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Big Eared Mule

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:08 CST

John Salyer's version

Wheel Hoss

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:04:36 CST

I think it's a great OT tune also.

World Fiddle Day - Music Posts

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:05:59 CST

Here's my post for World Fiddle Day.

The Girl I Left Behind Me

http://youtu.be/gSNlt8b9PpA

Here is another great Darol Anger vid.

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:03:50 CST

This show with Darol Anger Grant Gordy, Karl Doty and Joe Walsh is so good! there are several other videos of other songs from this show. Darol is playing a fiddle he got from me last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8QwR1c7O60

Day 14: The Girl I Left Behind Me (sorta)

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:50:08 CST

Hi!

I made another sound file. I guess, in a way, I'm trying to document my learning process, just for fun. So be warned, beginner fiddling ahead.

http://www.fiddlehangout.com/myhangout/music.asp?id=35324

Tommy's Sail Away Ladies

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:52:21 CST

This was one of the first tunes i learned on the fiddle after my squeek and squawk phase, it was chosen as tune of the week this past friday at the BHO and i made this video here:

1st Sound File-Fiddle Day 6: "Shenandoah"

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 7 May 2013 16:20:01 CST

Hi everyone!

First off, I don't know how to embedd, so I'll post my video as a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_egtHs20MY

I'm trying to play Shenandoah in D. This is after about 20 hours of fiddling in the last week--i tend to get obsessed with new instruments :)

I would appreciate any feedback, even though I pretty sure I'm doing all of it wrong, lol. One thing I don't like after watching the video is the way my bow pinky is flexed straight instead of relaxed. So many things to work on...

Things I know I need to work on:

1. Find a bow hold and try to be consistent with it

2. Keep the bow parallel to the bridge / bow speed / bow pressure

3. Relax (I've notices moments of fleeting tonal beauty when my right arm is moving smoothly, but that's only happened like twice :))

4. But keep the left wrist relatively straight. (This is the hardest thing I've encountered so far. My wrist likes to collapse to support the fiddle, causing my 1st finger (and subsequently all the others) to note sharp. It helps if I think about keeping my "elbow out," but as soon as I think about something else the wrist falls down again)

5. intonation

[...]

Anyway, just wanted to share

Askokan Farewell

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 5 May 2013 21:31:22 CST

I played this at my recital with my teacher playing backup on his fiddle. I got nervous and rushed some spots but I hope I held my own okay.

http://www.fiddlehangout.com/myhangout/videos.asp?memberID=292

Dig a Hole

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 5 May 2013 20:27:42 CST

I worked up Paul Warren's break on "Dig a Hole" from Flatt and Scruggs Live at Carnegie Hall Album.

Darol Anger video

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 5 May 2013 10:47:28 CST

Here is a video of Darol Anger and Grant Gordy playing "God Bless the Child" Darol is playing the 5 string he got from me last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW7wSI8o8YQ&list=UUyrj_n7uL-fzNq5zePTC7PA

Whiskey Before Breakfast

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 5 May 2013 09:40:23 CST

Finally learned this tune.

Virtual Fiddle Fest May 2013

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 4 May 2013 14:49:16 CST

We finally got our tunes for this month... no time to lose... Our two new tunes this month are: Cold Frosty Morning and Bonaparte's Retreat. Our recycle tune is St. Anne's Reel. Here's proof they are objectively chosen from unsuspecting ducks by an innocent three-year old who almost can't read: http://youtu.be/JzOXRfLJlM8 and as alwyas, we chose our tunes extremely randomly from the list over at http://oldtimejam.com where they have sound tracks, back up tracks, etc. for all of these tunes. Ok... sorry to be late with this... we gotta get movin' on these great tunes!! Let's go!

3 Tunes

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Fri, 3 May 2013 11:48:25 CST

I finally put together a reasonable recording setup.

A Waltz in the Morn'...

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Thu, 2 May 2013 12:02:00 CST

and don't you wake up and do the same?

Big Liza

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:05:05 CST

Here's me playing my version in the context of a square dance (Alaska style dancing); for dancing, not listening (that statement always seemed odd to me).

Move the furniture out of the way and grab a partner

I've heard other's refer to this tune as New Cut Bank; as well as other various titles involving Liza Jane.

bag of spuds

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:02:03 CST

I'm trying to get guitar to latch onto this one. I like the Gerry OConnor banjo version a lot.

Paddy on The Turnpike

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:51:34 CST

Is this tune the same tune as Paddy On The Turnpike? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVGqt_RPHMM.

miss mcleod's reel

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:58:33 CST

We play this a lot. The second tune is Banshee or McMahon's Reel.

I debated whether to chop this after the first tune but here they are both.

