Word Finder - fiddlers

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One who plays the fiddle.

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One who fiddles.

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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.

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The common European sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos); so called because it continually oscillates its body.

American fiddlers sometimes use a variant of this which they call the " Georgia Shuffle " .

Several English fiddlers have been recorded using this pattern, on undotted as well as on Newcastle style hornpipes.

Inver, near the mouth of the Bran, was the birthplace of the two famous fiddlers, Niel Gow (1727-1807) and his son Nathaniel (1766-1831).

The other story involves two traveling fiddlers who arrive in Inverness seeking somwhere to play.

The 1822 collection included the tune " Craigellachie Bridge " (p. 30) which is still often played by fiddlers nowadays.

Stuart has competed in the Glenfiddich Fiddle Championships a major competition for Scottish fiddlers as a result of being invited three times.

Or again, traditional fiddlers often hold the bow nearer the middle.

I'm not suggesting the old players used jazz levels of syncopation but the light syncopation typical of Anglo-American fiddlers is probably a guide.

I 'm not suggesting the old players used jazz levels of syncopation but the light syncopation typical of Anglo-American fiddlers is probably a guide.

Early versions of the group included musicians Monroe, Cleo Davis, fiddlers Art Wooten and Tommy Magness, bass players Amos Garren and Bill Wesbrooks, and singer/guitarist Clyde Moody.