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Type of music
Scottish fiddling may be distinguished from other folk fiddling styles by its particular precision of execution and energy in the delivery, for example
Scottish_fiddling
Violin style from Nova Scotia, Canada
Outer Hebrides. Although fiddling has changed since this time in Scotland, it is widely held[who?] that the tradition of Scottish fiddle music has been better
Cape_Breton_fiddling
Bowed string instrument
instrumentalists, is the norm, though twin fiddling is represented in some North American, Scandinavian, Scottish and Irish styles. Following the folk revivals
Fiddle
18th century, Scottish fiddling is said to have reached new heights. Fiddlers like William Marshall and Niel Gow were legends across Scotland, and the first
Music_of_Scotland
Scottish instrumental group
de Lorient, France, Winners of “La Trophe La Bolee de Corrigans” (1994) Scottish Folk Awards “Best Live Act” (2003) Australian Entertainment Industry Association's
Fiddlers'_Bid
American music genre
Cut The Long Roll The Short Roll The Slide Other influences include Scottish fiddling and Cape Breton style, which has its own blend of Celtic traditions
American_fiddle
Scottish fiddler and composer
John Taylor is a Scottish fiddler and composer from Buckie in Scotland and a past winner of the Niel Gow award for Scottish fiddling. He lives in California
John Taylor (Scottish fiddler)
John_Taylor_(Scottish_fiddler)
American musician
three and has been Scottish fiddling since the age of five. As a teenager, he studied with a number of the great fiddlers of Scotland, such as Ian Powrie
Colyn_Fischer
Traditional folk music of Canada on the fiddle
Hebrides. Although fiddling has changed considerably since this time in Scotland, it is widely held[who?] that the tradition of Scottish fiddle music has
Canadian_fiddle
Scottish and American tune
"an American classic" but traces its origin to Scottish fiddling traditions. It has been played in Scotland for over 200 years, and Robert Burns used it
Soldier's_Joy_(fiddle_tune)
Musical rhythm, especially used in Baroque music
possesses these rhythms which are in the very essence of its style. In Scottish country dances, the Scotch snap (or Scots snap) is a prominent feature
Lombard_rhythm
Set of 39 South Indian compositions
Chennai, and decided to learn it. The music was mostly Irish and Scottish fiddling, rather than Western classical music. After three years of lessons
Nottuswara
Type of musical flourish
'cuts' / 'strikes' in Irish fiddling), slides, rolls, cranns, doubling, mordents, drones, trebles (or birls in Scottish fiddling), or a variety of other ornaments
Ornament_(music)
Scottish fiddler
cottage in Cults became the centre for visits from many enthusiasts of Scottish fiddling. He judged many fiddle competitions, and it was at one of these, in
Hector_MacAndrew
Irish and Scottish social gathering
A cèilidh (/ˈkeɪli/ KAY-lee, Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʲʰeːlɪ]) or céilí (Irish: [ˈceːlʲiː]) is a traditional Scottish and Irish social gathering. In its most
Cèilidh
Musical artist
plays many different styles of music including Irish, Scottish, Canadian, and American fiddling, Argentine Tango, jazz, klezmer, Western Classical music
Mari_Black
Type of bellows-blown bagpipe
The Scottish smallpipe is a bellows-blown bagpipe re-developed by Colin Ross and many others, adapted from an earlier design of the instrument. There are
Scottish_smallpipes
European folk dance
fraternity, 1953: pages 57–60 Christine Martin (2002): Traditional Scottish Fiddling. Taigh na Teud Music Publishers, 13 Upper Breakish, Isle Of Skye.
