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Bowed string instrument
A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin or a bass. Fiddle is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres
Fiddle
Topics referred to by the same term
The Cat and the Fiddle may refer to: "Hey Diddle Diddle" or "The Cat and the Fiddle", a nursery rhyme The Cat and the Fiddle (musical), a 1931 Broadway
The_Cat_and_the_Fiddle
1961 British film by Cyril Frankel
On the Fiddle (U.S. titles Operation Snafu and Operation War Head) is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Sean Connery, Alfred
On_the_Fiddle
Music genre
Quebec fiddle is a part of the Old time fiddle canon and is influential in New England and Northwest fiddle styles. According to Reiner and Anick, the
Quebec_fiddle
Species of flowering plant in the fig and mulberry family
Ficus lyrata, commonly known as the fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant
Ficus_lyrata
Bowed string instrument
bass, also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, the bass fiddle, the string bass, the contrabass, or simply the bass, is the largest
Double_bass
World Fiddle Day is an annual celebration of fiddle music, held on the third Saturday of May. World Fiddle Day events are held around the world, in areas
World_Fiddle_Day
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up second fiddle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A second fiddle is a fiddle that supplements the first fiddle in the string section of an orchestra
Second_Fiddle
Early modern form of public punishment
A shrew's fiddle or neck violin is a variation of the yoke, pillory, or rigid irons whereby the wrists are locked in front of the bound person by a hinged
Shrew's_fiddle
Traditional Norwegian stringed instrument
A hardanger fiddle (Norwegian: hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this
Hardanger_fiddle
American visual artist (born 1992)
Cobain debuted a collection of artwork titled Scumfuck under the pseudonym "Fiddle Tim" at the La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles. On August 4, 2012, she
Frances_Bean_Cobain
Music style
The fiddle is one of the most important instruments in the traditional repertoire of Irish traditional music. The fiddle itself is identical to the violin
Irish_fiddle
Musical instrument
bladder fiddle was a folk instrument used throughout Europe and in the Americas. The instrument was originally a simple large stringed fiddle (a musical
Bladder_fiddle
Rudimentary folk instrument fashioned from a cornstalk
The cornstalk fiddle is a folk instrument, a type of bowed string instrument played historically in North America. The instrument consists of a cornstalk
Cornstalk_fiddle
Fiddle playing style
fiddle (or fiddle music, fiddling) is the old-time fiddle style that the Alaskan Athabaskans of the Interior Alaska have developed to play the fiddle
Athabaskan_fiddle
Japanese stringed musical instrument
Several types of Ainu fiddle have been described by anthropologists of the Ainu people of Northern Japan and the adjoining Russian Far East islands of
Ainu_fiddle
Mechanical stringed musical instrument
from fiddles in either Europe or the Middle East (e.g., the rebab instrument) before the eleventh century A.D. The first recorded reference to fiddles in
Hurdy-gurdy
Former public house in the English Peak District
53°14′39″N 1°59′59″W / 53.2441°N 1.9997°W / 53.2441; -1.9997 The Cat and Fiddle Inn is a former public house in the English Peak District, close to the
Cat_and_Fiddle_Inn
American musician (1942–2022)
Danny "England Dan" Seals. Seals was a multi-instrumentalist, playing the fiddle as a child before playing saxophone in bands throughout his teenage years
Jim_Seals
String instrument
The Icelandic fiddle (Icelandic: fiðla [ˈfɪðla]) is a traditional Icelandic instrument that can be described as a box with two brass strings which is played
Icelandic_fiddle
Scottish fiddle band
Fiddles are a contemporary Scottish fiddle band from the Highlands and Islands. They formed in 1998 to showcase Scotland's distinct regional fiddle styles
Blazin'_Fiddles
Fronds of a young fern
ornamentation (called a scroll) on the end of a stringed instrument, such as a fiddle. It is also called a crozier, after the curved staff used by bishops, which
Fiddlehead
1947 musical composition
Fiddle-Faddle is a musical composition in 2 2 time composed by Leroy Anderson. It is considered to be a "light" classical music composition, sometimes
Fiddle Faddle (musical composition)
