<P> Hungarian, Slovenian, and Romanian fiddle players are often accompanied by a three - stringed variant of the viola--known as the kontra--and by double bass, with cimbalom and clarinet being less standard yet still common additions to a band . In Hungary, a three stringed viola variant with a flat bridge, called the kontra or háromhúros brácsa makes up part of a traditional rhythm section in Hungarian folk music . The flat bridge allows for three string chords to be played . A three stringed double bass variant is also used . </P> <P> To a greater extent than classical violin playing, fiddle playing is characterized by a huge variety of ethnic or folk music traditions, each of which has its own distinctive sound . </P> <Ul> <Li> English folk music fiddling, including <Ul> <Li> The Northumbrian fiddle style, which features "seconding", an improvised harmony part played by a second fiddler . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Scottish fiddling, including: <Ul> <Li> Shetland fiddling, which includes trowie tunes said to come from peerie folk . The style is characterized by "ringing strings" and syncopated rhythms . </Li> <Li> A Lowland Scots tradition strongly influenced by baroque violin technique with staccato and Scotch snap bowing techniques in addition to the use of double stops . </Li> <Li> A Scottish Borders tradition with a repertoire heavy in hornpipes and with heavy use of double stops . </Li> <Li> A Highland tradition, highly influenced by the ornamentation and mixolydian scale of the Great Highland Bagpipe, as well as smoother bowing than other Scottish fiddle styles and a swinging of the 6 / 8 jig rhythm . </Li> <Li> An Orkney tradition with simpler bowing and ornamentation but with tunes featuring accidentals . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Welsh fiddling (Welsh Ffidil; see Ar Log), a recently revived tradition . </Li> </Ul> <Li> English folk music fiddling, including <Ul> <Li> The Northumbrian fiddle style, which features "seconding", an improvised harmony part played by a second fiddler . </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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