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Recent Examples of fiddler 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 Margaret Glaspy Although now based in New York City, this rock-pop singer-songwriter-guitarist-fiddler has strong Northern California ties, having been born in Sacramento and raised in Red Bluff. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025 Playing just with longtime Dave Matthews Band guitarist Reynolds and later guest fiddler Jake Simpson, rather than formally under the group’s moniker, Matthews and an almost bluesy Reynolds were both in the zone on acoustic guitar. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025 The musical's eponymous fiddler will be Kimberly Hanson, known to many fans on the regional music scene as the violinist for roots-country group The WhiskeyBelles. —Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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 Margaret Glaspy Although now based in New York City, this rock-pop singer-songwriter-guitarist-fiddler has strong Northern California ties, having been born in Sacramento and raised in Red Bluff. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025 Playing just with longtime Dave Matthews Band guitarist Reynolds and later guest fiddler Jake Simpson, rather than formally under the group’s moniker, Matthews and an almost bluesy Reynolds were both in the zone on acoustic guitar. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025 The musical's eponymous fiddler will be Kimberly Hanson, known to many fans on the regional music scene as the violinist for roots-country group The WhiskeyBelles. —Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddler
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Renowned salsa and latin jazz violinist Alfredo De La Fé brings his band, which blends traditional classical techniques with Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms.— Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Keith Stanfield, a violinist and concertmaster, was terminated as executive director of the Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet Foundation for similar crimes, the foundation’s lawyer, Karen Donnelly, said Tuesday.— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
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And on select nights, a pianist will perform on a bar’s new grand piano.— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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That includes here the fabulous jazz pianist and conductor Adrian Galante, a breakout young Australian equally as adept on the clarinet and an ebullient specialist in this genre of music.— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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There’s Jeremy Furlow (Tripp Taylor), a young guitarist who recently moved from South Carolina and has found a job laying roads for $8 a week.— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
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Moore and guitarist Will Ragano have been the two consistent members; aside from the current lineup there have been four bassists, four drummers and four keyboard players — most of whom will return for the show.— Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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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
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It’s all served well by the imaginative music of (mostly) Michael Koerner, delivered onstage by the duo of accordionist Victor Zupanc and guitarist Joe Cruz.— Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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The town also has a pied piper of the purity police (Ana Gasteyer, in peak form) and a light-in-his-loafers mayor (Brad Oscar), who has a conveniently daft wife (Ann Harada, reprising her role from the series).— Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Not to sound like your dad but: Have a plan or expect to pay the piper.— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
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Scottish harpist Maeve Gilchrist, American violinist Mazz Swift and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu make up the ensemble’s texturally acute international string section.— Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
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Alongside organist Ståle Storløkken and drummer Ole Mofjell, the Hedvig Mollestad Weejuns (the third word a slang term for Norwegians) form a groove that teeters toward explosiveness without ever reaching it.— Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
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But his biggest moment of mainstream exposure came in 1998 with the blockbuster success of the Farrelly brothers comedy There’s Something About Mary, which featured Richman and his trusty drummer Tommy Larkins as the film’s recurring Greek chorus, commenting on the plot in song.— Al Shipley, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026
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Performers include clarinetist Anthony McGill, violinists Leila Josefowicz and Geneva Lewis, and the Colburn Orchestra, making its Ojai Music Festival debut.— Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
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Legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman hired Peplowski to play tenor saxophone in his new outfit in 1984 after coming out of retirement.— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Fiddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/fiddler. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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