Actually it can be a lot of fun to play second fiddle--or another harmony. And it's surprisingly well appreciated.

But I find it's actually easier to when asked to play fiddle to say I don't play fiddle. That at least lets the orthodox fiddlers know right up front. And it's true some of them don't want any harmony. Or much variation, if any. So I move on to the next group.

I probably could learn to play fiddle. And I was drafted to be the fiddle--since I have a fiddle--for a dance once. Oh boy, that was a workout. Fortunately there was another melody instrument.

It really does seem a lot more fun to be a harmony instrument.