Looking for "Learn to Play Fiddle" Video tape..
Vernon Hockenberry
have a decent musical background, & know how to read music....I play
trombone with 4 decent bands. Don't need the basics of
music, but want to learn at my own pace. Really like the fiddling of the
midwest -- Iowa & Missouri. Thank you.
Vern Hockenberry
Matthew Brown
that was put out by Fiddler Magazine that is a good basis for some nice
southern tunes. In the midwestern section, maybe "Chirps" Smith's album
"Midwestern Harvest" would be a good thing to listen to, although I'm not
very knowledgeable in the Midwestern stuff. Geof Seitz is also a great
midwestern fiddler, he plays with the "Ill-Mo Boys" along some recordings
on his own.
Good luck,
Matt
don coleman
style rather than midwestern) but very good nevertheless. Chirp's "Prarie
Dog" tape is excellent as is Midwestern Harvest (as Matt said). Both have
great tunes which are not too hard to learn if you have a good ear and
patience. Probably getting off on a tangent here but if you have the
registered program cool edit 96 from Syntrillium software (see
www.syntrillium.com) then you can slow down cd selections without changing
the pitch.
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Matthew Brown
video tapes. But, in case your VCR breaks, you can refer to
my message.
-Matt
Matthew Brown wrote:
> Although not midwestern, Bruce Moslky did a very nice instructional tape
> that was put out by Fiddler Magazine that is a good basis for some nice
> southern tunes. In the midwestern section, maybe "Chirps" Smith's album
> "Midwestern Harvest" would be a good thing to listen to, although I'm not
> very knowledgeable in the Midwestern stuff. Geof Seitz is also a great
> midwestern fiddler, he plays with the "Ill-Mo Boys" along some recordings
> on his own.
> Good luck,
> Matt
>
> Vernon Hockenberry wrote:
>
BRLeftwich
style rather than midwestern) but very good nevertheless.
Actually, that video is not really specifically Round Peak style, but an
introduction (beginning-intermediate) to what I call "downbow" style fiddling,
which is (or was) widespread even in the Midwest, as well as throughout the
South. The tunes, drawn from sources from Texas to Virginia, illustrate certain
basic bowing techniques, tunings, use of drone strings, double stops, etc. It's
really pretty general and not directed toward any particular regional style.
Homespun tells me that the second video in the series will be out in September.
(It's been a long time coming!) It'll be for intermediate-advanced fiddlers and
will look at some of the syncopated bowing that you hear in Round Peak playing,
although the bowings it introduces are certainly not restricted to that area --
and again, the tunes are drawn from different parts of the country. I'll make
an announcement here when I know for sure it's available.
--Brad
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Bill Landers
BRLeftwich wrote in message
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>Actually, that video is not really specifically Round Peak style, but an
>introduction (beginning-intermediate) to what I call "downbow" style
fiddling,
>which is (or was) widespread even in the Midwest, as well as throughout the
>South. The tunes, drawn from sources from Texas to Virginia, illustrate
certain
>basic bowing techniques, tunings, use of drone strings, double stops, etc.
It's
>really pretty general and not directed toward any particular regional
style.
>
>Homespun tells me that the second video in the series will be out in
September.
>(It's been a long time coming!) It'll be for intermediate-advanced fiddlers
and
>will look at some of the syncopated bowing that you hear in Round Peak
playing,
>although the bowings it introduces are certainly not restricted to that
area --
>and again, the tunes are drawn from different parts of the country. I'll
make
>an announcement here when I know for sure it's available.
>
>--Brad
>(delete the extra .com in my address to reply)
Hi Brad-
Wonder if you could answer a few questions:
1) Could you give us a list of tunes on the new video?
2) Is the new video going to be available from you (sort of 'help a
starving fiddler' <g>)?
3) Are there any new CD releases from you (and Linda), or Tom, Brad, and
Alice on the
horizon? I'd sure like a follow-up to 'Say Old Man'!
4) Bear with me on this one, I'm still a rookie. Which setting of
"Shortening Bread" would one be more likely to stumble upon in an old-time
jam, the version you did on the first video, or the Tommy Jarrell version on
Tom, Brad, and Alice?
Bill Landers
Onondaga Co., NY
BRLeftwich
Johnny Don't Get Drunk, Rocky Road To Dublin, Little Maggie, Boll Weevil,
Wagoner, Chicken Reel, "Garfield's" Blackberry Blossom, Citico, and Breaking Up
Christmas.
>2) Is the new video going to be available from you (sort of 'help a
starving fiddler' <g>)?
You bet!
>3) Are there any new CD releases from you (and Linda), or Tom, Brad, and
Alice on the horizon?
We're planning to record in October '99, so we hope to have something out by
next spring or summer.
>4) Bear with me on this one, I'm still a rookie. Which setting of
"Shortening Bread" would one be more likely to stumble upon in an old-time jam,
the version you did on the first video, or the Tommy Jarrell version on Tom,
Brad, and Alice?
Depends on the jam; at one time, away from the festivals & fiddlers conventions
and among geezers around the country as a whole you were more likely to hear
the one from the video. But most of those geezers are dead, and on the festival
circuit now you're probably just about as likely to hear Tommy Jarrell's
version. You also often hear the Dykes Magic City Trio version, which is pretty
close to what's on the video except that it has a third part. Some people also
play the Skillet Lickers version, which is also closer to the one on the video
than it is to Tommy's.
Matthew Brown
Do you know the history of "Garfield's" Blackberry Blossom? I thought I
heard someone say it was played by someone (presumably named "Garfield")
for a dying relative, but I'm not quite sure.
-Matt
Paul Mitchell
> You also often hear the Dykes Magic City Trio version, which is
> pretty close to what's on the video except that it has a third part.
Hello Brad,
I've always thought of the third part as just a lower octave variation of
the A part, (though you could play the A part down there as well).
> Some people also play the Skillet Lickers version, which is also closer
> to the one on the video than it is to Tommy's.
And don't forget Earl Johnson's great version, which is currently in print
on Document. I think the Skillet Licker's version is also available, on
the County CD (both versions are on out of print County LP's).
The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers also play a fine version, though I'm not
sure what LP/cassette it can be found on.
Paul