Been playing a 1-2 months; need advice

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:57:24 CST

Hello there! I'm looking for some help here. Nobody else in my family plays the fiddle, and they don't know a whole lot about it. I've been playing somewhere between 1 and 2 months now, and I thought that if I posted a clip of my playing on here, maybe some of you could help me figure out what I need to work on. Would really appreciate some advice from players who know what they're hearing!

Orange Blossom Special with my Dad

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:29:22 CST

This is a regular Friday night jam in Ocoee Florida. This is our friend Lester Cannon on Fiddle and my Dad Johnny Adams on Mandolin. Just some dang good music!

http://youtu.be/WmE8agXW-cE

Niel Gow's Lament

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:37:06 CST

First post here...so please bare with me.

I heard this tune from a CD the other night, and it actually drove me into tears....So I picked it up, and made an accompaniment using ipad garageband smart instrument. Maybe a bit too pop like, but...here it goes, me playing and the accompaniment file. Not sure it's the right way to post the mp3 though. Please let me know if I am doing it wrong.:-)

http://www.hangoutstorage.com/fiddlehangout.com/storage/audio/35/niel-gows--35185-1229181742013.mp3

http://www.hangoutstorage.com/fiddlehangout.com/storage/audio/35/niel-gows--35185-330181742013.mp3

possum up a gumstump

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:13:09 CST

guitar likes this one; the last version is from willott's hornpipe.

Cripple Creek w/ Snap Jackson

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:05:22 CST

Hey everybody,

My name is Chloe Johnson. I am 13 years old and I just joined the Fiddle Hangout. I posted some recent recordings that I made on my iPod. Here is my version of Cripple Creek. Please visit my recorded music section. Your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Enjoy

Thanks,

CJ

Grumbling Old Man, Growling Old Woman

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:51:36 CST

Hey guys, learned this song yesterday and I wanted to share because I thinks its a great Amodal tune, especially the "grumbling" B part, which is really fun to play.

Onchiota Waltz

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:06:05 CST

Named after a "blink of an eye" town in the Northern Adirondacks, NY, near a summer vacation spot that's been our favorite for years. Recorded myself doing the various parts with a Tascam Pocketstudio in five tracks: Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Clawhammer Banjo, Guitar, Bass (Marimbula by Michael Allen).

Three Songs.

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:22:29 CST

On my homepage.

"Ride My Rail." A blues which I'd play time to time live with my mates.

"I Stole from the Rich Man." Wrote it on my banjo, first time ever writing on the banjo.

And the third one is a medley, a fiddle tune called "Aspen Spring," a classical guitar piece I wrote a few weeks back, and a song "Crooked Jack's Still" which I wrote about a month ago.

I haven't a clue if the second and third songs are any good. The blues one seems to go over reasonably well in front of audiences.

Thank you,

Curt

The Squirrel Hunter

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 9 Apr 2013 19:25:52 CST

This is one of my favorite tunes to play on fiddle, it's so catchy! I've only heard a few versions of this tune by John Hartford, the Wilders and a few other not so know players. I'm not that great of a player but I challenged myself to record it today and after 10,000 takes I finally had to quit and settle for this recording. Hope you like it!

http://www.hangoutstorage.com/jukebox.asp?site=Fiddle+Hangout&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiddlehangout.com%2Fmyhangout%2Fmedia-player%2Faudio_player.asp%3Fisjukebox%3Dno%26musicID%3D10899

Angelina the Baker

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 09:19:43 CST

Love this tune. Used OTJ for back up.

Paddy on the Turnpike

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:32:47 CST

I got this tune from a recording that Kirk Sutphin did for Fiddle Club. He got it from a Frank Jenkins recording. It's a fun one to play. Still not sure what to do with the run up from the low G and, as usual, I botched the end. I think I wanted to hang on the B for a bit and, well -- that didn't work!

Today I'm happy with it. It's a pretty good snapshot of how I'm playing right now. Tomorrow I'll hear all sorts of things I want to improve. : )

leave my way

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Wed, 3 Apr 2013 19:07:45 CST

This learned from the Oneil book. I left off the ornaments.The A part has many opportunities for scales. The B is brain flat line.

It took many years of pushing on this one and many other page tunes. Guitar likes and requests it often. Hope this works.

hunter's purse

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 2 Apr 2013 18:48:15 CST

In Am or Ad learned it from a flute recording.

dunmore lasses

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 1 Apr 2013 18:00:20 CST

Another reference tune. Guitar keeps wanting to play it in Em but I like Dm.

beeswing hornpipe

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:29:11 CST

This one is guitar player's request. We learned it recently. We are still working on this tune. In Bb.

chicago reel

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Mon, 1 Apr 2013 16:30:15 CST

This is with my alternate guitar player.