Chapelloise
Genre of traditional music from Scotland
Scottish folk music (also Scottish traditional music) is a genre of folk music that uses forms that are identified as part of the Scottish musical tradition
Scottish_folk_music
Six-holed woodwind instrument
Other names for the instrument are the flageolet, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, or Irish whistle (also Irish: feadóg stáin
Tin_whistle
Traditional fiddle-playing method from County Donegal, Ireland
is often played in concerts and recorded on albums. Irish fiddle Scottish fiddling Irish music Celtic music Vallely, Fintan (1999). The Companion to
Donegal_fiddle_tradition
Type of bagpipe native to Scotland
bagpipe (Scottish Gaelic: a' phìob mhòr pronounced [ə ˌfiːp ˈvoːɾ] lit. 'the great pipe') is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and the Scottish analogue
Great_Highland_bagpipe
Musical artist
Records and is a leading artist on the label. He has founded various summer fiddling programs: the Valley of the Moon fiddle camp in California begun in 1984;
Alasdair_Fraser
One of two American types of square dancing
Breton Island has a well-preserved style of dance music, based on Scottish fiddling. Square dance music was traditionally played on acoustic instruments
Traditional_square_dance
American folk violinist
Diary of a Fiddler (© 1999 Compass Records) The Wee Hours: Future of Scottish Fiddling in America (© 1998 Gargoyle Records) Laura Risk "ARTIST AND THE DANCER"
Hanneke_Cassel
Form of Scottish folk dance and music
Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North America. In Scottish country
Reel_(dance)
Form of traditional singing common in areas of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man
thecelticroom.org. Retrieved 2023-02-10. Piggott, Rowan (2017). "Diddling & Fiddling: The Importance Of Vocalising European Dance Music" (PDF). The Living Tradition
Lilting
to Ron Yule, "Louisiana fiddling had its birth roots in Europe, with fiddling being noted as early as the 1400s in Scotland". Zydeco music is a geographically
Cajun_fiddle
Competitive style of national dancing of Scotland
dance or Highland dancing (Scottish Gaelic: dannsa Gàidhealach) is a style of competitive dancing developed in the Scottish Highlands in the 19th and 20th
Highland_dance
Dancing around two crossed swords
dancers in costume adorned with bells. In 1573, Scottish mercenaries are said to have performed a Scottish Sword dance before the Swedish King, John III
Scottish_sword_dances
Scottish Gaelic dialects of eastern Canada
Canadian English simply as Gaelic, is the form of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Atlantic Canada. Scottish Gaels were settled in Nova Scotia from 1773, with
Canadian_Gaelic
Scottish neotraditional folk band
Project Smok is a neotraditional Scottish folk band. The band was formed in 2017 by Levack and Lafuente, and brought on Baird in winter 2018. Simon Thompson
Project_Smok
Scottish folk band
received the Belhaven Bursary for Innovation in Scottish Music, the largest music prize in Scotland. In September 2021, Hayley Keenan announced her departure
Talisk
Style of American fiddling
time (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
Old_time_fiddle
Folk dance and tune
The jig (Irish: port, Scottish Gaelic: port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It first
Jig
Style of fiddle playing of the Métis people
more on the topic of: Métis fiddle Metis fiddling can be described as the incorporation of First Nations, Scottish, and French-Canadian rhythms, but with
Métis_fiddle
Fiddle playing style
this area by Scottish, Irish, French Canadian, and Métis fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company in the mid-19th century. Athabaskan fiddling is a variant
Athabaskan_fiddle
Celtic musical instrument
as cláirseach in Irish, clàrsach in Scottish Gaelic, telenn in Breton and telyn in Welsh. In Ireland and Scotland, it was a wire-strung instrument requiring
Celtic_harp
Scottish neotraditional folk band
Gnoss is a neotraditional Scottish folk band. The band was formed in 2015 by Moodie and Rorie, both from Orkney. Sinclair and Baxter joined soon after
Gnoss
Scottish games
countries with a large Scottish diaspora as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Certain aspects
Highland_games
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
Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada
museum also functions as a cultural center, giving Highland step-dancing, fiddling and piano lessons, as well as holding Gaelic-language revival events and
An_Drochaid
Long-running Canadian traditional music festival
annually in Nova Scotia in early July, the contest currently includes seven fiddling classes, two step-dance classes, and two days of competition, performance
Maritime_Fiddle_Festival
Musical artist
entire history of Shetland fiddling." Born on 29 August 1910 on the "Moorfield" croft at Eshaness, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Anderson was the oldest child
Tom_Anderson_(fiddler)
Musical artist
National Guitar Summer Workshop, Alasdair Fraser's Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School, and the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. Albums 2004 The Road
William_Coulter
National bagpipe of Ireland
identical, to the Scottish Highland bagpipes that are now played in Scotland. These are known as the "Great Irish Warpipes". In Irish and Scottish Gaelic, this
Uilleann_pipes
Music style
Examples include the Sliabh Luachra and Donegal fiddle traditions. In Irish fiddling there are few known composers, as many tunes have been taught by ear and
Irish_fiddle
Music genre associated with the Scottish Highlands
'piping' in Scottish Gaelic, piobaireachd has for some four centuries been music of the great Highland bagpipe. A more general term is Scottish Gaelic: ceòl
Pibroch
Class of musical ensembles usually in Scotland
