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Hi everyone, I don’t check out this section very often, but I thought I should get to know some other fiddle folk on the forum. Fiddling in Central Point, Oregon . 😊🎻👋🏽

Darren,
Casey has me helping out with forum moderation.
I’ll add your tunes to the request list. Production takes some time. Casey is juggling a few projects.
In the mean time, you better put that lifetime membership to use and dig into some of the great content on the site.
Thanks,
George

Chris,
I wish I lived in Carmel Valley, it’s beautiful.
I used to wonder why people waited until retirement/senior age to learn an instrument.
When I retired, I realized it’s the free time that liberates people to take new life endeavors.
Best wishes,
George

Jackie,
Welcome, as you know lots of Celtic music here.
Thanks,
George

I’m Chris from Carmel Valley, California. Started playing Irish fiddle 10 years ago at age 63.

Hi Kim,
This site will certainly stretch you.
You might try fiddlehangout.org. There is very little learning opportunity there.
However, there is decent networking opportunity. You can use it to to find out what’s happening in areas of the States you might be visiting.
People often post “I’m going to be in XXX on his date, any jams?” Usually…[Read more]

Cumbria England. I play mostly Scottish, Shetland and Irish music but with other types creeping in!

I’m from Newfoundland, Canada. Playing for about 6 years. Continuously looking for opportunity to practice and learn. Currently in central Florida, taking advantage of music festivals, camps, bluegrass, old time, and snowbird jams. Looking forward to this fiddlevideo platform to stretch my skill level.

Ansgar,
What you are doing with viola is so cool. I’m envious of every classically trained musician I’ve ever met.
I’m not that disciplined.
At a bluegrass jam I attend we have a viola player who plays with the community symphony.
When she attends the jams she plays a five string violin. So she has both a viola and violin? I guess.
She has m…[Read more]

Hi George,
thanks for your answer.
I am a classical musician in freetime but I play popular music and german filmmusic from the 20s to the 60s as well.
Here I am working on techniques for bluegrass on my viola. I think, the sound of the viola matches to bluegrass because it has a warm sound. Sometimes it is difficult to put the lessons for violin…[Read more]

Guillaume,
I saw Andre perform at Wintergrass in Seattle earlier this year.
While, the videos on Fiddlevideo highlight his talents, I was completely blown away to see him live.
He really has tremendous rythemic skills and sings wonderfully and of course he is a wonderful fiddler.

The board he used looked like a piece of plywood with a frame to…[Read more]

I’m from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. I’m working on bluegrass, Texas style, and of course Quebec fiddling, trying to play as good as my grandfather used to play (which is not an easy task!)

Welcome Deborah and Patti. I’m just making the blind assumption you are new here. Forgive me if I’m wrong.
Portland is one of my favorite cities. I lived in Silverton for many years.
Patti, it seems you are kind of near the heart of bluegrass music in the Carolinas. I’d love to visit that area.
George

I’m in Western North Carolina! Hello all you fiddlers. I’m working on my Bluegrass primarily but do play in a Celtic band as well.

Portland Oregon

Welcome Ansgar,
What tune or type of music are you working on?
George from Central Oregon

Dresden, Germany

With compliments

Ansgar