This is the answer! But to be clear, it's the exact same instrument, but when it's called a violin, the musician is playing "serious" music, and when it's a fiddle, they're playing vernacular music.
Violins and fiddles are the same instrument but the playing style differs. Also, some fiddlers will file the piece that holds the strings up a bit flatter so that it’s easier to play multiple strings at the same time. Another definition is “A violin sings but a fiddle dances.”
As a general rule, a violin is used for classical music and a fiddle is used for folk, country, and bluegrass. In the rock and jazz idioms, the terms are used more interchangeably. But however you play your violin or fiddle, you’re still dealing with the same four-string wooden instrument that dates back to sixteenth-century models from northern Italy.
Violins can also be made differently from fiddles. Have you listened to a Celtic fiddle and compared it to a country fiddle? They sound quite different. Celtic fiddles sound more sweet and distinct. I enjoy listening to both.
@@rachelhoyle5728 The wood, construction, and shape alter sound and resonance so much! Additionally, some fiddle players use a flatter (less curved) bridge. Makes those triple-stops easier to hit.
I actually saw the Dallas Symphony invite a professional fiddle group (Quebe sisters) to perform with them. They played both directions.. bluegrass and classical.
He could shame many classical violinists just "sawin' on his fiddle".Same instrument but different genre.He was a musical chameleon.A generational talent.You are showing this amazing talent to another generation or two and I thank you for that.🤘rock on.
Roy Clark was a legend and incredibly talented. He was a great vocalist and one of the best entertainers ever. He played guitar, banjo and fiddle. Best known for country and bluegrass, he was also skilled at classical guitar. He could also play rock. Pop and Latin music.
I love seeing Roy getting the credit he deserves. Others have probably already mentioned it but Yesterday When I Was Young is a fantastic song and a big hit at the time.
Roy was my 3rd cousin..it's good seeing him get his due credit but sad that it took him passing for it to happen...seems to be a common thing...musicians that have passed suddenly getting all the views that they should have gotten in their prime..it's weird how that works
Truly one of the greatest. He could play anything with strings (and probably a few other things as well.) An honest to goodness entertainer with REAL talent.
Roy Clark is/was a wonderful musician, comedian, all around great guy. Love to hear him play. Best part of the video is watching your wonderful reaction. Your face tells the whole story. He made everyone smile.
Roy Clark’s natural talent is awe inspiring. Even more so when you realize, as he admitted in many interviews, that "I don't have any formal training. I don't read music at all--and I don't say that proudly.“
Most of the best musicians of the past sixty years have had little or no formal training and cannot read music. The Beatles is a good example, and Tommy Shaw of Styx.
His father also played these 3 instruments and taught him. However the student outshined the teacher. Roy was never vain about his talent, just loved to entertain. I also loved to hear him sing.
@@Music_is_Breathing You’re right, but don’t forget about Glen Campbell. Another self-taught virtuoso. He couldn’t read or write a lick of music, but, like Roy, that man could flat-out play. I remember seeing both of them together on TV back in the ‘60’s where the two if them were both playing the same guitar at the same time. Just incredible.
Quick summary. The words fiddle and violin are two names for the same stringed instrument-fiddle is just an informal way of referring to the violin. In the context of classical music, it's typically called a violin. In a bluegrass band, it's more likely to be called a fiddle.Jul 27, 2021
Roy, I grew up watching this man on hee haw and other shows. This man is out of this world. Can play anything and do with like no other person. I heard him do a classical and blown away. What a master.
There is one episode of the TV show The Odd Couple where he shows his stuff. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman just sit there is amazement. They go out of character a little because of their awe at Clark's ability.
I grew up watching Roy Clark perform on TV. He was clearly one of the best musicians of his time. He could play just about any instrument handed to him. Best of all, for me, was the shear joy he always exhibited when he performed. You could tell he loved what he was doing and he loved sharing his talent with everyone else. What a gift.
Some people just have "it". Whether that be for music, painting, sculpting, writing, mathematics, science, athletics. We are drawn to such displays, because those gifts are such rarities. You add the pure joy Mr. Clark shows when he's letting it run free, it is truly a marvel.
