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Just downloaded the BBS, fantastic thank you! I had the original old photocopied one. This one is much easier to read!

Thanks Magpie, I will check out that link. For some reason my posts are not posting, so hope this one gets through! I haven’t been playing because I broke a string and it took ages to get a replacement by mail. Hope you weren’t affected by the earthquake – Victoria needs a break!

Yes, I do have the BB and stolen songbook, but it’s sitting at home in QLD at the moment. You must be missing your weekly group – it must be a lot of fun playing with them with such a great combination of instruments. How do you go on zoom? I have such difficulty with normal meetings where people talk and there is that slight delay. How do you p…[Read more]

Sounds fantastic, Owen. Great feeling and timing. Spot on for everything! Will have to get onto doing chords myself, thanks for posting!

I’ve only been here 8 weeks, but staying a bit longer for work. I’ve managed to find a couple of people to jam by the fire with, which is fun, but I’m trying to really get through my intermediate Fiddlehed course. When I’m home in QLD I play with the ukulele club, who have lots of songs I need to learn! How about you, do you have a group you pla…[Read more]

Hiya magpie, I’m in Arnhem Land, NT in the small Aboriginal community of Gapuwiyak. Hope you’re going okay in lockdown. Lucky for the fiddle and Fiddlehed hey!

Hi Joey, Chords played by any accompanying instrument are used to compliment, guide and enhance a melody and can be created from a specific combination of notes from the scale depending on the sound feeling that you’re after (maj, min, diminished, augmented) so while a major triad chord is made of notes 1,3,5 of the scale, minor triad is 1,3-,5 a…[Read more]

Very good, Deb, I’ve just learnt this and really enjoy it. You seem to be playing a different version to the Fiddlehed lesson, but it sounded really good!

Yay! This song’s a winner, great fun! I’ve just learnt it and am slightly obsessed. Need to get me a guitarist! Thanks for posting

Well done, Seth, great tone and keeping in the tune. Good pace too!

Well done, I’ve just learnt this one and am just starting to do the 4th finger E. Such a great song!

One day I’m going to learn to do double stops like that! Very inspiring!

Lovely, Mark!

Woo hoo! Great that you’re back on the fiddle!

Great Dylan, Can understand why you’re obsessed with it, it’s a very catchy tune. Nice flourishes too. Thanks for sharing! Nice one to add to Fiddlehed too I reckon.

It’s so exciting getting a new violin! I’ve been having fun with my new electric. It’s taken a bit of adjusting to the full size from a 3/4 size, but it is so much better. I’d really like to get a full size acoustic as well one day, but live a long way from any music shops, and don’t want to buy online. I think it’s a good idea to play before you…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing Owen, I haven’t started variations yet, and they are obviously very difficult. I reckon you got some good ones in there. We’re all a work in progress!

Well done, it’s good to hear that song again. You have a great lilt and flow when you play.