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This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the violin.
| Name of fiddler | Nationality | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Allard | Canadian | French-Canadian |
| Ruby Allmond | American | Country |
| Darol Anger | American | Jazz |
| Jason Anick | American | Jazz |
| Gilles Apap | French | Irish, Gypsy, bluegrass |
| John Arcand | Canadian | Métis |
| Svend Asmussen | Danish | Jazz |
| Aly Bain | Shetland | Scottish, Shetland |
| Dewey Balfa | American | Cajun |
| Kenny Baker | American | Bluegrass |
| Andrew Baxter | American | Blues |
| Randal Bays | American | Irish |
| Donald Angus Beaton | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Kinnon Beaton | Canadian | Scottish Celtic |
| Miri Ben-Ari | Israeli | Hip-hop |
| Émile Benoît | Canadian | Newfoundland |
| Byron Berline | American | Bluegrass |
| Norman Blake | American | Old time, bluegrass |
| Sedra Bistodeau | American | Old time |
| Tracy Bonham | American | Alternative rock |
| Robert Bowlin | American | Bluegrass |
| Charlie Bowman | American | Old-time |
| Bus Boyk | American | Old-time, country |
| Polly Bradfield | American | Jazz |
| Cecil Brower | American | Western swing |
| Kevin Burke | American | Irish |
| Sam Bush | American | Bluegrass |
| Hanneke Cassel | American | Scottish, Texas style |
| Paddy Canny | Irish | Irish |
| Jean Carignan | Canadian | French-Canadian |
| Andy Carlson | American | Bluegrass |
| Gaither Carlton | American | Appalachian, Old time |
| Ernie Carpenter | American | Appalachian, old time |
| French Carpenter | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Shelt Carpenter | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Liz Carroll | American | Irish |
| Fiddlin' John Carson | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Eliza Carthy | English | English |
| Hanneke Cassel | American | Bluegrass, Scottish, other |
| Angus Chisholm | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Harry Choates | American | Cajun |
| Vassar Clements | American | Bluegrass, country, jazz |
| Michael Cleveland | American | Bluegrass |
| Julia Clifford | Irish | Irish traditional |
| Charlie Cline | American | Bluegrass |
| Michael Coleman | Irish | Irish |
| Brian Conway | American | Irish |
| Sharon Corr | Irish | Irish |
| J. P. Cormier | Canadian | Bluegrass |
| Papa John Creach | American | Rock, blues |
| Randy Crouch | American | Blues, country, rock |
| Chris Daring | American | Texas |
| Charlie Daniels | American | Southern US rock |
| Junior Daugherty | American | Western swing, country, traditional |
| Andy de Jarlis | Canadian | Métis |
| Vernon Derrick | American | Bluegrass, Country |
| Michael Doucet | American | Cajun |
| Tommy Doucet | Canadian | Acadian |
| Barry Dransfield | English | English, folk |
| Casey Driessen | American | Bluegrass, Scottish |
| DSharp | American | Classical, electronic dance music, hip hop |
| Stuart Duncan | American | Bluegrass |
| Mark Evitts | American | Pop Country, Bluegrass |
| Mark Feldman | American | Jazz |
| Winston Fitzgerald | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Henry Flynt | American | Classical hillbilly |
| Canray Fontenot | American | Creole |
| Curly Fox | American | Country |
| Howdy Forrester | American | Texas show-style |
| Alasdair Fraser | Scottish | Scottish |
| D'Jalma Garnier | American | Creole |
| Frankie Gavin | Irish | Irish |
| Rayna Gellert | American | Old time |
| Manoj George | Indian | Indian classical music, World fusion, Indian blues |
| Johnny Gimble | American | Texas swing, bluegrass |
| Matt Glaser | American | Jazz, bluegrass |
| Michael Gorman | Irish | Irish |
| Niel Gow | Scottish | Scottish |
| G. B. Grayson | American | Old time |
| Richard Greene | American | Bluegrass |
| Clinton Gregory | American | Bluegrass, country |
| Petra Haden | American | Alternative rock |
| Merle Haggard | American | Country |
| Theron Hale | American | Old time |
| Ed Haley | American | Old time |
| Bella Hardy | English | English folk |
| John Hartford | American | Old time, bluegrass, country |
| Martin Hayes | Irish | Irish |
| Sid Harkreader | American | Old time |
| Aubrey Haynie | American | Bluegrass |
| Bobby Hicks | American | Bluegrass |
| Daniel Hoffman | American-Israeli | Klezmer |
| Jerry Holland | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Bob Holt | American | Old time |
| Tommy Hunter | American | Appalachian |
| Eileen Ivers [1] | American | Irish |
| Jana Jae | American | Country, Bluegrass |
| Tommy Jarrell | American | Appalachian |
| Ramona Jones | Country | Old time |
| Michael Kang | Korean | Bluegrass |
| Patrick Kelly | Irish | Irish |
| Doug Kershaw | American | Cajun |
| Clark Kessinger | American | Old time |
| Carla Kihlstedt | American | Jazz |
| Paddy Killoran | Irish | Irish |
| Tim Kliphuis | Dutch | Jazz |
| Peter Knight | English | Folk and jazz |
| Kenny Kosek | American | Bluegrass |
| Gundula Krause | German | Bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock |
| Alison Krauss | American | Bluegrass |
| Michelle Lambert | American | Pop |
| Donnell Leahy | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Andy Leftwich | American | Bluegrass |
