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Joanne Iles started the topic Lover's Waltz-new very old fiddle audition in the forum Student Videos 5 years ago

After 2 years learning with a student fiddle I decided to invest in my “forever fiddle”. My local music shop kindly sourced a number of beautiful old German fiddles from around the country as they thought they would suit the Celtic & Old Time tunes I like to play. After a few hours of playing & listening I finally plumped for this old & well worn…[Read more]

Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thank you @kate-kakadu and @cynhrossi for kind words. I find slow songs like those are a great break from the harder work of double stops, metronome and speed challenges!

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Fisherman’s Blues in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

That’s really nice Kate, thanks for sharing. Love the sound of the electric fiddle!

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks @cynhrossi !
It took me a while to get the playing with a metronome thing! I started by just playing a note with a beat and actually found it easier at first to play with the drum patterns that are on the site at Beat Central. Jason has a really useful video on “how to play with a metronome” it certainly on his YouTube channel if not on…[Read more]

cynhrossi replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Impressive, Jo! What great progress! Thanks for sharing this….it’s so helpful to see how others do this! Just learning to follow that metronome is challenging and you’ve got it!

cynhrossi replied to the topic Jenny Lynn (2 days in) in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Wonderful, James! Loved hearing your strong melody and those double-stops! Nice….thanks for sharing!

cynhrossi replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Tom, those were positively beautiful! Love those laments and those slower, mournful sounding tunes. You are an inspiration!! Loved the medley — some of my most favorite tunes! Thanks again for sharing!

Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thank you, Eimear! The baby seal is my favourite as well, but the baby donkey and the hairy coo are close second and third.

Those songs and pics really make me want to hop over the pond again soon.

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

This is Day 14: increased to 138bpm. It was OK till I messed-up the ending!

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

This was Day 1!

Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thank you both Carolyns. I like the term “lonesome sound”. I would love to be playing those tunes at some of those lonesome beaches and cliffs included in the video.

The vid of me was the first take, so I let the occasional flub go. That left more time for adding slides. I use Adobe Premiere Elements for editing videos, so it was actually not too…[Read more]

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks Carolyn! I never knew there were words to the tune & an alternative title. I’ll look it up.

Tom replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks Joanne. I love those old slow songs. Lots of fun.

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

That’s a nice selection of tunes & well played. Good video too, thanks for sharing Tom!

Tom started the topic Celtic Laments in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

I fired up my Raagini drone in D Major this afternoon, and it goes great with four Scottish/Irish laments on this rainy April day in Covid Times, reminding me of bagpipes. It’s either depressing or uplifting, depending on your point of view.

I hoped to add some interest by using some photos from Ireland/Scotland trips we took in the past few…[Read more]

Joanne Iles started the topic Give the Fiddler a Dram Timing Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

This is Day 8 and so far the only video I dare to share! I started at 80bpm and this has increased to 108bpm (for some reason my metronome increases by 4bpm!) I’ve been slowing the different segments of the tune in order to be able to play them faster when put back together as Jason suggests.

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Angeline Baker, Speed Challenge in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Still sounding good Carolyn!

Joanne Iles replied to the topic Wayfaring Stranger in the forum Student Videos 5 years, 1 month ago

Thanks everyone for all the nice & kind comments🙏

jason kleinberg

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