Legends and Lore of the Fiddle
as well as a
Compendeum of Knowlege about the Fiddle
Louisy Fiddles Up a Storm A Tall Tale
Kriesler by Carl Sandburg
The White Woman of Montgomery Bar and the Fiddler who done her wrong!
The Mountain Whippoorwill or How Hillbilly Jim Won The Great Fiddler's Prize by Stephen Vincent Benet
National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest Why do fiddler's compete? The lowdown on the history of the fiddle contest
Paganini: Virtuoso or Devil? A fascinating essay by Jill
The Devil's Box Why?
Fiddler Jones Edgar Lee Masters
Balaam Foster's Fiddle And then the fiddle talked!
The Fiddler By Herman Melville
The Arkansas Traveler The tradition of the skit
Lost IndianThe legend behind the tune
Grandfather's ClockThe story behind the song

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Learn About the Violin
The Big QuestionWhat's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
Learn to Fiddle A complete audio download in two parts that will teach a beginner how to fiddle - plain and simple. Text can be printed out in it's entirety. Photo illustration.
New! EZ Fiddle Tabs Written out such that if you can't read music, or don't read it very well, you can follow the "tabs" and play that fiddle anyway!
Good Questions Also a place to ask one yourself
What the Heck Is Oldtime Music? This site pretty well answers the question
The Great Canadian Tune Book Learn it by ear with these fine midi files
Play It By Ear? How?
Free Music! Hear some fiddle music by The Strolling Fiddler that can be downloaded for FREE! Also includes lyrics to some oldtime favorites.
Make a Cornstalk Fiddle Might as well
Top Ten Reasons Why You Think or Know You Sound Rotten When You Play Your Fiddle
Fiddling On A Bad Hair Day When you have a bad hair day - so can your bow! Here are some pointers.
Interesting Sites and Friends
The Violin A beautifully composed website all about the violin
Wayne Cantwell, The Flyin' Fiddler Fine fiddler from Oklahoma. His website includes a great set of links to some of the county's best fiddlers. Pierre Cruzatte Read about the Fiddler of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
The MelBay Company What would we homegrown musicians do without them!
Fiddler's Festival These folks have a lot of fun fiddling around.
Violink - The World of Violins A whole world
MusicStaff Find a music teacher in your area.
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Penn's Tavern Ghostly tales and good food!
Broken Records A really fine local recording studio in the Susquehanna River Valley
Pennsylvania Bands Hardworking local musicians

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