Frazier Moss Fred Price Red Clay Ramblers Eck Robertson Posey Rorer Alvin Sanderson Tracy Schwarz Mike Seeger Fiddlin' Arthur Smith John Specker Art Stamper Charlie Stamper Lowe Stokes Uncle Bunt Stephens Gid Tanner Joe Thompson Uncle Jimmy Thompson Paul Warren Melvin Wine Marcus Martin Luther Strong W.H. Stepp Joe Thompson Old time fiddle set up The fiddle used in playing Old Time fiddle tunes is essentially a violin which may be somewhat modified to accommodate Old Time playing technique. These modifications include: flattening the bridge slightly which makes it easier to perform rapid "double" shuffles which alternate between string pairs. This is not done in Irish, Scottish and most other fiddle styles. fiddle players in general more commonly use four fine tuners, where violinists may use only one, for the solid-steel E string. Old time fiddlers may dispense with chin rests entirely. Many don't use a shoulder rest, or use a rustic version thereof, such as a kitchen sponge held to the fiddle with a rubber band. See also Western swing fiddle Cajun fiddle Canadian fiddle American fiddle References External links Documentary "Why Old Time?" Appalachian English Meta index of resources Nashville_Old_Time_Jukebox Tons of fiddle tunes Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame Appalachian Traditional Music: A Short History Sheet music, lyrics & midis for 200+ traditional old-time songs Washington Oldtime Fiddlers Association The Henry Reed Collection at the Library of Congress Collection of traditional fiddle tunes performed by Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia. Recorded by folklorist Alan Jabbour in 1966-67. National traditional music association Pegram Jam Old Time Music Resource American folk music Country music genres Culture of the Southern United States Appalachian culture North American folk music Performing arts pages with videographic documentation Fiddle music