I play fiddle. I'm not all that good, but I'm past just trying to merely play some semblance of a tune. It has occurred to me that I've learned what is probably a mish-mash of styles from people from a wide range of backgrounds, and I don't play with any one style. I started of with NY state fiddlers, and now I'm amongst New England fiddlers, but all of these mentors probably learned fiddling from listening to fiddlers playing in various other styles. I don't really understand much about the different styles, and thought people who do would be so kind as to share their knowledge.

What style do you know about, and what makes it distinctive?