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title: "6 Fiddle Player Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [You know, if you really want to fiddle the old-time way, you've got to learn the dance. The contra-dances, hoedowns. It's all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-krauss/you-know-if-you-really-want-to-fiddle-the-old-time-way-you-ve-got-to/)

[Alison Krauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-krauss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/alison-krauss-17598_bow_you-know-if-you-really-want-to-fiddle-th_204773.png)

> [I wasn't getting any work as a songwriter in Texas because I was only known as a fiddle player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-wasn-t-getting-any-work-as-a-songwriter-in-texas-because-i-was-only/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/amanda-shires-14190_fiddle_i-wasn-t-getting-any-work-as-a-songwrite_582325.jpg)

> [I first knew Laurie Lewis by her considerable reputation as a fiddle player and a writer of songs. When an opportunity came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-ronstadt/i-first-knew-laurie-lewis-by-her-considerable-reputation-as-a-fiddle/)

[Linda Ronstadt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-ronstadt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/linda-ronstadt-2836_combination_i-first-knew-laurie-lewis-by-her-conside_694681.jpg)

> [Now, this one might be a little stringy, but then again, it's fiddle player." That isn't fiddle player, it's piccolo player." How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/now-this-one-might-be-a-little-stringy-but-then-again-it-s-fiddle/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/stephen-sondheim-1556_blow_now-this-one-might-be-a-little-stringy-b_823342.jpg)

> [Chris is the engineer down at the studio where we do these things. And he's just such an integral part and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-clark/chris-is-the-engineer-down-at-the-studio-where-we-do-these-things-and/)

[Guy Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/guy-clark-19002_also_chris-is-the-engineer-down-at-the-studio_1430619.jpg)

> [ Lots of the bands \[in New Orleans\] couldn't read too much music. So they used a fiddle to play the lead -… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-barker/lots-of-the-bands-in-new-orleans-couldn-t-read-too-much-music-so-they/)

[Danny Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-barker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/danny-barker-55465_band_lots-of-the-bands-in-new-orleans-couldn_2952803.png)

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