Fiddle

Fiddle is another name for the bowed string musical instrument more often called a violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music. Fiddle playing, or fiddling, which could refer to various styles of music.

There are few real distinctions between violins and fiddles, though more primitively constructed and smaller violins are more likely to be considered fiddles. Due to the style of the music played, fiddles may optionally be set up with a bridge with a flatter arch to allow multiple strings to be played simultaneously with more ease, such as the droning in Bluegrass.

Fiddle is also a common term among musicians who play folk music on the violin. The fiddle is part of many traditional (folk) styles of music which are aural traditions, taught 'by ear' rather than via written music. Another difference in musical styles is fiddling tends to produce rhythms focused on dancing, with associated quick note changes, whereas classical music tends to contain more vibrato and sustained notes. It is less common for a classically trained violinist to play folk music, but today, many fiddlers have classical training.

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Fiddling while Rome burns

The News International 13 Aug 2018

Recently, the world witnessed a heart-wrenching tragedy in which a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus in Yemen’s province of Saada, killing several young children. For the past few years, the whole world has been silently witnessing the pain and torture that the Yemenis have been going through. But the silence of international human rights bodies is, indeed, deafening ... Kinanah Shahbaz. Islamabad ... Kinanah Shahbaz ... ....

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'She asked me if I was the marrying kind' - fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes

Irish Independent 13 Aug 2018

0 Comments 'She asked me if I was the marrying kind' - fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes ... https.//www.independent.ie/entertainment/she-asked-me-if-i-was-the-marrying-kind-fiddle-virtuoso-martin-hayes-37204085.html ... He looks like he is at one with the fiddle ... As a boy, Martin watched his father playing the fiddle and it seemed like the natural fit. When he was seven, a little fiddle turned up on Christmas morning....

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Fiddle Rick to play Morris Library benefit; tickets on sale now

The Southern Illinoisan 09 Aug 2018

CARBONDALE — The annual Friends of Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale fundraising effort is set for Sept. 22 ... ....

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Fiddle music key to producing local loofahs, says N.S. grower

CBC 09 Aug 2018

The gourd is usually found in semitropical climates, but it's now being grown commercially in Nova Scotia ... ....

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Letter: Utah’s leaders fiddle around while our planet burns

The Salt Lake Tribune 09 Aug 2018

Nero fiddled while Rome burned, or so goes the legend. Our elected officials remind me of Nero. They may not fiddle, but they are oblivious to global catastrophes ... Why don’t our elected officials care that burning fossil fuels will increase our climate dangers? ... It’s time for solutions....

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No longer second fiddle

Boston Herald 08 Aug 2018

TORONTO — The Red Sox have played second fiddle with the Patriots for roughly the ......

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Ritter to fiddle for play at Jackson County Library

Sylva Herald 08 Aug 2018

William Ritter, a rising star in old-time music, will fiddle for “Love Makes a Home. The Life of Rebecca Boone,’’ at the Jackson County Library at 6.30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 ... ....

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Putin playing Trump like a fiddle

The Paducah Sun 08 Aug 2018

WASHINGTON -- It's a given that political candidates will target each other with as much oppositional propaganda as they can get away with. But with the Kremlin now playing a third-party shadow role in U.S. elections, the usual game seems to be shifting from blood sport to cold war ... These include what almost any Russian would surely tell you -- that Putin is playing Trump like a fiddle -- and that something was stinky in Helsinki . ....

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Fiddle weekend at Ozark Folk Center carries on timeless tradition

Harrison Daily 07 Aug 2018

MOUNTAIN VIEW — This weekend the Ozark Folk Center State Park hosts their annual Old-Time Fiddle Weekend celebrating the rich tradition of Ozark fiddling beginning Thursday, Aug. 9 and lasting through Saturday, Aug. 11. The weekend includes an all-day fiddle ... ....

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Mehbooba: Fiddling with Article 35A violates basic structure of Constitution

Sify 07 Aug 2018

Srinagar. People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today said the deferment of hearing on the plea challenging the Constitutional validity of the Article 35A in the Supreme Court has given only an interim relief to the state's natives ... 'Any attempt to fiddle with it will amount to violating its basic structure,' she added. Mehbooba said Kashmiris are often blamed for alienating themselves from the rest of the country ... ....

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Kathleen Parker: Putin is playing Trump like a fiddle

Daily Camera 07 Aug 2018

Kathleen Parker Washington Post. WASHINGTON — It's a given that political candidates will target each other with as much oppositional propaganda as they can get away with. But with the Kremlin now playing a third-party shadow role in U.S ... What else should one think? ... These include what almost any Russian would surely tell you — that Putin is playing Trump like a fiddle — and that something was stinky in Helsinki. Email ... ....

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Danica McKellar to star in The Fiddling Horse

Mid Day 06 Aug 2018

American actress Danica Mae McKellar is all set to star in the upcoming comedy-drama 'The Fiddling Horse.' According to Variety, Mckellar who has been roped in to play the leading role, will portray the character of a woman who inherits a racehorse and eventually teams up with a ......

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Attempt to fiddle with Article 35A would undermine basic structure of Constitution: Mehbooba Mufti

Indian Express 06 Aug 2018

Hours after the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on petitions challenging the validity of Article 35A which provides special rights to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti took to Twitter to express her thoughts on the issue. In her tweet, she said there’s anxiety and panic among the people as uncertainty looms over the special status ... — Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) August 6, 2018 ... 1/2 ... Tags ... ....

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