Learning instruments, like learning languages, is one of those things that gets easier to learn once you’ve conquered more of them, especially when they’re in the same general family. One of my friends can pick up just about any new instrument and play it within 20 minutes as he knows how music “works”, he can figure out how to make the notes he wants to make on the instrument due to his previous knowledge, and his hands and fingers are already exceedingly well trained. He can play over 60 at this point, horns, woodwinds, and all sorts of string instruments whether they’re actioned with a bow or fingers. And basically RE: the difference between the violin and the fiddle is the attitude. They’re different terms for the exact same object, there is no difference between them in size, number of strings, or tuning. The difference between fiddle and violin is that the violin has strings, and the fiddle has “strangs”: a violin becomes a fiddle when it’s played with rustic country soul, not highbrow music by a person wearing a tuxedo. When the violin is playing jazz, country, or bluegrass, it’s a fiddle. It’s all in the approach, attitude, and style.
Any decent musician can play any instrument except brass, that takes a different skill and muscle memory. I can pick up any stringed, woodwind or percussion and carry a tune, but brass, NOPE.
Country singer Barbra Mandrel is/was the same as Roy, she can play anything, guitar, fiddle, drums and horns all in one song. She would put on a Hell of a live show, I've seen her do it. She survived a deadly car crash a while back and has since retired......Check her out !!
THAT would have been a duet to listen to!!! They both had a great sense of humor and neither took themselves too seriously. What a show that could have been. Itzhak Perlman & Roy Clark!
Roy was amazing both in his musical and comedic abilities. I remember listening to The Grand Ol’ Opry as a kid and my parents making me watch Hee Haw, a country music variety show in the 70s. Roy mastered the guitar and banjo without learning how to read music, the same way many “backward hillbillies” (as we were and still are called today) learned to play. He truly was amazing to see in person.
It's the same instrument. It depends on the style of music being played. Some say a violin has strings and a fiddle has strangs. A violin is bowed, a fiddle is sawed. And yes, if it had strings (or strangs) on it Roy could play it.
There are two differences between a violin and a fiddle. 1) the way it is tuned (I have a cousin that plays both, depending on the circumstance he just retunes the same instrument) and 2) the cost, you can get a used fiddle for 1/5 of what you can get a used violin. So if you want a violin, buy a fiddle and retune it, lol.
There's no difference in tuning at all. The only difference is how you hold it. Many "fiddle" players hold it against their chest, where all classical violinists hold it under the chin.
@@seethe42 I've never seen ANYONE hold it against their chest, and I come from an area where there are 10x as many fiddle players as there are violin players. But I have witnessed some of the best return the strings to play country fiddle, after playing it as a violin. I just didn't know why until my cousin did his and I inquired about the diffrrence.
@@seethe42 I never said there were different strings, I said that the strings were tuned differently. I don't play a fiddle myself but from the people I'm around that do, one of which has been playing for over 55 years, and has made a multimillion dollar career out of his fiddle playing, I have been told and shown that they do tune them differently to get the "country" sound out of the instrument. The pitch is higher, and two (the top two if I remember right) of the strings are purposely slightly off key. Allowing for a much different sound, but also causing strings to break much faster.
@@shadoe1769 OK, you mean cross tuning. That's not typical but it's generally done for specific songs. GDAE is standard tuning, AEAE is what you are talking about, it allows for easy droning but yes it leads to more broken strings. I've played for 25 years, never known anyone to purposely tune off key.
A violin becomes a fiddle because of the type of music that comes out of it. It’s the same instrument; only the music is different. Play it in an orchestra and it becomes a violin again.
As they say in the other spots the only difference is how you play it. When I was younger there was a guy who came for the community concert series that played it both ways in his concert. If you want to see a classical musician that has fun watch Victor Borge.
I was once at a function where a string quartet, in formal wear, was playing classical music in the background. I asked one of the violinists if she knew Turkey in the Straw. As if by magic, her violin turned into a fiddle as she started a perfect rendition of that piece. A couple of the other musicians joined in. For a few minutes, this posh event turned into an old-fashioned hoedown! That is the difference between a violin and a fiddle.
