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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!

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.

Thanks everyone for your feedback, I’ve now done 3 gigs with the ukulele club, with another this weekend, so have been busy learning the songs! I’m still learning about what I can do with the electric violin; I’ve discovered it has headphones that I can plug in so I can hear myself over the rest of the group, without needing to put my amp up highe…[Read more]

Thanks CB, that’s very kind. I find it a hard song to sing, but I have continued to practice the violin accompaniment and trying to get a bit more relaxed. I’ve had to adjust to the larger size and don’t seem to be squeaking so much on the higher notes. I’m glad I’ve recorded it though, because I can see and hear where I need to improve!

Thanks Carolyn. I’m still trying to work out what is too much, or just enough accompaniment. At the moment I’m just copying from the original, but am getting more confident to deviate a little now and again.

Fantastic, Carolyn! And you’re doing double stops at that speed! Very inspiring challenge – thanks for posting

Well done, Joanne! It’s a very good discipline to practice with the metronome and drum beats. I need to do more of it with the songs I’ve learnt. I seem to get to a certain speed and then everything falls apart!