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Recent Examples of fiddler
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.
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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
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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The quartet also features violinist Sindri Lederer, violist Andrea Berger and pianist Antonia Koster.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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But guest violinist Nick Eanet’s instrument too often disappeared in combinations, especially with fairly bold projection from interim principal bassoonist George Sakakeeny.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Beer plays Laura, an aspiring pianist whose life is upended after miraculously surviving a car crash.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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His roommate, a classical pianist, was a total stranger—but not for long.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Eagles played their first concert without Joe Walsh in 51 years in January when the guitarist was taken down by the flu.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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In the eighties, Thorn boxed professionally, as a middleweight, ultimately fighting Roberto Durán, a five-time world champ, before turning to a career as a guitarist and singer.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 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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Helping one family turned into helping hundreds, and along the way Biffle became something of a pied piper to other people who owned helicopters and wanted to help.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Dec. 2025
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This year for Christmas, your presents can actually involve drummers drumming, pipers piping and ladies dancing.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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Rich really is the drummer and everyone else is playing to Rich, even our drummer.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Last summer, Good Charlotte dropped its eighth studio album, Motel Du Cap, which marked the band’s first LP without drummer Dean Butterworth following his departure in early 2025.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
19 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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Albert Navarro had been a saxophonist and a clarinettist who worked as a music teacher and as a bandleader at resort hotels.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Fiddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddler. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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