Yankee, or Boston fiddle One of the most prominent examples of the New England fiddle tradition was Maine's Mellie Dunham, who was a sensation in his day. Today New England fiddle playing is exemplified by Rounder Records artist Frank Ferrel. He refers to the style as "Down East" in his volume Boston Fiddle. Unlike other fiddle traditions, piano accompaniment is common, and, he notes occasionally saxophone or clarinet would join in. Another feature is frequent use of minor keys particularly G minor and also the "flat keys" of F Major and B flat Major, which are not typically used in Old Time and other indigenous music traditions. Ferrell traces his roots into the 1800s Boston Scottish and Irish cultures as typified in musicians such as William Bradbury Ryan. Like all Celtic American fiddle traditions, his is influenced by the publication of Chief O'Neil's massive directory of fiddle tunes in 1903 Thus, Ferrel and others in the North East tradition use the full panoply of Irish fiddle ornamentation. Bowed Triple The Cut The Double Cut The Long Roll The Short Roll The Slide Other influences include Scottish fiddling and Cape Breton style, which has its own blend of Celtic traditions which include also Normandy styles. Canadian and other international influence American fiddle traditions are deeply influenced by international influence from numerous immigrations and ordinary commerce particularly from Anglo-Celtic and Canadian sources. Québécois French, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Folk music tradition but has distinct features found only in the Western hemisphere This influence is largely due to immigration and cross-border commerce. Some observers categorize Maritime influence as a cosmopolitan trend of its own blending otherwise distinct styles which outlines several influences on what they call Northeastern Fiddling Styles: Cape Breton, French-Canadian (Québécois) and Maritime. Scottish style American fiddlers Brittany Haas Hanneke Cassel Jeremy Kittel Bonnie Rideout Laura Risk See also Fiddle Banjo Appalachian dulcimer John Lomax, musicologist Mark O'Connor, a major influence List of fiddlers Canadian fiddle Cajun fiddle Scottish fiddling Irish fiddle References Further reading North American Fiddle Music: a research and information guide by Drew Beisswenger (2011). Routledge. . External links The Digital Library of Appalachia American folk music American styles of music Appalachian culture Celtic music Country music genres Culture of the Southern United States Fiddle music Music genres Old-time music Violins