Matty Groves by Marg.

[Marg Sherringham]

I enjoy playing different instruments for different reasons, and like to muck about with Garageband. I still struggle with intonation on the fiddle but love it’s expressive nature and sense of play (as in fun). I think I will cut this down a bit, it has one more riff than I intended. I recorded the rhythm track 1st and couldn’t remember how many times I’d played through. All suggestions and criticisms will be gratefully accepted.
Cheers,
Marg.

[Joanne Iles]

Wow Marg this is a great video! I love the tone of your fiddle playing on this tune. Great backing track too on your other instruments. Love it!

[Marg Sherringham]

Thanks Joanne for your kind comments.

[cynhrossi]

I’ll second that WOW! This was wonderful! Love what you did here with the tracks! Your fiddle work is beautiful! Such talent! Thanks for sharing!

[Lindsey]

Wow! I was impressed before I realized you did all of that. Great job, and I love your studio, so bright and cheerful.

[Marg Sherringham]

Thanks cynhrossi and Lindsey, you’re very kind. I tried this arrangement with friends playing flute, fiddle, banjo and guitar last weekend. We’re hoping to work it up to performance level along with other tunes we’re working on.

[Nancy Couch]

Wow. This is so impressive and inspiring . I play other instruments but fiddle is my main, I have only timidly experimented with making my own play along tracks. learning to use the recording technology is my biggest stumbling block right now. I use a scoring app called Crescendo to score arrangements for cello and violin to play with my playing partner…it’s taken a while to get proficient on that app. I love this tune Matty Groves and your arr. of it and your playing on this (of course) this video makes me want to score up a cello/violin duet. Thank you for sharing it.

[Marg Sherringham]

Thanks Nancy, you’re very kind and I hope we’ll see some of your work soon too. The Matty Groves harmonies were written by Georgia Nettleton, I just experimented with layering the parts in and out and over. I don’t really know much about recording either, still have to learn how to mix and edit. Great to hear you’re writing for fiddle and cello, I write harmonies too for a community group that I run, used to use Crescendo like you, but now use Musescore. Just started writing some original tunes with harmonies, would love to have more time to be creative.

[kate.kakadu]

So beautiful Marg! Lovely interweaving of harmonies between the two violin parts. You’re are so inspiring to all of us! I truly don’t think that there’s anything to change or cut out – it was such a pleasure to listen to.

[Owen]

I agree with all the above comments Marg! Beautifully done. As I listened, I thought I recognized the melody. After a bit, I realized it seemed so like Shady Grove, a song I know. Could they be one and the same, I wonder. Great job Marg.

[Marg Sherringham]

Owen, I’m sorry I haven’t replied to your question earlier, I’ve been called on to do Grandma duties a couple of times in the last 2 months and that means traveling 1,000klms to get there each time and staying for a bit. Yes it is the same tune as Shady Grove and can be played so many different ways, it’s one of my favourites.

[Debbie Hill]

Incredible quality of sound!and talent for putting it all together!

[jameseke]

Whoa!!!

[Fixkids]

Beautiful. Thank you.

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