from throughout the world. Since 1930, when the Scottish band association (today known as the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association or RSPBA) was formed, there
Pipe_band
Scottish singing style
Scottish Gaelic term port à beul refers to "a tune from a mouth—specifically a cheerful tune—which in the plural becomes puirt à beul". In Scotland,
Puirt_à_beul
Genre of folk music
regional styles. It uses the standard GDAE tuning. The best-known regional fiddling traditions are from Counties Donegal, Sligo, Clare as well as Sliabh Luachra
Irish_traditional_music
Musical instrument
which he claimed. This bagpipe was commonly played in the Lowlands of Scotland, Northern England and Ireland from the mid-18th until the early 20th century
Pastoral_pipes
African American residents of Appalachia
banjocello, and the banjeaurine. Affrilachians developed their own style of fiddling, dating back to at least the seventeenth century, which many of its features
Affrilachia
Abhijith P. S. Nair (fusion violin, Indian, Western) Aly Bain (Scottish and Shetland fiddling) Alexander Bălănescu (founder of Balanescu String Quartet) Miri
List of popular music violinists
List_of_popular_music_violinists
Dance native to Scotland
Scottish country dance (SCD) is the distinctively Scottish form of country dance, itself a form of social dance involving groups of couples of dancers
Scottish_country_dance
Scottish folk songs sung while fulling cloth
Waulking songs (Scottish Gaelic: Òrain Luaidh) are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in the Gaelic language by women while fulling (waulking) cloth
Waulking_song
Musical heritage of Nova Scotia
in 1604. Nova Scotia was briefly colonized by Scottish settlers in 1620, though by 1624, the Scottish settlers had been removed by treaty and the area
Music_of_Nova_Scotia
Canadian musician (1914–1991)
vinyl LP album in 1979, entitled Bill Lamey: Classic Recordings of Scottish Fiddling, Shanachie Records - 14002 - 1979. A collection of house session recordings
Bill_Lamey
Type of dance
United States. The National Barn Dance began as a program of old-time fiddling on April 19, 1924, with George D. Hay as the show's host and announcer
Barn_dance
Scottish music teaching method
Canntaireachd (Scottish Gaelic for 'chanting'; pronounced [ˈkʰãũn̪ˠt̪ɛɾʲəxk]) is the ancient method of teaching, learning and memorizing Piobaireachd (also
Canntaireachd
Father of Walt and Roy Disney
house on it. The neighborhood was called Hermosa and had been settled by Scottish, German, and Scandinavian immigrants. Their next two children were born
Elias_Disney
Musical artist
Kennedy Center and other notable venues. He has won numerous regional fiddling competitions, and placed third in the 2009 national championships after
David_Gardner_(fiddler)
mode Mixolydian mode Pentatonic scale Relations Cape Breton fiddling English folk music Scottish folk music Competitions Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Oireachtas
List_of_Irish_musicians
Scottish comedian, film director and producer (born 1963)
Iannucci, which followed late in 1998, featured Iannucci using his tape-fiddling skills to present a review of the year.[citation needed] In 2000, he created
Armando_Iannucci
Canadian musician (born 1975)
double-platinum selling Canadian record. MacIsaac published an autobiography, Fiddling with Disaster in 2003. MacIsaac was born in Creignish, Inverness County
Ashley_MacIsaac
Type of Scottish bagpipe
are a type of bagpipe related to the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe. It is perhaps confusable with the Scottish smallpipe, although it is a quite different
Border_pipes
Genre of folk music
instruments, generally centering on a combination of fiddle (see old time fiddling) and plucked string instruments, most often the 5-string banjo without
Old-time_music
"Canadian traditional dance and tune"
French-Canadians in the 1800's and is a variant of the Scottish Tune "Big John McNeil" by Scottish violinist Peter Milne. According to Canadian fiddle musician
La_Grande_Gigue_Simple
Canadian musician
2023". Canadiangrandmasters.ca. Official website Natalie MacMaster at TED "Cape Breton fiddling in reel time" (TED2002) "Fiddling in reel time" (TED2003)
Natalie_MacMaster
Scottish fiddler
television series: The Down home Recordings (which described how fiddling music spread from Scotland and Ireland to America), The Shetland Sessions (recorded
Aly_Bain
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
house. Buddy MacMaster (1924–2014), important figure in Cape Breton fiddling. See Scottish Gaelic placenames in Canada McNabb, Debra. "Judique". www.thecanadianencyclopedia
Judique,_Nova_Scotia
Dance move
Characteristics Scotch snap Related music English folk music Irish traditional music (particularly the Donegal fiddle tradition) Cape Breton fiddling
Two-step_(dance_move)
Scottish Dances Scottish country dance Sword dance Scottish Martial Arts Scottish Wrestling Historical fencing in Scotland Webster, David, Scottish Highland
Dirk_dance
Educational institution in Nova Scotia
The Gaelic College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaisde na Gàidhlig), formally The Royal Cape Breton Gaelic College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaisde Rìoghail na Gàidhlig)
The_Gaelic_College
Canadian fiddler and composer
instructed in fiddling. Allard remained in Quebec until the age of sixteen, when he moved back to the United States, where he began to enter fiddling competitions
Joseph_Allard_(fiddler)
How data on crime is measured and reported
Scotland, 2024-25 - Data and methodology". Scottish Government. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025. "Scottish Crime Recording Board". Scottish Government
Crime statistics in the United Kingdom
Crime_statistics_in_the_United_Kingdom
Type of dance tune
from its Scottish cousins in that the "snaps" can come at any point in the measure; they have been described as more "wild" than in Scottish playing.