Irish Tune of the Month - April 2013 Rolling in the Rye Grass

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:19:03 CST

I've been a lazy bum and haven't recorded the last two months tunes, but no one else posted a mp3/vid of last months either so I guess I'm not alone.

At any rate, all of the fixation on bowing patterns on this forum has got me thinking about how they apply to my fiddling and Irish fiddling in general. While I'm hesitant in embracing the term pattern, there are certain phrases and figures that most Irish fiddlers would bow in a certain way.

I'd like to focus on a tune which is relatively simple on the left hand so we can focus on the bowing more. 'Rolling in the Rye Grass' is a good tune for this because it has some phrases which can be bowed in a certain way and we can go over how bowing it differently can give it different sounds.

Now I'm committed to making a video to go over these points

April 2013 Virtual Fiddle Fest... Welcome, Everyone!

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:40:37 CST

We have two brand new tunes this month, Mike in the Wilderness, and Old Mother Flanagan... our recycled tune is one of our new tunes from last month, Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss. Here is our random drawing for our tunes http://youtu.be/4vH0lTEFqs0 As Alwyas, our tunes are chosen from Old Time Jam's backup tracks, where you can hear it, learn it, or find a backup track to play along with. Have fun, everybody!

Over the Waterfall with fiddle tuned down a half step and Zyex strings

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:18:58 CST

What he said.

Oh yeah... listen for a syncoshuffle at 1:21!!

maggie brown

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:28:43 CST

Here is us playing the other night. Who is the leader of the band.

Sugar Hill Video

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:32:58 CST

Have You Made Summer Plans Yet?

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:43:08 CST

"Have you made your plans for summer yet?

Join legendary jazz violinist, Christian Howes, as he hosts the 10th Annual Creative Strings Workshop at Otterbein College in Columbus, Ohio, on July 1-6, 2013.

Learn from and perform alongside world-class teaching artists Billy Contreras, Jason Anick, Hamilton Hardin, Cedric Easton, Alex Hargreaves, and Greg Byers. This amazing learning opportunity will be an unforgettable and inspiring week of improvisational music filled with rehearsals, master classes, and concerts in jazz, fiddle styles, blues, rock, and more.

Youth and Adult programs are available.

Sound fun? It is! Learn more at http://christianhowes.com/education/creative-strings-workshop/"

Swing Home Lady

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:02:58 CST

From the wonderful Art Stamper.

laurel tree

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:36:06 CST

here is a version of the laurel tree that I mentioned a while back

Pretty Little Mary

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:24:55 CST

Not sure of the origins of this tune other than it is a Newfoundland Reel. Heard it a few days ago and thought it was a neat tune so I learned it.

A couple of old time tunes from the Upper Midwest

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:59:15 CST

Here's a couple rough recordings I made of some great Wisconsin tunes. The Couderay Jig is a stepdance tune I learned from an old recording of Otto Rindlisbacher of Rice Lake, WI, and is associated with the Couderay lumber camp. Ryerson's Hoppwaltz (a type of Norwegian polka) comes from the playing of Bruce Bollerud from the Madison area.

Willow Garden in Waltz and Reel Time

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:29:57 CST

"Down in the Willow Garden" is one of those great Old Time / Traditional Folk tunes/songs that sounds good either as a Waltz or as a Reel or even both within the same recording, as is the case here. I recorded the tune this morning in waltz and reel time in five tracks: Fiddle (cross-tuned to AEAE); light Hammered Dulcimer joining the fiddle melody; Clawhammer Banjo (G tuning capoed to key of A); Bass; and Guitar.

Also, in this version I'm playing two A's and 2 B's, unlike the case with many of the vocal versions I've heard.

Red Haired Boy

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:12:21 CST

I learned for a St. Patrick's Day tune.

Boatman

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:01:38 CST

An old-time tune in A.

http://www.hangoutstorage.com/jukebox.asp?site=Fiddle+Hangout&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiddlehangout.com%2Fmyhangout%2Fmedia-player%2Faudio_player.asp%3Fisjukebox%3Dno%26musicID%3D10810

Some harmony fiddle

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:31:52 CST

Hi all

Thought I'd record this waltz with some harmony fiddle.

Does anyone know the name of this piece?

Terry

Shelvin Rock

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:17:40 CST

Was inspired by Wilson Douglas' version. Learned it this morning.

home ruler

eric@fiddlehangout.com — Sat, 9 Mar 2013 18:18:41 CST

I like the idea of ruler but am trying to

convert to the metric system. This is

a Bb tune that I have heard played at

breakneck speed for people dining.