I'm not a beginner musician, and once I get into whatever it is I'm playing, I quickly overcome my shyness in sessions and pick up the groove of things. My only issue is I have this looming fear of learning all those big tunes out there. You know, the ones that really get things cooking, all fast and snazzy and whatnot. How do I move past this?

the tunes i know with names. i know a large handful of nameless tunes, as well ( Read more... )

Does anybody know of a website or other resource that has information about fiddle tunes? i.e. where the tunes came from, the stories behind them, when they were written or why, what they might be about, etc ( Read more... )

I'm working on adding links to our community site. I've had TheSession.org there fora while, and just added the Digital Library of Appalachia and Liz Carroll's site.

Anyone else have favorites? :)

I was searching for the sheet music for a tune called "Horse with a Heart" and came across this website - http://www.thesession.org/Read more... )

Does anyone know of ways to get oneself out into the world of performing fiddle music? I've been doing some street performing in my city, but since it's getting into later fall and the weather's getting colder, I'm worried that if I continue that for much longer, it could be hazardous to my fiddle (she's very sensitive to severe weather), so I'm ( Read more... )

I want to try and get into this String Ensemble they're starting on campus. I asked the lady about skill level etc., and she mentioned that I would need "a good, steady vibrato". My vibrato is, as of now, shite. I was hoping you guys could possibly give me some tips on how to get a steady vibrato, and/or some suggestions as to good ways to practice

sometimes we take our body for granted. we don't know how hard we are on it, when we're doing something we love ( Read more... )

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Hello all! Hope all your violin/fiddle endeavours are going well. As some of you here know, I started playing fiddle a little over three months ago. I'm a long-time musician (played clarinet for 20 years, various other woodwinds for less time), but this is my first experience with any sort of string instrument (besides a failed attempt at guitar ( Read more... )