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fiddler

noun

Definition of fiddler

as in violinist

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Recent Examples of fiddler With Pa being a fiddler, music played a significant role in Wilder’s work and Sonnenshine was determined to reflect that; all the songs played in Season 1 are from the books. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 That’s what will be going on July 9 in Walnut Creek when the incredibly talented Bay Area fiddler Tom Rigney comes to the Lesher Center to kick off the venue’s Summer Sounds free concert series. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Classic Americana events include yearly bathtub racing, a peach festival, and a fiddler's convention. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 May 2026 Taylor resumed his music career in 1995 and launched an independent label, Train Wreck Records, in 2007, intimate, Americana tunes with the likes of singer-violinist Carrie Rodriguez, guitarist John Platania, bassist Tony Mercadante and singer-fiddler Kendel Carson. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026 The fierce and feet-pounding new cast includes four-time World Champion Irish dancer Keeva Corry and Australia’s competitive Irish dancers and brothers Will and Kieran Bryant, along with Will’s girlfriend, fiddler Haley Richardson. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 Cleland is a master fiddler and executive director of the Irish Music School of Chicago, according to the district’s website. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 The area hums with culture, from galleries and artisan boutiques to live music at Stinky’s Bait Shack (go Fridays and see Matt Miller, fiddler extraordinaire) and the 30A Songwriters Festival. — Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026 The event marks exactly 100 years since the original broadcast featuring fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson. — Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025

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There are also guest appearances by Brandi Carlile, Lee Ann Womack, the Jeremy Jordan Ensemble, percussionist Jay Bellerose, violinist Scarlet Rivera, and Taupin’s daughter, Georgey.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Being a pilot has come in handy during his career as a violinist, too.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival.

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Then, in early September, Laurie Anderson, the pianist Thomas Bartlett, and others join forces to mark the centenary of Allen Ginsberg’s birth.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

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Following his public apology over sending inappropriate messages to an underage fan, guitarist Simon O’Connor has been dropped from Modest Mouse’s upcoming tour dates.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026
Legend has it that in 1957 Waters met the 21-year-old Buddy Guy outside the 708 Club, days after the young guitarist had arrived in the city.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.

— Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Like most of her bandmates, Madden grew up in a musical family; her dad was an accordionist who played hundreds of functions in the Northeast.

— Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of accordionist

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The townspeople agreed, and the piper began to play a lively tune upon his fife.

— Simon Rich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Sommer, a second-generation piper who lives near the cemetery, played Amazing Grace on her bagpipes while weaving through the graves to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.

— Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026

Definition of piper

Noun

The show also featured poignant video tributes to Peart and original drummer John Rutsey, ensuring their legacies were honored.

— David Chiu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The special guest on this tour is drummer Jaimoe, the last surviving founding member of The Allman Brothers Band.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of drummer

Noun

The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli went in a different direction while playing an arrangement of George Gershwin’s Three Preludes.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of clarinetist

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