Fiddler Collection (#14)

NORTH CAROLINA: FIDDLER. Fiddler Bill Hensley and a woman performing at the Mountain Music Festival in Asheville, North Carolina. Photograph by Alan Lomax, mid 20th century

BOG TROTTERS BAND, 1937. Members of the Bog Trotters Band. Left to right: Doc Davis with autoharp, Alex Dunford with fiddle, Crockett Ward with fiddle, Fields Ward with guitar

VIRGINIA: FIDDLER, 1937. Alex Dunford, a fiddler with the Bog Trotters Band, photographed by Alan Lomax in Galax, Virginia, 1937

VIRGINIA: FIDDLER, 1934. Davy Crockett Ward, a fiddler with the Bog Trotters Band, photographed by Alan Lomax in Galax, Virginia, 1934

VERMONT STATE FAIR, 1941. A quartet at an old-fashioned musical given at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland. Photograph by Jack Delano, September 1941

VERMONT: FIDDLER, 1941. Fiddler Ed Lorkin playing music for square dances at the Worlds Fair at Tunbridge, Vermont. Photograph by Jack Delano, September 1941

MICHIGAN: FIDDLERS, 1937. Lon Allen and his son playing fiddles in their home near Iron River, Michigan. Photograph by Russell Lee, c1937

VERMONT: FIDDLER, 1941. Ed Larkin, a fiddler at the little Worlds Fair in Tunbridge, Vermont. Photograph by Jack Delano, September, 1941

FIDDLERS, 1937. Playing the fiddle to the tune of The Arkansas Traveler. Photograph by Russell Lee, 1937

Sailors carousing, or a peep in the Long Room, 1825 (etching)
XJF909332 Sailors carousing, or a peep in the Long Room, 1825 (etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Rival Printers, 1734 (etching)
XJF867858 The Rival Printers, 1734 (etching) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: BM 1868, 0808.3522); English, out of copyright

Gambols on the River Thames, 1814 (hand-coloured etching)
XJF493398 Gambols on the River Thames, 1814 (hand-coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Merry Fiddler, Ary de Vois, 1660 - 1680

Humpback fiddler for an inn, Adriaen van Ostade, 1652 - 1656

La Place des Victoires, Paris, c. 1789 (pen and ink and w / c over graphite on laid paper)
XYC150255 La Place des Victoires, Paris, c.1789 (pen and ink and w/c over graphite on laid paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 34.9x53.3 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

FAMILY GATHERING, c1872. An African American man playing fiddle while a family dances. American chromolithograph, c1872, by Duval & Hunter, after Auguste Dircks painting Dancing to the Fiddle

BOATS ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Life on the Mississippi River in time of peace. Lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1865

Young Fiddler, Bermuda
Young Fiddle player, Bermuda Date: circa 1910s

A fiddler crab has a 1. 5 cm wide shell and are found in africa, australia, india, indonesia and southern asia
A fiddler crab has a 1.5 cm wide shell and are found in africa, australia, india, indonesia and southern asia

Hey Diddle Diddle. Drawing by Arthur Rackham, 1913, for an edition of Mother Goose
MOTHER GOOSE, 1913. Hey Diddle Diddle. Drawing by Arthur Rackham, 1913, for an edition of Mother Goose

Drawing by Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916, for an edition of Mother Goose
MOTHER GOOSE, 1916. Drawing by Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916, for an edition of " Mother Goose."

Trygonorhina fasciata, southern fiddler ray
Ff. 47. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

THE BLIND FIDDLER, 1806. Steel engraving by John Burnet after the painting by Sir David Wilkie, 1806

NEW ENGLAND: TAVERN, c1800. Scene in a tavern at a coastal town in Massachusetts. Line engraving, c1800

INSANE ASYLUM: DANCE. Dance of patients of the Lunatic Asylum on Blackwells Island in New York City, in celebration of the completion of a new building, 6 November 1865

KIT, 1723. A man playing a kit, or dancing masters fiddle. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