I love your expressions as he changed instruments and play better than you expected, he was an entertainer, his song "I never picked cotton" was said to be somewhat about his childhood. His talents may one day be matched. You can learn to fiddle in about 6 months, it takes years to play classical onna violin 🎻 same instrument. My 17 yr old son plays guitar, violin and banjo and writes music on the piano may he one day be half as good as Roy was and he would be a star in his own right ✅
I grew up watching at Grandas house, also lawrence Welk. Love watching other generations discover and explore the talents from the past. Im sixty years old.
Playing any instrument "by ear" is a person who has the music built into their DNA...no lessons needed. Roy Clark & Glen Campbell are examples of this kind of God-given talent. Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley (unknown to many he played 3 intruments), Paul McCArtney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, and the list goes on.
I saw Roy play shows as well as jam on several occasions and have seen him with many types of guitars including a resonator, banjo, violin, mandolin as well as singing. He told stories often during his shows, one of which was his first experience with a dulcimer although I never heard him play one. I began my musical learning on Double Bass, or the Bass Fiddle as it was known in Tennessee. I’m comfortable suggesting that any musician accomplished on violin and finger style guitar has already made themselves familiar with the fingerboard, pizzicato (finger plucking) and also bow technique that would allow them to play the bass in its principal ways. This is the same as any accomplished guitar player can play a bass or baritone guitar with relative ease by applying their knowledge of the guitar. I think Roy Clark played the bass fiddle a bit in a comedy sketch on his TV show “Hee Haw”, which might still hold the record for the longest running TV show in the USA. Either way though, I’m with you that Roy could have blown us away with a bass style fiddle, guitar, ukelele or other bottom register stringed instrument. Nice reaction, once again. 👍🏻
every country band must have a fiddle. i don't know what is this thing a violin. also it is so wonderful to see the joy this man shows in his face as he plays. he is detaching himself from his body and just enjoying his unbelievable talent
I knew Roy since I was a kid. An extremely talented musician, entertainer and one hell of a nice guy. Yes he can play almost every instrument out there
A fiddle is the same thing as a violin, it's just the type of music you play with it, if you play classical music with it, it's a violin, country, blue-grass and these types of music would call it a fiddle! "Yesterday when I was Young" is a great song by Roy Clark! I highly recommend it! Great reaction to his playing of all of these instruments.
Fiddling around means playing around for fun instead of doing something seriously. What I was told in music college is that it's always a violin, but either one is playing a prepared work from sheet music or one is playing something by ear. So, if you are playing Stravinsky, you are playing the violin. But if you're just fiddling around, you're playing the fiddle.
Roy Clark was a highly talented man and a great human being. My friend Sonny, who passed away a couple years ago, was a musician and entertainer in his younger years. When I knew him he was a maintenance man at a local tribal casino. When Roy Clark was headlining he had a problem with the tv in his room and Sonny went to fix it for him. As my friend tells it Roy Clark recognized him from years back, probably the 70's. My friend's band was playing in a hotel in the mountains and one of the members had been snowed out and unable to make it, as it turned out Roy was snowed in. At some point conversation was struck up with them and when he found out they didn't have their base guitar he said something along the lines of "uh hey I play that I could fill in"
If it had strings, Roy could play it. His technical prowess while pulling faces, doing comedy, makes what he was doing look easy, when it simply was not. His hand will blur in front of you while he was us playing. He was a big part of Hee Haw, and the only redeemable thing about that show, in my opinion. I loved watching Roy “a pickin’ and a grin’n” his dueling banjos is fantastic but he was also a very generous performer. He always left room for others to shine. I love his music and love people discovering his genius.
The difference between a violin and a fiddle is the way it is played. Violin is for orchestra, fiddle is for country/folk/bluegrass music. Love these reactions! Keep on keepin' on, man!
I once saw him live with my mom, when he came onstage he brought a very large trunk with him and throughout the show he would pull out various instruments from brass to string it was incredible
They are both violins, A fiddle is a style of playing. The word Probably derived from Scotland, as much of southern folk music has some Scottish roots, especially bluegrass.
A fiddle and violin are the same instrument. In the south and In county music it’s called a fiddle. Possibly because the player is “Fiddling around with the violin”. My dad played fiddle music with a Stradivarius violin. The fiddle was brought here to the USA but Irish and Scottish immigrants in the 1600’s . They settled in the Appalachian mountains and that is where “Bluegrass music” started. Bluegrass is the father of Country Music.
