Fiddle Quote by Dolly Parton

My mother - the Irish side of the family - was very musical. My mother was a singer; there was music around the house…

— Len Cariou

My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to…

— Gloria Estefan

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play…

— Fiona Shaw

My mom was a folk singer and Celtic harpist. My dad was in a barbershop quartet and my great grandma was an opera singer.…

— Skylar Grey

Both my grandfathers and my mother's brother were musicians.

— Sturgill Simpson

My mother was the only musician. She played piano and she sang. She also played saxophone. And she played at home a lot.

— David Steward

My mom was sort of involved in amateur dramatics like Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, and played the violin. My dad played banjo and piano…

— Colm Wilkinson

My mother, Zelma, was an influence on my career. When I was six or seven I started singing, imitating people like Eartha Kitt, and…

— Maureen Lipman

I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life.

— Dianne Reeves

My dad was a drummer for The Mamas & The Papas, and his mother was in the jazz world, so music has always been…

— Ashley Roberts

My father was a painter. There was a lot of singing. We hung around with a lot of folk musicians. My family knew a…

— Alan Arkin

My mother and dad played the fiddle and the guitar.

— Gordie Howe