What is the difference between violin and fiddle?

Question

Is it a playing style thing or are the instruments themselves different?

Answer 1

They're the same thing. fiddling is a style. It's all on this link.

http://fiddleheads.ca/writings/violin_or_fiddle.htm

Answer 2

It is just the way they are played that makes them different. Now, the banjo and the guitar are themselves different of course...but a fiddle and violin are the same thing but played with different styles.

Answer 3

Both the violin and the fiddle are the same instrument, but the way you play it makes the difference. For example, using one in a symphony = violin. Fast-paced song (i.e. a country song) = fiddle.

Answer 4

Yes, it's a playing style. The instruments are exactly the same. Depending on what I'm playing or the company I'm around I call it differently.
Fiddle is more country and blue grass. Violin is more classical.
The strokes are different in country and western. Choppier. Whereas classical uses more feeling in each stroke.

Answer 5

Fiddles are violins used in folk music. Usually the instrument itself hasn't been changed, but sometimes ther are altered to make them more conducive to folk, rather than classical music, which includes a slightly different bow.

Answer 6

A violin is a classical instrument, A fiddle is used more for a country music. They are also different in size as well l as sounds.

Answer 7

There is absolutely no difference.It's just refered to as a fiddle normally when playing fast,upbeat songs or country songs.

Answer 8

Its how the instrument is played.

Answer 9

The way it's played.

Answer 10

The way you play it.