There's a woman that can play as many instruments... look up Barbara Mandrel. In the 80's her and her sisters had a TV show. Awesome singer and musician!! All 3, but especially Barbara!
When I was a kid, Roy Clark was one of the albums that my Mom listened to all the time. I loved his version of "The Great Pretender" (he sings all the parts in real time). Roy had the kind of talent that made his hard work look easy and was so much fun to listen to.
It is amazing to see young people responding to roy clark, i grew up listening to this guy and he was an incredible entertainer. Keep this up, great vid.
I know people like that, who play several instruments and sing. Back in the day our feet were held to the fire. There were no electronics or tuners to help. Ahhhh, I miss the old days. ❤️
Roy Clark did this kind of thing when I saw him in concert some 48 years ago. When he pulled out the fiddle, he said, "By now you're probably asking yourself, 'Is there no end to this young man's talent?'" And it was an amazing show!
It is exactly the way it is played. Just like a honky tonk piano is played. It can be played classicly or it can sound like it came out of an old bar with the right song.
The gentleman handing Roy the instruments was Jimmy Dean the Sausage King. Jimmy was an actor, musician, and businessman. Jimmy's best known hit was "Big John".
A fiddle is the same thing as a violin!
Two “twins” separated at birth. One grew up fancy and one grew up in the country. 😆
Good one. I have never heard it put that way. It explains it perfectly.❤
I couldn't have said it better! 😁
Yep, difference style not instrument.
I was told this once before:
A violín has strings, but a fiddle has straaangs.
@@luckylady7542 Thank You! - I made it up 😉
One of the few musicians who is worthy of dropping the mic and walking away.
THANK YOU MR. CLARK FOR IT ALL.
A Violin is a Fiddle that has never had beer spilled on it.
This is the answer! But to be clear, it's the exact same instrument, but when it's called a violin, the musician is playing "serious" music, and when it's a fiddle, they're playing vernacular music.
Violins have strings fiddles have strangs
Truth!
Violins and fiddles are the same instrument but the playing style differs. Also, some fiddlers will file the piece that holds the strings up a bit flatter so that it’s easier to play multiple strings at the same time.
Another definition is “A violin sings but a fiddle dances.”
LOL ,yup.
Watch Roy playing malagueña, it is amazing and one of the best performances of this song I’ve ever heard.
As a general rule, a violin is used for classical music and a fiddle is used for folk, country, and bluegrass. In the rock and jazz idioms, the terms are used more interchangeably. But however you play your violin or fiddle, you’re still dealing with the same four-string wooden instrument that dates back to sixteenth-century models from northern Italy.
More precisely, whereas a violin has strings, a fiddle has straings!
Violins can also be made differently from fiddles. Have you listened to a Celtic fiddle and compared it to a country fiddle? They sound quite different. Celtic fiddles sound more sweet and distinct. I enjoy listening to both.
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The wood, construction, and shape alter sound and resonance so much! Additionally, some fiddle players use a flatter (less curved) bridge. Makes those triple-stops easier to hit.
I actually saw the Dallas Symphony invite a professional fiddle group (Quebe sisters) to perform with them. They played both directions.. bluegrass and classical.
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Roy makes all smile
He could shame many classical violinists just "sawin' on his fiddle".Same instrument but different genre.He was a musical chameleon.A generational talent.You are showing this amazing talent to another generation or two and I thank you for that.🤘rock on.
Thanks for recognizing this tremendously talented man!!!
Roy Clark was a legend and incredibly talented. He was a great vocalist and one of the best entertainers ever. He played guitar, banjo and fiddle. Best known for country and bluegrass, he was also skilled at classical guitar. He could also play rock. Pop and Latin music.
I love seeing Roy getting the credit he deserves. Others have probably already mentioned it but Yesterday When I Was Young is a fantastic song and a big hit at the time.
Roy was my 3rd cousin..it's good seeing him get his due credit but sad that it took him passing for it to happen...seems to be a common thing...musicians that have passed suddenly getting all the views that they should have gotten in their prime..it's weird how that works
That’s awesome! I’m sure you’re proud. I know I would be.
Absolutely! Love this song!
Truly one of the greatest. He could play anything with strings (and probably a few other things as well.) An honest to goodness entertainer with REAL talent.
