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Review

Keeping Score

With a bumper crop of musicals onstage in August, musical directors give some notes on what they do

"...sitting at the piano, leading a music rehearsal for Fiddler on the Roof. The Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein classic..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Carjacked for Christmas

Ruby Jane and her mother are carjacked, plus other holiday tales of need

"...Dec. 8, around midnight outside Houston, when local teen fiddler and singer-songwriter Ruby Jane and her mother pulled up..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...notably the Modern Mountaineers with fellow pothead and ace fiddler J.R. Chatwell – and his love of smoking dope..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Whole Bow

Alvin Crow fiddled it his way

"...Crow states in his flat Oklahoma drawl. The 54-year-old fiddler perched on a stool beside his computer in his..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

1998-99 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

The year's best work on Austin stages.

"...actress Sharron Bower, honored for her work in AMT's Fiddler on the Roof and UT's Misalliance; actor Martin Burke,..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Finding You

Dismal YA romance piles up Hollywood clichés and Irish stereotypes

"...a picture of, she befriends a charming semi-homeless drunk fiddler who teaches her how to play from the heart,..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...were thinking the same thing. The singer and the fiddler worked together less than two years in the Light..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Beautiful Boy

Steve Carell soars above this overly-earnest addiction biography

"...of melodrama (although a snippet of "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof is risibly schmaltzy), but the psychodrama..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Austin’s Darlin’: Toni Price

Quintessential Austin song stylist takes up residency at Little Darlin’

"...and David Grissom. Now, and for the last decade, fiddler Warren Hood, his melodically gifted cousin and guitarist Marshall..."

May 18, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Irish Music Coverage

"...and St. Patrick's Day. No mention that world-famous Chicago fiddler Liz Carroll was playing in town. Nothing about all..."

April 4, 2018 Postmarks

Austin Music Industry Award Winners Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, music writer, and more honored

"...Center Runners Up: The Musician’s Woodshed, Blackerby Violin Shop, Fiddler’s Green Music Shop..."

Feb. 25, 2018 Music Post by James Renovitch

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...8) Tommy’s Drum Shop 9) Westbank String Shop 10) Fiddler’s Green Music Shop..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...from music venues. Who is Gov. Greg Abbott's favorite fiddler?..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Big Picture

Taking stock of Austin music's female legacy

"...local venues close regularly, but Hot Club of Cowtown fiddler Elana James and former Timbuk 3 breakout Barbara K..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Casual Victim Pile II

SXSW 2011 Picks 2 Click

"...One can find the fiddler/songwriter in local venues almost every night of the week,..."

March 11, 2011 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Carolina Chocolate Drops

SXSW showcase reviews

"...his feet and buzzed into a ceramic jug as fiddler Justin Robinson sang with Rhiannon Giddens on banjo. Flemons..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Food-o-File

Newbies near the Long Center, tamales for the holidays, reading for beer snobs, and more

"...South Bend, Ind., has opened a branch of its Fiddler's Hearth Public House (301 Barton Springs Rd., 535-5008, www.fiddlershearth.com)..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Austin's bands of tomorrow are already here, they're just U18

"...the 13-year-old can also lay claim as the youngest fiddler invited onto the Grand Ole Opry stage. No surprise..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Old Settler's Music Festival Preview

Bluebonnets and bluegrass: the Old Settler's Music Festival, still picking, still grinning

"...of singer/guitarist Rob Teter, and the dazzling talents of fiddler and vocalist Phoebe Hunt. – Jim Caligiuri Jitterbug Vipers4:15pm,..."

April 18, 2008 Music Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Harold and Maude

Mercury Hall, Sunday, February 17, 2008

"...Connection), and runners up A Clockwork Orange (too British), Fiddler on the Roof (too Russian), Nicholas and Alexander (ditto)..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan

The soundtrack of Django Reinhardt lounging in the back of Bob Wills' Airstream

"...2004 was the acoustic powerhouse's de facto swan song. Fiddler James – now Elana James & the Continental Two..."

March 3, 2006 Music Feature by David Lynch

Kentucky Mountain Music

Reissue

"...differ widely, as do the ages of the performers; fiddler Joe Mangrum was 75 when he cut his selections,..."

April 4, 2003 Music Review by Harvey Pekar

King of the Swing Fiddle

Honoring country music's second most famous fiddle player, Johnny Gimble

"...Million Dollar Bow In 1961, Gimble was fiddler for Five Star Jubilee, a show broadcast on NBC..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Austin Theatre Critics Table 1999-2000 Winners

The Austin Theatre Critics Table presented its eighth annual awards for achievement in the Austin arts in a lively ceremony at the Continental Club

"...Actress, Musical Lorraine Serabian, Fiddler on the Roof..."

June 2, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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