Fiddle music is a traditional element of square dancing; photo by Gary Millar on Flickr (use permitted with attribution).
Official State Musical Instrument of South Dakota
South Dakota designated the fiddle as the official state musical instrument in 1989. Wilbur Foss, a native American of Scottish descent, organized the South Dakota Old Time Fiddlers Association, which has been in existence for over thirty years.
The fiddle is also a state symbol of Arkansas, Idaho, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, All State Dance & Music Symbols
