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=====Traditional===== *[[Blues]] fiddling *[[Cajun music|Cajun]] and [[Zydeco]] fiddling *[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] fiddling, including: **[[Cherokee]]<ref name="OKHistory" /> **[[Muscogee|Creek]]<ref name="OKHistory" /> **[[Tohono O'odham]] [[Chicken scratch|waila music]], a style heavily influenced by Mexican fiddling<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.canyonrecords.com/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=CR-8082 |title=Gu-Achi Fiddlers - Old Time O'odham Fiddle Music (CR-8082) |publisher=Store.canyonrecords.com |access-date=2012-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803000540/http://store.canyonrecords.com/index.php?app=ecom&ns=prodshow&ref=CR-8082 |archive-date=2012-08-03 }}</ref> and featuring irregular counts and harmonies in thirds, fourths, and sixths.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} *[[Old time fiddle|Old time]] fiddling, including: **Fiddling from [[Appalachia]], the most well-known style today, featuring heavy use of droning and double-stops as well as syncopated bowing patterns. **[[Athabaskan fiddling]] of the Interior Alaska. **[[Midwest]]ern fiddling, highly influenced by [[Scandinavian music]]. **[[Ozarks]] fiddling, faster and crisper bowing than Appalachia. **[[Texas]] fiddling, with influences from [[Music of Mexico|Mexican]] fiddling and an emphasis on competitive playing.[[File:Kenny Baker-fiddle.jpg|thumb|right|Bluegrass fiddler [[Kenny Baker (fiddler)|Kenny Baker]]]] **[[New England]] fiddling, with strong influences from [[Quebec|Québécois]]/[[French Canadian]] and British repertoires. **[[Pacific Northwest|Northwest]] fiddling, with influences from both Ozark and Midwestern fiddle styles, though with a strong emphasis on competitive playing like Texas fiddling.
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