A Violin has strings and a fiddle has strangs !! Lol
I was so gonna comment this if anyone watch that young boy on grand ole opera
And a banjo has stwangs!
That s how i heard it. 😂
@@joycie014 now that is awesome 💯
@Michael Martin yep.the only diff is the ( tude) you have when playing it.
Roy Clark is/was a wonderful musician, comedian, all around great guy. Love to hear him play. Best part of the video is watching your wonderful reaction. Your face tells the whole story. He made everyone smile.
Roy Clark’s natural talent is awe inspiring. Even more so when you realize, as he admitted in many interviews, that "I don't have any formal training. I don't read music at all--and I don't say that proudly.“
Most of the best musicians of the past sixty years have had little or no formal training and cannot read music. The Beatles is a good example, and Tommy Shaw of Styx.
His father also played these 3 instruments and taught him. However the student outshined the teacher. Roy was never vain about his talent, just loved to entertain. I also loved to hear him sing.
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You’re right, but don’t forget about Glen Campbell. Another self-taught virtuoso. He couldn’t read or write a lick of music, but, like Roy, that man could flat-out play. I remember seeing both of them together on TV back in the ‘60’s where the two if them were both playing the same guitar at the same time. Just incredible.
@@alankinkle5207 I fully agree, Glen Campbell was amazing, and the two of them together were incredible.
Yesterday when I was Young, or Thank God and Greyhound She's Gone, are two of his big hits he sang.
Great song
One of his biggest hits "Yesterday when I was young" . primarily a vocal performance
That song is deep
Quick summary. The words fiddle and violin are two names for the same stringed instrument-fiddle is just an informal way of referring to the violin. In the context of classical music, it's typically called a violin. In a bluegrass band, it's more likely to be called a fiddle.Jul 27, 2021
“Yesterday when I was young” is his biggest hit.
Thanks a lot
@@MrLboydReacts if you want some comedic musicians then Victor Borge is a must.
@@longwang2 Very true. I haven't heard him in many years - thanks for the reminder. What a great pianist.
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Roy, I grew up watching this man on hee haw and other shows. This man is out of this world. Can play anything and do with like no other person. I heard him do a classical and blown away. What a master.
He seems to have a joy within him, while playing music. It’s contagious.
I love watching Roy Clark play. He looks like he's having so much fun!
There is one episode of the TV show The Odd Couple where he shows his stuff. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman just sit there is amazement. They go out of character a little because of their awe at Clark's ability.
It is great!
I grew up watching Roy Clark perform on TV. He was clearly one of the best musicians of his time. He could play just about any instrument handed to him. Best of all, for me, was the shear joy he always exhibited when he performed. You could tell he loved what he was doing and he loved sharing his talent with everyone else. What a gift.
a great vocal by Roy was 'thank god and grayhound you're gone'. very funny
One of my favorite songs of his.
Some people just have "it". Whether that be for music, painting, sculpting, writing, mathematics, science, athletics. We are drawn to such displays, because those gifts are such rarities. You add the pure joy Mr. Clark shows when he's letting it run free, it is truly a marvel.
He was an amazing musician. Glad you have found him as fascinating as I, we, have.
I love this... I've known Roy Clark my whole life..never saw him play a fiddle... always known him to play banjo and guitar.. this was treat to me.
Find him playing "Flight of the Bumblebee " you will love it.
Thank you I love that song and Mr. Clark cannot wait to find that.
I knew as soon as I heard the first note on the fiddle it was gonna be Orange Blossom Special. I LOVE THAT SONG...AND ROY !!💖
Learning instruments, like learning languages, is one of those things that gets easier to learn once you’ve conquered more of them, especially when they’re in the same general family. One of my friends can pick up just about any new instrument and play it within 20 minutes as he knows how music “works”, he can figure out how to make the notes he wants to make on the instrument due to his previous knowledge, and his hands and fingers are already exceedingly well trained. He can play over 60 at this point, horns, woodwinds, and all sorts of string instruments whether they’re actioned with a bow or fingers.
And basically RE: the difference between the violin and the fiddle is the attitude. They’re different terms for the exact same object, there is no difference between them in size, number of strings, or tuning. The difference between fiddle and violin is that the violin has strings, and the fiddle has “strangs”: a violin becomes a fiddle when it’s played with rustic country soul, not highbrow music by a person wearing a tuxedo. When the violin is playing jazz, country, or bluegrass, it’s a fiddle. It’s all in the approach, attitude, and style.
