fiddle tunes

Square dance soundtrack

Fiddle tunes are traditional melodies played on the fiddle, typically associated with folk music from the British Isles, Appalachia, and other regions with strong fiddle traditions.

The repertoire includes jigs, reels, hornpipes, and breakdowns—dance music passed down through generations.

She learned old-time fiddle tunes from her grandfather.

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kitchen party · ballads · Celtic · violin · barn dances · crooked · reels · ceilidhs · jigs · Quebecois · banjo · clogging · Ozarks · dance halls · dance floor · ornaments · folk revival · breakdowns

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Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G