Fiddle Player

Fiddle Player

Fiddlers

Musical instruments

This photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann in the 1930s and shows a mountain fiddler near Ashland, Kentucky. The player's casual posture, with relaxed shoulders and a loose hold on the instrument is typical of fiddle players in the Appalachian mountains. The instrument's placement, propped on the front of his chest instead of tucked under his chin and over his left shoulder, is also indicative of its use in playing "fiddle" tunes as opposed to classical violin music. Fiddles were often accompanied by banjos and guitars to make music for dancing and singing, common social activities in the Appalachian mountains during the Craft Revival period.

Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934

Doris Ulmann Photograph Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1930/1939

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2008-02-27

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Appalachian Region, Southern

8" x 6"(dimension)

Craft Revival