Hey, all,

Not only is a) this community super quiet, but b) I'm now at a point in my life where I don't fiddle as much any more (not for lack of desire).

I'd like to transfer owner/moderator-ship over to someone who can hopefully bring life back to the community!

Thanks!
Liz

I am taking lessons, I'm a beginner, but I took piano lessons for a number of years.

I had hacked around on my own before taking lessons, I learned a version of Whiskey Before Breakfast from a MIDI file (on this page) I have it memorized, but my bowing and use of slurs was not appropriate to make it sound good ( Read more... )

Heya -
Is there ANYONE in the Twin Cities that would be interested in starting some sort of session (in the city) specifically for Scottish / Cape Breton fiddle?
Anyone?
Bueller?

I'm not terribly active on LJ these days so please email me through my profile page.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,
it's nice to talk to actual fiddlers sometimes....
I'm almost 17, and I've been playing fiddle for like, nine years :)
I Love It So Much..
My favorite tunes are: Baileys Breakdown, Mouth of the Tobique, Lovers Waltz & L'histore d'un vieuz cock (story of my old rooster)..
Anyone know any of those?
If you have any sugestions, bring it on!
I don ( Read more... )

Practiced my favorite fiddle tunes ( Read more... )

I've been offered a gig playing fiddle at the wedding of an Indian woman and an Irish guy in August. They're hiring a tabla player as well, and we are to invent our own musical fusion. I'm a long-time fan of tabla, and can't wait to try this out. The question is whether any traditional Indian rhythms get along with the rhythms of Irish tunes. I'm ( Read more... )

(it's a long article, but SO worth it ( Read more... )

Aloha, I'm new ( Read more... )

Hey y'all. So I've only been doing this fiddle thing for a couple weeks, but I've got a few years of mandolin experience under my belt, so I'm finding that the left hand (at least in first position) is coming pretty easily. Still, my technique and bowing are still overflowing with issues, so I was wondering if any of you had fiddle tips for a ( Read more... )

Howdy!

I'm a fiddle player from Kansas. Now living in Texas. I was looking at the dates of the last post posted. And was wondering, does anyone still post on here? I would love to talk to other fiddle players, if there are any to talk to..lol...

Hope to talk to some fellow fiddle players soon!

Keep on jamin',

Thomas McGregor Leave a comment  4