fiddler

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Recent Examples of fiddler Highlights include fiery fiddler Tom Rigney on Saturday at the Waverley Stage and a Uke Jam on Sunday at the Webster Stage. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025 Headliners include perennial favorite folk-rockers Gaelic Storm, Dublin folk quartet The High Kings, modern Scottish instrumentalists Talisk, young folk singer Emma Langford and fiddler Eileen Ivers, among others. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddler
Noun
  • Daring composer Jlin also collaborates with violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and percussive dancer Leonardo Sandoval.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Blending lyrical sensuality and emotional force, Primavera tells the story of Cecilia, a gifted young violinist raised in an orphanage in 18th-century Venice, whose world is turned upside down by her encounter with Antonio Vivaldi.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The former artistic director of the organization's jazz programming, composer and pianist Jason Moran, departed in July after joining the Kennedy Center in 2011.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The pianist’s choice of instrument also matters.
    Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just last week, when the NFL kicked off Week 1 of its regular season, Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick opened up the Bengals-Browns game at Huntington Bank Field.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Neil’s with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sixx’s with the Los Angeles Times — also have their subjects addressing the band’s split with former guitarist Mick Mars in 2022 and the sore feelings and lawsuits that have come out of that.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • After the Red Hook show, the pipers from Connecticut waited for Chaimbeul to sign their albums before piling back into their van.
    Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson and harpist Mikaela Davis make guest appearances, alongside Miranda and bassist, Cameron Ralston, who joined the band following the departure of longtime bassist and backup vocalist Peter Hughes last year.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Watch chefs expertly prepare your dinner at Herons, or make a reservation for afternoon tea featuring a live harpist in the lounge.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Oppenheimer recalls meeting Ramone and that the drummer asked about the family band’s music in Peas and Carrots.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The drummer playfully taps out a beat to match the roaring engine.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lair’s dad was a flutist in the symphony.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Saxophonist-flutist-vocalist Denson is a gifted jazz-funk veteran, and his band can be relentlessly energetic live.
    Bret Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Windy City Ramblers — led by the bouncy trumpeter Mario Abney and, sometimes, his two pint-size kids — would then process into Pritzker Pavilion.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • While playing theatres across the country, Carson had worked with a young trumpeter named Doc Severinsen, who had been hired as an NBC studio musician at twenty-two and played lead in Henderson’s orchestra when Allen’s show first aired.
    Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Fiddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddler. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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