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Hi, JWHITT5. I think I can help you out. I’ll PM you with details. I do have plans to eventually embed links to download backing tracks, but my focus right now is on editing and producing about 70 new full lessons from Kevin, Hanneke, and our newest teacher, Patti Kusturok. So I can’t commmit to a time frame for this feature, sir. I hope you…[Read more]

Thank you both!

is it possible to download the backing tracks? also, is there an app that you use to play these backing tracks from your ipad when you arent in the studio?

Thanks, Carole. This project has been a lot of work, and it’s really nice to hear that. But I wouldn’t be doing it if I didn’t enjoy the process.

I’m kind of leaning towards more trad selections as well, but Hanneke is such a great composer that a lot of the requests she is receiving from her fan base are for originals…I hope to do a good…[Read more]

I’m happy to hear that Hanneke will be recording more lessons. I would suggest more traditional dance and session tunes, but there are some very fine newer songs being written as well. Since she is the Scottish fiddle expert, I will leave the choices to her. Hanneke is a superb performing artist–I was fortunate to hear her in concert a few months…[Read more]

An update, folks. Based on Chuck’s request above, we’ve been working with the development team to get more granular speed adjustments in place on the site. This enhancement will allow you to slowly work up to playing at performance speed.

To do that, we’re pulling the feature down for a day so we can get the new coding going.

Please stay tuned…[Read more]

Alright, Ron and Ulla. I’ve added these suggestions to the growing list…

Trip to Walden Pond. I think it is an original tune of hers.

thanks

HI Ulla, Thanks for those suggestions. I don’t recall having heard Miss Lyle, but I have enjoyed the Hurricane as a masterpiece from Mr Skinner. He has a lot of those beautiful high difficulty tunes that are a real challenge. I’m sure Casey will pass on your suggestions and thanks for posting on the forum. Best regards, Roland Forum Moderator

The strathspey “Miss Lyle” and “The Hurricane” by James Scott Skinner; both can be heard in this video with Colin Fisher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-o0qcXvC60

And from her first album “My Joy”: “Highlander’s Farewell”; I love the way she develops this tune!

Awesome feedback, Diane. Much appreciated. Hanneke is somewhere down in CA right now for a fiddle camp.

I’ve added your request to the list. We’ll see if she chooses to record that one!

Thanks!
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Hi Diane G, Casey will be pleased to read your comments. I can say we are glad you love the site and are enjoying all the learning opportunities. Thanks so much for the tune suggestion that Hanneke wrote. She is not only an amazing fiddler, but awesome teacher, performer and tune smith too. Thanks for posting and stay in touch we love to see your…[Read more]

Hi Casey….what a great site you have here….THANK YOU for all the great work and for asking for request by
Hanneke. I’m going through and learning all her tunes…what a great musician she is Here is a tune she wrote that I had sort of learned (I’m a violinists and so new to Scottish fiddle music).
I had learned this at a workshop in 2015, near…[Read more]

Casey, that is great news to hear that Hanneke will be back in the recording studio. Kudos for the continued good work on FIddleVideo to provide top tier instructors for fiddlers of all genres. Looking forward to seeing all the exciting additions to the site. Thanks for making me and a lot of fiddlers very happy to have access to this resource. Roland

Hi Pat, Thanks for posting. Sometimes in the passing of time a musical piece comes a long that is significant, meaningful, inspirational and beautiful and this tune is surely one of them. This is a nice story and sometimes you don’t think of that but just enjoy the tune for the beauty of it. I’m sure others will also enjoy too. Thanks again for…[Read more]

Yes, great song. I enjoy reading about songs, songwriters and performers. Here is a great (but lengthy) article from Rolling Stone on this song, and the composer, Leonard Cohen:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-book-excerpt-leonard-cohen-writes-hallelujah-in-the-holy-or-the-broken-20121203

Hi, Daedalusfall. Roland is right: I came up with those first four bars and Hanneke wrote and performs the tune you hear at the outro.

Search “Glass Case” on this site…that’s the tune playing on the outro. Thanks!!

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