Any decent musician can play any instrument except brass, that takes a different skill and muscle memory. I can pick up any stringed, woodwind or percussion and carry a tune, but brass, NOPE.
Country singer Barbra Mandrel is/was the same as Roy, she can play anything, guitar, fiddle, drums and horns all in one song. She would put on a Hell of a live show, I've seen her do it. She survived a deadly car crash a while back and has since retired......Check her out !!
The classical violinist Itzhak Perlman often referred to his Stradivarius as a fiddle. Obviously he knows that there is no difference.
THAT would have been a duet to listen to!!! They both had a great sense of humor and neither took themselves too seriously. What a show that could have been. Itzhak Perlman & Roy Clark!
Perlman knew Yiddish, and the Yiddish word for violin is “fidl” (I believe they spell it that way “in English”, but true Yiddish uses Hebrew letters)
He not only called it a fiddle, but I remember seeing him on some talk show in the ‘70’s where he played a bluegrass number and played it well.
Man, you should have seen him in concert!.
What a showman!.
Feel very lucky to have seen him twice in concert!
My favorite song by him is "I never picked cotton" by the title you may think it is racist but it is NOT at all in any way racist.
Roy Clark was one of the greatest musicians ever period
Roy was amazing both in his musical and comedic abilities. I remember listening to The Grand Ol’ Opry as a kid and my parents making me watch Hee Haw, a country music variety show in the 70s. Roy mastered the guitar and banjo without learning how to read music, the same way many “backward hillbillies” (as we were and still are called today) learned to play. He truly was amazing to see in person.
My favorite Roy Clark song is "Yesterday when I was young". It is a very moving song with great lyrics.
It's the same instrument. It depends on the style of music being played. Some say a violin has strings and a fiddle has strangs. A violin is bowed, a fiddle is sawed. And yes, if it had strings (or strangs) on it Roy could play it.
So true! I once sawed me a fiddle player goin' to town on them straings!
Not only could he play every stringed instrument, He was a master at them all!!
There are two differences between a violin and a fiddle. 1) the way it is tuned (I have a cousin that plays both, depending on the circumstance he just retunes the same instrument) and 2) the cost, you can get a used fiddle for 1/5 of what you can get a used violin. So if you want a violin, buy a fiddle and retune it, lol.
There's no difference in tuning at all. The only difference is how you hold it. Many "fiddle" players hold it against their chest, where all classical violinists hold it under the chin.
@@seethe42 I've never seen ANYONE hold it against their chest, and I come from an area where there are 10x as many fiddle players as there are violin players. But I have witnessed some of the best return the strings to play country fiddle, after playing it as a violin. I just didn't know why until my cousin did his and I inquired about the diffrrence.
@@shadoe1769 There's no such thing as different strings for violin and fiddle
@@seethe42 I never said there were different strings, I said that the strings were tuned differently. I don't play a fiddle myself but from the people I'm around that do, one of which has been playing for over 55 years, and has made a multimillion dollar career out of his fiddle playing, I have been told and shown that they do tune them differently to get the "country" sound out of the instrument. The pitch is higher, and two (the top two if I remember right) of the strings are purposely slightly off key. Allowing for a much different sound, but also causing strings to break much faster.
@@shadoe1769 OK, you mean cross tuning. That's not typical but it's generally done for specific songs. GDAE is standard tuning, AEAE is what you are talking about, it allows for easy droning but yes it leads to more broken strings. I've played for 25 years, never known anyone to purposely tune off key.
He makes it look like its easy
A violin becomes a fiddle because of the type of music that comes out of it. It’s the same instrument; only the music is different. Play it in an orchestra and it becomes a violin again.
The Four Freshmen. Harmony that is becoming a lost art. Listen to what we thought was magical genius in 1956, and remains so today.
The difference between a violin and a fiddle is about $1000
A violin is in a symphony, a Fiddle is in a Country band... My Dad knew him back in his prime, he always said it just came naturally to him,,,,,
As they say in the other spots the only difference is how you play it. When I was younger there was a guy who came for the community concert series that played it both ways in his concert. If you want to see a classical musician that has fun watch Victor Borge.