Fiddle_Faddle_(musical_composition)
Musical artist
Gerry "Fiddle" O'Connor is a traditional Irish fiddle player, and founding member of bands, Skylark and La Lúgh. He tours as a solo fiddle player and
Gerry_O'Connor_(fiddler)
English nursery rhyme
"Hey Diddle Diddle" (also "Hi Diddle Diddle", "The Cat and the Fiddle", or "The Cow Jumped over the Moon") is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk
Hey_Diddle_Diddle
1979 single by Charlie Daniels
respectively, Charlie Daniels played the Devil's fiddle solo and O'Connor played Johnny's fiddle solo. In 2026, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
The_Devil_Went_Down_to_Georgia
American music genre
American fiddle-playing began with the early European settlers, who found that the small viol family of instruments were more portable and rugged than
American_fiddle
1982 single by Johnny Lee and Friends
"Cherokee Fiddle" is a song written by Michael Martin Murphey. Murphey's version of the song went to number 58 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1977
Cherokee_Fiddle
of Hardanger fiddle-makers who made the most significant and important contribution to the development of the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle tradition. The
Helland_(fiddle_makers)
"Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love)" is an American popular song. It was written by Arthur Freed, Al Hoffman, and Al Goodhart (or Goodheart) and published
Fit_as_a_Fiddle_(song)
Scottish rock formation
Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow
Bow_Fiddle_Rock
1969 studio album by the Who
by his sadistic "Cousin Kevin" and sexually abused by his uncle Ernie ("Fiddle About"). The Hawker's drug-addicted wife, "The Acid Queen", gives Tommy
Tommy_(The_Who_album)
Candy-coated popcorn brand
Fiddle Faddle is caramel popcorn produced by ConAgra Foods. Introduced in 1967, the snack is commonly found in US discount and drug stores. Fiddle Faddle
Fiddle_Faddle
2010 Indian film
Fiddle is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Prabhakaran Muthana starring Idea Star Singer fame Varun J. Thilak. It also has Jagathy Sreekumar, Ananya,
Fiddle_(film)
Traditional Swedish musical instrument
Nyckelharpa (Swedish: [ˈnʏ̂kːɛlˌharːpa], roughly "keyed fiddle" in Swedish, lit. 'key-harp', plural: nyckelharpor) is a "keyed" bowed chordophone, primarily
Nyckelharpa
1936 film by Joseph Green
Yidl Mitn Fidl (Yiddish: אידל מיטן פֿידל, "Yiddle With His Fiddle", Polish: Judeł gra na skrzypcach), is a 1936 musical Yiddish film. Arye and his daughter
Yiddle_With_His_Fiddle
Traditional folk music of Canada on the fiddle
Canadian fiddle is the aggregate body of tunes, styles and musicians engaging the traditional folk music of Canada on the fiddle. It is an integral extension
Canadian_fiddle
Style of music
Fiddle-singing is a vocal–instrumental performance practice in which a musician sings while simultaneously playing the fiddle (violin), often maintaining
Fiddle-singing
Bowed string instrument
African fiddle may be applied to any of several African bowed string instruments. Luo orutu Luo orutu, or simply "orutu", is the one-stringed fiddle of East
African_fiddle
Group of venomous spiders
recluse spiders (Loxosceles (/lɒkˈsɒsɪliːz/), also known as brown spiders, fiddle-backs, violin spiders, and reapers, are a genus of spiders that were first
Recluse_spider
Shopping mall in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The Cat and Fiddle Arcade is a shopping mall and hub located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and covers a city block made up of about 17 buildings at 49-51
Cat_and_Fiddle_Arcade
Cajun fiddle music is a part of the American fiddle music canon. It is derived from the music of southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, as well as sharing
Cajun_fiddle
River in Alberta, Canada
naming of the Fiddle River (as well as Fiddle Peak, Fiddle Pass, and the Fiddle Range). The first contends that wind flowing over the Fiddle Range with a
Fiddle_River
Upland road in North Western England
The Cat and Fiddle is a road in England between Buxton, Derbyshire and Macclesfield, Cheshire, named after the Cat and Fiddle Inn public house at its
Cat_and_Fiddle_Road
victim an allegedly golden ingot which turns out to be gold-coated lead. The fiddle game uses the pigeon drop technique. A pair of con men work together, one
List_of_scams
A fiddle yard or staging yard is a collection of model railway tracks that are hidden from view and allow trains to be stored and manipulated by the operators
