Thesaurus results for FIDDLER

fiddler

noun

Definition of fiddler

as in violinist

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Recent Examples of fiddler The rest of the ensemble, including fiddler Jeremy Garrett, dobroist Andy Hall, and standup bassist Travis Book, are tuning up and readying themselves for the gig. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 There was Rufus Thibodeaux from Lafayette, Louisiana — Cajun fiddler who really talked the language and ate the food. — Chris Stanton, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Bill, who grew up on Long Island, assumed his position behind an aluminum upright bass from the 1930s, while Nancy, a fiddler and banjo player roughly half Bill’s height who grew up in Connecticut, emerged from the Airstream with her fiddle. — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026 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

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Noun

Mariachi Damas de Jalisco are making room for songs made famous by women, violinist Elizabeth Sosa tells me.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
His father, Stanley Silverman, is a composer who has arranged music for Sting and Paul Simon; his mother, Mary (Delson) Silverman,was an opera singer, and his stepmother a violinist.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Toward the end of the evening, the jazz pianist, a dapper man named Lafayette, took the microphone to thank each member of the band.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The music school Toki Rapa Nui, co-founded by classical pianist Mahani Teave, offers occasional concerts and guided visits of its sustainable Earthship building, which is shaped like an eight-petal flower.

— Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

If the score’s style is a bit of a pastiche of Queen’s own Eighties soundtrack work, the guitarist didn’t mind, since the band were already working in an ironic vein back then.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
No, the Foos didn’t augment their lineup with a synth of a saxophone player, instead lead guitarist Chris Shiflett interpreted that famous riff.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of guitarist

Noun

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

Noun

Having a harp in your home as a newly 30-year-old man, with a professional harpist who appears when the mood strikes said 30-year-old man, is an outstanding use of free will.

— Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
Her debut was a bit of a fluke at the coaxing of her close friend, the harpist and DJ Mary Lattimore.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of harpist

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The musicians included long-time collaborator guitarist Al Schackman, bassist Chris White, and drummer Rob Hamilton.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The pals would convene at Roberge’s home after school and watch a Genesis concert VHS owned by his older brother Jeff Roberge, who became drummer for Foxtrot Zulu.

— Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 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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