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    • April 21, 2021 at 1:52 pm #47182
      Nick Wilkins
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      Carolyn, that is SO good! I love it!

    • April 7, 2021 at 8:22 am #46935
      Nick Wilkins
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      Double “well done”, Jenny, both for posting and for your playing!

    • April 3, 2021 at 5:00 am #46891
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      That’s really good, Owen! I agree with Jo – a tricky tune that you are really on top of. Great!

    • March 30, 2021 at 12:33 pm #46760
      Nick Wilkins
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      Ah, that’s great, Jo. I can really see how that tune could get under your skin! Well done [again!]

    • March 26, 2021 at 6:38 am #46688
      Nick Wilkins
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      From your accent, I’d say you are a two hundred miles north of me, so I’ll boast and say that our weather is wonderful at present!


      @bluegrassgal      , that is so good! You are one of my key inspiration figures, really.

      When you are playing, are you reading the tab? It’s wonderful that you can play without looking at your fingers! I’m trying to get to that stage, but not there at all yet.

      So good. Take care.

    • March 22, 2021 at 3:58 pm #46588
      Nick Wilkins
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      Nice work, Tom!

      I wish I could get my bow to work like that! [Or maybe it’s me?]

      Keep on keepin’ on with that machine!

    • March 20, 2021 at 2:07 pm #46572
      Nick Wilkins
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      And yay back to you, Jo!

    • March 16, 2021 at 3:52 pm #46468
      Nick Wilkins
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      Hey, Charles, great video! Keep them coming – I need you to encourage me!

      I’m WAY more experienced than you [six months 9 days in total on the fiddle trail] 🙂 and I haven’t posted yet.

      I think that’s going well, really. I’m no-one to offer advice, but I wonder if that chair is helping you to be flexible with your bow arm? Maybe try a stool or standing up?

      I think your rhythm is coming along nicely. I still can’t find the right place to support my violin, so tell straight away if you crack that nut and find the sweet spot.

      I was talking with @kaceysmith2 the other day and she reminded me to ‘Play it a thousand times, we ain’t just a jokin’. Of course, Kay’s right.

    • April 14, 2021 at 11:55 am #47028
      Nick Wilkins
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      Hopefully this won’t break the spell, @kvmceff but actually Neil Gow’s second ‘wife’ was his violin, which he accidentally damaged beyond repair. Some say he sat on it, but I don’t know if that’s true.

    • April 4, 2021 at 2:36 pm #46899
      Nick Wilkins
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      Well, you didn’t make it look as though it was hard!
      #fiddler

    • April 1, 2021 at 2:38 am #46806
      Nick Wilkins
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      I agree – that’s two of you I have to keep up with now!

    • April 1, 2021 at 2:37 am #46805
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      Well done, Kate, that’s so good – you’ve got a lovely melodious lilt going there! I wish my bowing was that confident and effortless!

    • March 23, 2021 at 11:07 am #46595
      Nick Wilkins
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      Same here, Tom, so far as bowing dynamics are concerned. I expect we need more seasoning …

    • March 20, 2021 at 2:42 pm #46576
      Nick Wilkins
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      Fantastic job, Jo! I’m really impressed – 3 minutes straight and not a wrong note!

      Such fun! Subbed you on YT so I can follow your progress!

      Yay!

    • February 10, 2021 at 2:00 pm #45857
      Nick Wilkins
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      Hey, Tom – that’s a great first video! I’m way off that.

      I like the variations, and ‘Hector’ is such a great tune. Definitely on my list when I get better at bowing.

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