Fiddle_yard
Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument
specifically a spike fiddle, that is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle. It is used as a solo
Erhu
Restaurant in California, United States
The Cat & Fiddle is British Pub and restaurant located in Hollywood, California. The pub was originally opened in Laurel Canyon by British musician Kim
The_Cat_&_Fiddle
Style of American fiddle playing
Bluegrass fiddling is a distinctive style of American fiddle playing which is characterized by bold, bluesy improvisation, off-beat "chopping", and sophisticated
Bluegrass_fiddle
Style of fiddle playing of the Métis people
Métis fiddle is the style that the Métis of Canada and Métis in the northern United States have developed to play the violin, solo and in folk ensembles
Métis_fiddle
Topics referred to by the same term
Fiddle Me This may refer to: "Fiddle Me This", a 1995 season 3 TV episode of Kidsongs "Fiddle Me This" (Amphibia), an episode of Amphibia "Fiddle Me This"
Fiddle_Me_This
Music genre
and could get paid. Twin fiddles and even triple fiddle was another distinctive of Western Swing fiddle. Many old time fiddle tunes were adapted to Western
Western_swing_fiddle
1969 song by Joni Mitchell
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell; it was first recorded by Mitchell on her 1969 album Clouds. It was one
The_Fiddle_and_the_Drum
Musical instrument
The Guitar fiddle or Troubadour Fiddle is a modern name used retroactively for certain precursors of the violin possessing characteristics of both guitar
Guitar_fiddle
Musical artist
Frankie Gavin is a fiddle player of traditional Irish music. He is recognized as a fiddle-singing pioneer. Frankie Gavin was born in 1956 in Corrandulla
Frankie_Gavin_(musician)
Bowed string instrument
The Apache fiddle (Apache: tsii' edo'a'tl, "wood that sings") is a bowed string instrument used by the indigenous Apache people of the southwestern United
Apache_fiddle
"Blues fiddle" is a generic term for bowed, stringed instruments played on the arm or shoulder that are used to play blues music. While unequivocally an
Blues_fiddle
Genre of folk music
played on acoustic instruments, generally centering on a combination of fiddle (see old time fiddling) and plucked string instruments, most often the 5-string
Old-time_music
River
Fiddle Lake Creek is a tributary of the West Branch Lackawanna River in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 6.0
Fiddle_Lake_Creek
Long-running Canadian traditional music festival
The Maritime Fiddle Festival is the longest running old-time fiddle contest in Canada. It is also the largest fiddle contest in the region. Occurring
Maritime_Fiddle_Festival
Scottish and American tune
"Soldier's Joy" is a fiddle tune, classified as a reel or country dance. It is popular in the American fiddle canon, in which it is touted as "an American
Soldier's_Joy_(fiddle_tune)
American actor (born 1962)
River Productions. Norris and his wife own 2nd Fiddle Entertainment, a movie studio. Through 2nd Fiddle Entertainment Norris has written produced and directed
Mike_Norris_(actor)
Style of American fiddling
(also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music. Old time fiddle tunes are derived from European folk
Old_time_fiddle
Violin style from Nova Scotia, Canada
Celtic music idiom. The more predominant style in Cape Breton Island's fiddle music was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland
Cape_Breton_fiddling
The Cats and the Fiddle was an African American singing group formed in 1937 in Chicago and active until 1951, releasing more than 30 gramophone sides
Cats_and_the_Fiddle
American singer-songwriter
Amanda Rose Shires (born March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddle player. Shires has released nine solo albums starting in 2005, her most
Amanda_Shires
Celtic Fiddle Festival is a group of Celtic fiddlers active since 1993. Representing three branches of Celtic culture, the members were Johnny Cunningham
Celtic_Fiddle_Festival
Bowed string instrument
The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use
Violin
Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Fiddle Dancer Boy (1978–1991) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1981 Queen's Plate, Canada's most prestigious race and North America's
Fiddle_Dancer_Boy
American country musician (1949–2022)
band Alabama, in which he contributed to occasional lead vocals, guitar, fiddle, piano and other musical instruments. Jeffrey Alan Cook was born in Fort