He was THE BEST!! I would love to see him on this channel!!
I was once at a function where a string quartet, in formal wear, was playing classical music in the background. I asked one of the violinists if she knew Turkey in the Straw. As if by magic, her violin turned into a fiddle as she started a perfect rendition of that piece. A couple of the other musicians joined in. For a few minutes, this posh event turned into an old-fashioned hoedown! That is the difference between a violin and a fiddle.
roy clark always,,always played with a smile on his face.
I love your expressions as he changed instruments and play better than you expected, he was an entertainer, his song "I never picked cotton" was said to be somewhat about his childhood. His talents may one day be matched.
You can learn to fiddle in about 6 months, it takes years to play classical onna violin 🎻 same instrument. My 17 yr old son plays guitar, violin and banjo and writes music on the piano may he one day be half as good as Roy was and he would be a star in his own right ✅
Violin is tuned differently, GDAE. A fiddle will be tuned GDGD or AEAE depending on the band, which are referred to as open tunings.
I grew up watching at Grandas house, also lawrence Welk. Love watching other generations discover and explore the talents from the past. Im sixty years old.
Playing any instrument "by ear" is a person who has the music built into their DNA...no lessons needed. Roy Clark & Glen Campbell are examples of this kind of God-given talent. Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley (unknown to many he played 3 intruments), Paul McCArtney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, and the list goes on.
Thanks!
I saw Roy play shows as well as jam on several occasions and have seen him with many types of guitars including a resonator, banjo, violin, mandolin as well as singing. He told stories often during his shows, one of which was his first experience with a dulcimer although I never heard him play one.
I began my musical learning on Double Bass, or the Bass Fiddle as it was known in Tennessee. I’m comfortable suggesting that any musician accomplished on violin and finger style guitar has already made themselves familiar with the fingerboard, pizzicato (finger plucking) and also bow technique that would allow them to play the bass in its principal ways. This is the same as any accomplished guitar player can play a bass or baritone guitar with relative ease by applying their knowledge of the guitar.
I think Roy Clark played the bass fiddle a bit in a comedy sketch on his TV show “Hee Haw”, which might still hold the record for the longest running TV show in the USA. Either way though, I’m with you that Roy could have blown us away with a bass style fiddle, guitar, ukelele or other bottom register stringed instrument. Nice reaction, once again. 👍🏻
every country band must have a fiddle. i don't know what is this thing a violin. also it is so wonderful to see the joy this man shows in his face as he plays. he is detaching himself from his body and just enjoying his unbelievable talent
I knew Roy since I was a kid. An extremely talented musician, entertainer and one hell of a nice guy. Yes he can play almost every instrument out there
He play's the BAGPIPES too ! I have seen him do it.
A fiddle is the same thing as a violin, it's just the type of music you play with it, if you play classical music with it, it's a violin, country, blue-grass and these types of music would call it a fiddle!
"Yesterday when I was Young" is a great song by Roy Clark! I highly recommend it! Great reaction to his playing of all of these instruments.
I once saw a country music artist answer that question. The difference between a violin and a fiddle is "how you play it."
the Lord broke the mold after he made Roy Clark. A true virtuoso!
Also a masterful jazz and classical musician on these instruments! He also played piano and trumpet!
Fiddling around means playing around for fun instead of doing something seriously. What I was told in music college is that it's always a violin, but either one is playing a prepared work from sheet music or one is playing something by ear. So, if you are playing Stravinsky, you are playing the violin. But if you're just fiddling around, you're playing the fiddle.
Roy Clark was a highly talented man and a great human being. My friend Sonny, who passed away a couple years ago, was a musician and entertainer in his younger years. When I knew him he was a maintenance man at a local tribal casino. When Roy Clark was headlining he had a problem with the tv in his room and Sonny went to fix it for him. As my friend tells it Roy Clark recognized him from years back, probably the 70's. My friend's band was playing in a hotel in the mountains and one of the members had been snowed out and unable to make it, as it turned out Roy was snowed in. At some point conversation was struck up with them and when he found out they didn't have their base guitar he said something along the lines of "uh hey I play that I could fill in"
Roy Clark is the best! He's beyond his time. (I like him)
If it had strings, Roy could play it. His technical prowess while pulling faces, doing comedy, makes what he was doing look easy, when it simply was not. His hand will blur in front of you while he was us playing. He was a big part of Hee Haw, and the only redeemable thing about that show, in my opinion. I loved watching Roy “a pickin’ and a grin’n” his dueling banjos is fantastic but he was also a very generous performer. He always left room for others to shine. I love his music and love people discovering his genius.
