Irish fiddle
Jig accompaniment instrument
An Irish fiddle is simply a violin played in the traditional Irish style.
The instrument itself is identical to any classical violin—the distinction lies entirely in repertoire and technique.
Irish fiddling emphasizes dance tunes like jigs, reels, and hornpipes, with characteristic ornamentation and rhythmic drive.
She learned Irish fiddle from her grandmother in County Clare.
- jigSpirited folk dance
- slip jigIrish dance in 9/8
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- stringsThin flexible lines
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- Celtic Musicjigs, reels, hornpipes, Celtic tunes, slides
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- fiddlingtinkering, twiddling, fussing, meddling, tampering
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