| Brad Leftwich | American | Old time |
| Ray Legere | Canadian | Bluegrass |
| Chris Leslie | English | Electric folk |
| Laurie Lewis | American | Bluegrass, old-time |
| Annbjørg Lien | Norwegian | Norwegian |
| Didier Lockwood | French | Jazz |
| Benjamin F. Logan | American | Bluegrass |
| Julie Lyonn Lieberman | American | Blues, jazz, American and world roots styles |
| Sandy MacIntyre | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Ashley MacIsaac | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Buddy MacMaster | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Natalie MacMaster | Canadian | Canadian |
| Mack Magaha | American | Bluegrass |
| Martie Maguire | American | Country/Bluegrass |
| J. E. Mainer | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Benny Martin | American | Bluegrass |
| Oisin McAuley | Irish | Irish traditional |
| Andy McGann | Irish | Irish-American |
| Dennis McGee | American | Cajun |
| Sean McGuire | Irish | Irish |
| Clayton McMichen | American | Appalachian, old time |
| French Mitchell | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Don Messer | Canadian | Maritime, folk, old time |
| Bruce Molsky | American | Appalachian |
| Patrick Moran | Canadian | Sliabh Luachra |
| Denis Murphy | Irish | Irish traditional |
| Sierra Noble | Canadian | Métis, Celtic, old time, folk, jazz |
| Máiréad Nesbitt | Irish | Celtic |
| Mark O'Connor | America | Bluegrass, folk, classical |
| Padraig O'Keeffe | Irish | Irish |
| Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh | Irish | Irish |
| Uncle Charlie Osborne | American | Old time, Appalachian |
| Peter Ostroushko | American | Americana, folk |
| Sixto Palavecino | Argentinian | Argentinian folk |
| Una Palliser | Irish | Irish |
| Donny Parenteau | Canadian | Country, western swing |
| Tommy Peoples | Irish | Irish |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | French | Jazz |
| Tommy Potts | Irish | Irish |
| Ed Reavy | Irish | Irish-American |
| Bridget Regan | American | Irish punk |
| Juan Reynoso | Mexican | Tierra Caliente |
| Bonnie Rideout | American | Scottish |
| Laura Risk | American | Scottish, French-Canadian |
| Fiddlin' Doc Roberts | American | Old time |
| Eck Robertson | American | Old time |
| Posey Rorer | American | Old time |
| Jonathan "Jazz" Russell | American | Jazz |
| Ric Sanders | English | English folk |
| Joel Savoy | American | Cajun |
| Oliver Schroer | Canadian | Composer, various genres |
| Ricky Skaggs | American | Country, bluegrass |
| Nicky Sanders | American | Bluegrass |
| Dinesh Subasinghe | SriLankan | Pop classical, Celtic, folk |
| Ruby Jane Smith | American | Bluegrass |
| Buddy Spicher | American | Bluegrass |
| Uncle Bunt Stephens | American | Old time |
| Lee Stripling | American | Old time |
| Uncle Am Stuart | American | Old time |
| Brenda Stubbert | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Alicia Svigals | American | Klezmer |
| Dave Swarbrick | English | English folk |
| Gid Tanner | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Gordon Terry | American | Bluegrass |
| Benny Thomasson | American | Texas, old time |
| Uncle Jimmy Thompson | American | Old time |
| Kathryn Tickell | English | Northumbrian |
| Graham Townsend | Canadian | Ottawa Valley |
| Jay Ungar | American | Waltzes, swing |
| Jim Van Cleve | American | Bluegrass |
| Joe Venuti | American | Jazz |
| Calvin Vollrath | Canadian | Métis |
| Sara Watkins [1] | American | Bluegrass |
| Jenny Wilhelms | Finnish | Folk |
| Benny Williams | American | Bluegrass |
| Claude Williams | American | Jazz |
| Bob Wills | American | Texas swing |
| Melvin Wine | American | Appalachian |
| Chubby Wise | American | Bluegrass |
| Joel Zifkin | Canadian | Folk, rock, blues, abstract |
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| French Canadian/Acadian | |
| Ottawa Valley | |
| Cape Breton | |
| Métis | |
| Newfoundland |
| Tierra Caliente |
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| Romani (Gypsy) |
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| Sliabh Luachra | |
| Irish punk |
| Klezmer |
| Hardanger |
| English | |
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| Scottish Celtic |
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| Shetland |
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| Traditional folk |
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| Folk-rock |
| Rock |
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Chaim Topol, mononymously known as Topol, was an Israeli actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1971 film adaptation, performing this role more than 3,500 times from 1967 through 2009.
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The Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal is a fog signal station located on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine, in Sagadahoc County. It is about 1,100 feet (340 m) SW of the front light of the Doubling Point Range Lights, and about 2,000 feet (610 m) east of Doubling Point Light. The pyramidal bell structure was built in 1914, two years after a large steamship, the Ransom B. Fuller, ran aground in the fog on this section of the river.
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