Seeing him perform once, he said that after seeing him perform, we'd say "Is there no end to this man's talent?" And he was right.
Check it out... 1982 - Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance for his recording of Alabama Jubilee
The difference between a violin and a fiddle is the way it is played. Violin is for orchestra, fiddle is for country/folk/bluegrass music. Love these reactions! Keep on keepin' on, man!
A violin plays perfect music a fiddle plays your heart.
I once saw him live with my mom, when he came onstage he brought a very large trunk with him and throughout the show he would pull out various instruments from brass to string it was incredible
A true madter musician! Roy Clark is legendary.
They are both violins,
A fiddle is a style of playing.
The word Probably derived from Scotland, as much of southern folk music has some Scottish roots, especially bluegrass.
Roy Clark was extremely talented, check out Barbara Mandrell she is known for singing, but can play many instruments also.
Love your speaking voice, so many folks these days you can't understand what they are saying.🎖🎖🎖
He has so much joy in his music
A fiddle and violin are the same instrument. In the south and In county music it’s called a fiddle. Possibly because the player is “Fiddling around with the violin”. My dad played fiddle music with a Stradivarius violin. The fiddle was brought here to the USA but Irish and Scottish immigrants in the 1600’s . They settled in the Appalachian mountains and that is where “Bluegrass music” started. Bluegrass is the father of Country Music.
There's a woman that can play as many instruments... look up Barbara Mandrel. In the 80's her and her sisters had a TV show. Awesome singer and musician!! All 3, but especially Barbara!
yep. that’s pretty much what I left in the comments for the one where he plays the blues.
Roy Clark was the GOAT! And he could sing too!
Thanks so much for you dive into Roy Clark. He was a goat for sure.
I hope many others can appreciate his talent now.
When I was a young teen, I saw him play every instrument imaginable live at the Louisiana State Fair. The man was incredible.
When I was a kid, Roy Clark was one of the albums that my Mom listened to all the time. I loved his version of "The Great Pretender" (he sings all the parts in real time). Roy had the kind of talent that made his hard work look easy and was so much fun to listen to.
It is amazing to see young people responding to roy clark, i grew up listening to this guy and he was an incredible entertainer. Keep this up, great vid.
Violins are held up, tucked into the side of the neck over the shoulder. Fiddles are held low and toward the front, neck downward.
Malaguena is a must hear if you have not yet. Magical!!!
Roy clark is a musical WONDER !!!!!
Now that's real god-given talent Roy Clark can play anything and I mean anything
I know people like that, who play several instruments and sing. Back in the day our feet were held to the fire. There were no electronics or tuners to help. Ahhhh, I miss the old days. ❤️
Roy was a great all-round entertainer!
Roy Clark did this kind of thing when I saw him in concert some 48 years ago. When he pulled out the fiddle, he said, "By now you're probably asking yourself, 'Is there no end to this young man's talent?'" And it was an amazing show!
It is exactly the way it is played. Just like a honky tonk piano is played. It can be played classicly or it can sound like it came out of an old bar with the right song.
Most people don’t know how really hard that is to do. The great ones make it look so easy.
Watching Roy Clark on Hee Haw on Saturday nights was a major part of my childhood!
Yesterday When I was Young is his iconic hit.
He was truly a once in a lifetime talent. So happy I got to see him for years on the idiot eye
Incredible talent with a great sense of humor as well
i loved it when he did yesterday when i was young not sure if thats the right title but it was great!
Roy was I believe 2 time national Banjo Champion in his teens have to consider him one of the best guitar players ever
The gentleman handing Roy the instruments was Jimmy Dean the Sausage King. Jimmy was an actor, musician, and businessman. Jimmy's best known hit was "Big John".
Well I be crazy..I did not know the difference, now I know..They are the same..just how it is played..AMAZING..YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY..
his voice is a beautiful instrument also! listen to yesterday when i was young!