. . "M\u00E9tis fiddle is the style which the M\u00E9tis of Canada and M\u00E9tis in the northern United States have developed to play the violin, solo and in folk ensembles. It is marked by the percussive use of the bow and percussive accompaniment (such as spoon percussion). The Meti (/me\u026A\u02C8ti\u02D0/; Canadian French: [me\u02C8ts\u026As]; Michif: [m\u026A\u02C8t\u0283\u026Af]) people blend First Nations, French, English, Celtic and other ancestry. Fiddles were \"introduced in this area by Scottish and French-Canadian fur traders in the early 1800s\"."@en . . "M\u00E9tis fiddle"@en . . . .