Jeff_Cook
Traditional fiddle-playing method from County Donegal, Ireland
The Donegal fiddle tradition is one of the distinct fiddle traditions within Irish traditional music. The distinctness of the Donegal tradition developed
Donegal_fiddle_tradition
Annual music festival in California, US
Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest is a music festival and competition, held annually at Paramount Ranch, a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation
Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest
Topanga_Banjo_and_Fiddle_Contest
American luthier and musician (born 1916)
October 21, 1916) is an American luthier and musician who makes and plays the fiddle. Violet Hensley was born in Mount Ida, Arkansas, to George Washington and
Violet_Hensley
Family of bowed string instruments
húqin) is a family of bowed string instruments, more specifically, a spike fiddle popularly used in Chinese music. The instruments consist of a round, hexagonal
Huqin
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fit as a fiddle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fit as a Fiddle may refer to: "Fit as a Fiddle" (song) 1932 Fit as a Fiddle (album) by Natalie
Fit_as_a_Fiddle
Class of wooden bowed stringed instruments
be used as electric instruments. The violin is also used extensively in fiddle music, country music, and folk music. The double bass plays an indispensable
Violin_family
American bluegrass fiddle player
Charles Michael Cleveland (born September 18, 1980) is an American bluegrass fiddle player. He also plays the mandolin. Cleveland was born in Henryville, Indiana
Michael_Cleveland
American fiddle player (born 1987)
Brittany Caroline Haas (born 1987) is an American fiddle player, who also sings and plays the banjo. She is a member of the Boston-based alternative bluegrass
Brittany_Haas
Genre of folk music
(bones). Within the tradition, there is poetic reference to the use of a fiddle as far back as the 7th century, which predates the development of the modern
Irish_traditional_music
Music genre associated with the Scottish Highlands
played on the wire-strung Gaelic harp (clàrsach) and later on the Scottish fiddle, and this form is undergoing a revival. The Gaelic word piobaireachd literally
Pibroch
American musician (born 1969)
the country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager. Maguire is accomplished on several
Martie_Maguire
The following lists of violinists are available on Wikipedia: List of classical violinists List of contemporary classical violinists List of jazz violinists
Lists_of_violinists
Painting by Arnold Böcklin
Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle is a painted self-portrait executed in 1872 by the Swiss symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin. He first exhibited
Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle
Self-Portrait_with_Death_Playing_the_Fiddle
1975 studio album by Papa John Creach
I'm the Fiddle Man is Papa John's fourth solo album and the first with Buddah Records. The album was recorded after Papa John Creach left Jefferson Starship
I'm_the_Fiddle_Man
One-stringed musical instrument
The Jap fiddle or Japanese fiddle was a one-stringed bowed instrument used by street performers, music hall performers, and vaudevillians around the start
Jap_fiddle
Fretted string instrument
number of nicknames (some shared by other instruments): "harmonium", "hog fiddle", "music box", "harmony box", and "mountain zither". Although the Appalachian
Appalachian_dulcimer
Prestigious annual traditional music competition
The Glenfiddich Piping and Fiddle Championships are musical competitions for the bagpipes and fiddle. Both competitions take place annually in late autumn
Glenfiddich Piping and Fiddle Championships
Glenfiddich_Piping_and_Fiddle_Championships
Form of Scottish folk dance and music
Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North America. In Scottish country dancing
Reel_(dance)
(Borders Young Fiddles) Lori Watson – Fiddle Shona Mooney – Fiddle Innes Watson – Fiddle Rachel Cross – Fiddle Allan Hyslop – Fiddle Sandy Watson – Guitar
Border_Fiddles
Jonathan (March 1993). "A Historical Account of the Chinese Two-Stringed Fiddle Erhu". The Galpin Society Journal. 46. Galpin Society: 83–113. doi:10.2307/842349
List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 321.31
List_of_musical_instruments_by_Hornbostel–Sachs_number:_321.31
American bluegrass band