Strathspey_(dance)
Celtic frame drum
has gained popularity throughout the Celtic music world, especially in Scotland,[when?] Cape Breton, North mainland Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Prince
Bodhrán
Unpitched percussion instrument
had followed William's army into Ireland and the Flemish, English and Scottish Protestant groups had united into the Orange Order. The name comes from
Lambeg_drum
Dance
"http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/english/index.html English Fiddle]", Fiddling Around the World. Accessed August 19, 2017. Bartram, Chris. English Fiddle
Hornpipe
Music genre
Boys of the Lough, and The Silencers have kept Scottish folk vibrant and fresh by mixing traditional Scottish and Gaelic folk songs with more contemporary
Folk_music
Scottish folk band
(stylized INYAL) is a Scottish folktronica band. It was founded in 2016 in Glasgow. The band formed in early 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2017, it was nominated
Inyal
Traditional Scottish dance
[citation needed] Highland (Scottish) Fling (Scottish) Flett, JF and TM (1996). Traditional Step-Dancing in Scotland. Scottish Cultural Press. p. 29. ISBN 1898218455
Highland_Fling
Polish lively triple-meter musical form with accents on beats two and three
mode Mixolydian mode Pentatonic scale Relations Cape Breton fiddling English folk music Scottish folk music Competitions Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Oireachtas
Mazurka
Country Howdy Forrester American Texas show-style Alasdair Fraser Scottish Scottish D'Jalma Garnier American Creole Frankie Gavin Irish Irish Rayna Gellert
List_of_fiddlers
2001 single by Puddle of Mudd
out to Los Angeles in late 2000 to record with them. He spent his days fiddling with his acoustic guitar in a hotel room on Hollywood Boulevard, where
Blurry
Genre of popular music from Canada
organizer of the Canadian Country Music Awards Canadian fiddling Cape Breton fiddling Quebec fiddling Canadian folk music Celtic music in Canada "Top 150
Canadian_country_music
1973 studio album by Black Sabbath
states, "I'd written it one night at Bulrush Cottage while I was loaded and fiddling around with a Revox tape machine and my ARP 2600." The singer also writes
Sabbath_Bloody_Sabbath
American actor, musician and author
the Grand Ole Opry among others. Style and Influence: Randall Franks's fiddling style is deeply rooted in the traditions of Georgia Fiddle Bands, notably
Randall_Franks
Canadian fiddler and entertainer
entertainer from Westmount, Cape Breton Island. His lively Cape Breton style of fiddling has entertained audiences all over the world while travelling with The
Howie_MacDonald
Irish musical form
highland, it is related to the Scottish highland fling and the hornpipe, found throughout the British Isles. Like its Scottish cousin, a fling is played in
Fling_(Irish)
Character in novels by Stuart MacBride
scabrous". In the books, she is always noted for her odd hairstyles and for fiddling constantly with her underwear. Louise Fairbairn, writing in The Scotsman
Logan_McRae
Type of percussion instrument
or uncommonly a Street Drum in English. Side drum: a common British and Scottish Highlands term for a snare drum. Also known as a Piccolo Cassa or Tamburo
Snare_drum
of the songs were also included in the collection Jacobite Reliques by Scottish poet and novelist James Hogg. The index is a database of nearly 200,000
List of folk songs by Roud number
List_of_folk_songs_by_Roud_number
American bluegrass musician, songwriter (1911–1996)
to the blues. In an interview with Ralph Rinzler, Monroe described the fiddling of Shultz as being infused with more blues than a white fiddler, although
Bill_Monroe
Irish fiddler (born 1950)
Christopherson, and eventually developed an advanced technique in the Sligo fiddling style. He travelled frequently to Ireland to visit relatives and immersed
Kevin_Burke_(musician)
American singer-songwriter and fiddler (born 1981)
her brother Sean and mandolinist Chris Thile. In addition to singing and fiddling, Watkins also plays the ukulele and the guitar, and also played percussion
Sara_Watkins
Italian composer (1746–1825)
great singer was held by a section of our nobility. In 1771 he moved to Scotland with his wife Francesca Bachelli (1749?-1802) to take up a position as
Domenico_Corri
2005 studio album by Deep Purple
Ian Paice, the title track was created after keyboardist Don Airey was "fiddling around with something, and I said, 'Can we add something that has a sort
Rapture_of_the_Deep
Scottish folk band
Scottish folk band with a musical style tailored for festival dance parties. It includes six women and emphasizes female empowerment in the Scottish traditional
Heisk
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