A popular Pinelands entertainer in the 1800s, Samuel Gordon Giberson entertained his neighbors and taverns with his talent on the fiddle. Despite his presitge as a local musician, a number of haunting tales still circulate South Jersey concerning Giberson and his fiddle.

According to one legend, Giberson and a local named Bill Denn spent an evening in a New Gretna inn swapping stories and swigs of Jersey Lightnin' (South Jersey applejack). After hours of drinking and bragging, the two decided to host a contest to determine who was the better performer. The two traded between playing the fiddle and dancing to the music. The tale continues that eventually Giberson declared, "I can beat you or any man I ever seen dancing and fiddling. Could even beat the devil in a showdown."

The contest ended abrupty, without a resolution, as the participants were both too exhaustsed. Later that night, however, Giberson was greeted by a mysterious figure who introduced himself as the devil! The devil demanded a contest to prove Giberson's earlier boast. The contest continued to dawn when the devil promised Giberson to teach him tunes and  tricks no one else knew. Giberson astounded audiences with his supernatural talent. At night he was even seen running into the woods and neighbors would hear the sounds of two fiddles. The midnight adventures were called "devil duets." Eventually, Giberson became too old to continue his musical exchange with the devil.

He was buried in Little Egg Harbor Township, but many attest that his ghost still roams the Pinelands. Others suggest that Giberson's fiddle was haunted. According to some tales, the fiddle was locked in an attic, but would occassionally play a melody on its own.

Although a  real Samuel Gordon Giberson did live in Ocean County, the authenticity of these legends has never been proven.