Wise (fiddle) Jim Shumate (fiddle) Benny Martin (fiddle) Benny Sims (fiddle) Howdy Forrester (fiddle) Art Wooten (fiddle) Howard Watts aka "Cedric Rainwater"
Flatt_and_Scruggs
Canadian musician
fiddler from Troy, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, who plays Cape Breton fiddle music. She has toured with the Chieftains, Faith Hill, Carlos Santana and
Natalie_MacMaster
Stream in the American state of Missouri
Fiddle Creek is a stream in northeast Franklin County in east central Missouri. The stream headwaters are located adjacent to Missouri Route 100 approximately
Fiddle_Creek
1972 studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Clements-Fiddle, Huskey-Bass "Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams) – 2:19 Fadden-Lead Vocal, Hanna-Guitar, Blake-Dobro, Clements-Lead Guitar and Fiddle, Thompson-Mandolin
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (album)
Will_the_Circle_Be_Unbroken_(album)
vertical fiddles Erhu (二胡) – two-stringed fiddle Zhonghu (中胡) – two-stringed fiddle, lower pitch than an erhu Gaohu (高胡) – two-stringed fiddle, higher
List of Chinese musical instruments
List_of_Chinese_musical_instruments
American musician (born 1978)
multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and arranger, best known as a fiddle player and singer. He is a founding member of the string ensemble Punch
Gabe_Witcher
also known as or very similar to a devil's stick, bumbass, stump fiddle, stumpf fiddle, humstrum, devil's violin, bladder and string, stick zither, basse
Pogo_cello
Chinese bowed string instrument
The jinghu (京胡; pinyin: jīnghú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family, used primarily in Beijing opera. It is the smallest and highest
Jinghu_(instrument)
1965 single by Johnny Cash
"Orange Blossom Special" is a fiddle tune about the luxury passenger train of the same name. The song was written by Ervin T. Rouse (1917–1981) in 1938
Orange_Blossom_Special_(song)
American violinist and composer
Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player, composer, guitarist, and mandolinist whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and
Mark_O'Connor
FIDDLE
FIDDLE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fiddler.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Fiedler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fiddler.
Boy/Male
English
Fiddle player.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a fiddle player or a nickname for a skilled or enthusiastic amateur, from Old English fiðelere ‘fiddler’.German : variant of Fiedler.
FIDDLE
FIDDLE
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Great Elixir
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Hebrew
God has Heard
Girl/Female
Scandinavian Russian German Swedish
Life.
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant of the guardian (Allah), Servant of the protector
Boy/Male
Indian
Type of silk clothing
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Simon Shadow, a country soldier.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Son of the Religion
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sun rays of God
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Cloud
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Goddess Parvati
FIDDLE
FIDDLE
FIDDLE
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FIDDLE
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fiddle
a.
Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side.
n.
A fiddle.
n.
A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
imp. & p. p.
of Fiddle
n.
An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in Germany strohfiedel, or straw fiddle.
a.
Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a violin; fiddle-shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform color markings of an animal.
n.
A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.
interj.
An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to nonsense!
n.
The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body.
n.
A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather.
n.
One of the catgut strings of a fiddle.
v. i.
To talk nonsense.
n.
One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
n.
The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow.
n.
A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.
v. i.
To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifle.
v. t.
To play (a tune) on a fiddle.
v. i.
To play on a fiddle.
n.
The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.