Music: Chestnut Mare, by Middletown, dam by Roes Fiddler. Date c1875

Fiddler in Thomas Hardy Drama Festival, Dorchester
At the Thomas Hardy Drama Festival in Dorchester, Dorset, Henry Bailey, the old fiddler, played the College Hornpipe in the play The Three Wayfarers

Stock Exchange Notes (3 / 4) - Bear Market
Stock Exchange Notes - Bear Market - The Tone was generally poor! 1903

Village Scene, Romania - a group of countryfolk gather to listen to an itinerant musician, entertaining them with his fiddle. Date: circa 1900

Shropshire Countryside
A panorama of the lovely countryside of south west Shropshire (Salop), England, viewed from a point on the road near Fiddlers Elbow, near Clun. Date: 1930s

Norwegian Bridal Party - Hardanger, Norway Date: circa 1920s

Music at home - the blind fiddler
A blind fiddler performs for a poor family in their home

Val d Ossau muscians
Val d Ossau men playing traditional local instruments to accompany dances. On the right we have a fiddler with his fiddle and on the right

FILMING ON LOCATION, 1923. Director James Cruze, in checkered jacket, crew and actors ready to film a scene in Utah for The Covered Wagon, 1923

FIDDLER, c1930. James Duff, a fiddler from Hazard, Kentucky. Photographed by Doris Ulmann, c1930

HREC2A-00009
Couples dancing to music of a fiddler at a rural hoedown, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Singer and Fiddler
A young girl sings while her grandfather fiddles

Cotswold Shepherd
A picture of Sam Bennett(1866- 1951)a Cotswold shepherd. A fruit farmer, Morris dancer and fiddler

French Village Fete
Fete in a French village : two couples dance to a fiddler seated on a trestle, outside the village inn

Tailor and Giant - 3
THE YOUNG GIANT AND THE TAILOR The tailor fiddles with the bear

Musical Mousers
The sudden appearance of a mouse causes the lute-player and the fiddler to desert their companions in mid- concert

Country Dance / Fiddler
ENGLAND Couples country dancing on the village green accompanied by a fiddler

The Dwarf Fiddler
Artist: Bega, Cornelis Pietersz - Title: The Dwarf Fiddler - Date: c.1652 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Wood 28.9 x 23.2

C18 Street Musicians
A French ballad seller demonstrates his work with the help of a young assistant

Blind Fiddler and Dog
A blind fiddler and his dog

Dutch Musical Party
A Dutch musical party - singers and a fiddler

Switzerland / Fribourg
Fribourg including a view of the suspension bridge. A group of locals perform a folk dance to the tune of a fiddle player in the foreground

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"The Fiddler: A Melodic Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the enchanting world of the fiddler, where music weaves tales that transcend boundaries. From "The Grasshopper and the Ant (1953)" to an Irish fiddler captivating hearts with his soulful tunes, this timeless instrument has left its mark on history. Immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere of Mr Fezziwig's Ball, as illustrated by John Leech for Charles Dickens' beloved tale, "A Christmas Carol. " The fiddler takes center stage, filling the air with joyous melodies that transport us to a bygone era. In "Great Musicians - Plate X, " created in 1880 by artist F Jenkins Heliog, we witness the skill and passion of a master fiddler. His nimble fingers dance across the strings, creating harmonies that resonate through time. But not all stories told through this instrument are merry. William Hogarth's "A Rake's Progress" depicts a cautionary tale where a fiddler symbolizes temptation and downfall. It serves as a reminder of both the power and vulnerability associated with this mesmerizing art form. From L'Ouie to performing bears in Russian villages captured in 1877, it is evident that wherever there is life and celebration, there will be a fiddler playing their heart out. James Tissot's painting titled "Hush. (The Concert)" transports us to an intimate gathering where every note from the skilled musician captivates listeners' souls. Even literature finds solace in depicting scenes accompanied by this magical instrument. In Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline, " we find ourselves amidst heartfelt emotions as Evangeline listens to a melancholic tune played by an unseen fiddler under moonlit skies. Artistic interpretations also shed light on unexpected facets of society.