Morning!!

It seems there IS a difference between fiddle and violin.

Thanks fiddler, for your comments - I'm not giving up.... it's a bit late to do that now! Plus I love it, so why would I? I'm very open to instruction and constructive criticism. I'm not at all saying that I'm as good as I'll ever be (I still attend weekly lessons) I was simply asking the question - any differences? because I was unsure myself.

I do have a good solid base in music theory thanks to my classical guitar (and piano) training which is why I've managed to pick up this instrument relatively quickly. When I started playing fiddle at the age of 25, the above lady told me it was ridiculous for me to start at any age other than 6 and I would have no hope of playing well. She doesn't say that now, in fact she enjoys the 'Music' that is made - it's just the technique that she has a problem with.

Maybe It's not really a problem at all now that I've had a sleep on it!    :)