As a fourth generation fiddler, Matthew Wyatt, 34, has an occupation that cannot, in the most casual sense of the term, be described as normal; not many jobs dictate one’s lifestyle, and fewer...

The walls glinted with the shine of mirrors and were tinted by the red of velvet curtains. Daylight glanced onto the marble floor from ceiling-high windows. Dangling overhead were three crystal chandeliers. On...