page_title: Cape Breton fiddling
hierarchical_section_title: Cape Breton fiddling
caption_attribution_description: World's largest fiddle on the Sydney waterfront in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. "In 2005, Sydney unveiled a ten-ton tribute to the folk music and traditions of the province’s Celtic community. Designed and constructed by Cyril Hearn, the fiddle and the bow reach a height of 60 feet and can be seen by the incoming cruise ships in the harbour. Made of solid steel, the giant fiddle was dubbed FIDHEAL MHOR A’ CEILIDH or the 'Big Fiddle of the Ceilidh'. Ceilidh is a Gaelic word which translates into 'visit'." World's Largest Fiddle
context_page_description: Cape Breton fiddling is a regional violin style which falls within the Celtic music idiom. Cape Breton Island's fiddle music was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland Clearances. These Scottish immigrants were primarily from Gaelic-speaking regions in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides. Although fiddling has changed considerably since this time in Scotland, it is widely held that the tradition of Scottish fiddle music has been better preserved in Cape Breton.
  Dance styles associated with the music are Cape Breton step dancing, Cape Breton square dancing, and highland dancing.
  In 2005, as a tribute to the area's traditional music, the construction of a tourism center and the world's largest fiddle and bow was completed on the waterfront in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
context_section_description: Cape Breton fiddling is a regional violin style which falls within the Celtic music idiom.  Cape Breton Island's fiddle music was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland Clearances. These Scottish immigrants were primarily from Gaelic-speaking regions in the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides.  Although fiddling has changed considerably since this time in Scotland, it is widely held that the tradition of Scottish fiddle music has been better preserved in Cape Breton.
  Dance styles associated with the music are Cape Breton step dancing, Cape Breton square dancing (Iona style and Inverness style), and highland dancing.
  In 2005, as a tribute to the area's traditional music, the construction of a tourism center and the world's largest fiddle and bow was completed on the waterfront in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
caption: The World's Largest Fiddle (and bow) on the Sydney waterfront in Cape Breton.
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