Fiddlevideo Members – what area of the world do you fiddle in?

[Casey Willis]

We’re getting folks from all over the world signing up and I had a question today from an Aussie wondering if any other Aussies are site members.

I thought I might start a topic thread for folks to post their home city, just to see if that was of interest to members.

I’ll start:

I’m located in Bend, Oregon.

Who’s next??…GO!

[John W.]

Fowlerville, Michigan

[Roland White]

Great idea! Lets add to the Bend Oregon List. Next??

[ROBERTA CLAPHAM]

Sonora, California

[Wafflestomper]

Las Vegas…
we almost ended up in Bend last year.. turns out we are trying to head back to Montana this year.

[DianeG]

Hi. I live in Fallbrook, California……SoCal. We are north of San Diego about 40 miles. It never rains in California….: >)
We have a violin shop here…my husbands makes/restores violins and bows. I teach children at my home studio. I play violin and viola.
Stay tuned. Diane

[chazworm]

I live in north eastern Kentucky near WV (90%) and Negros Oriental Philippines (10%). I sang and played bass and banjo in eastern KY’s first punkgrass supergroup Earth, Worm, &, Fire. Now I want to learn a new instrument.

[Casey Willis]

Thanks for chiming in…Love the band name, ChazW. Best of luck on the addition of fiddle…cheers!!

[chazworm]

Alas I had to change our name again. Earth, Worm, &, Fire had created a bad rep in bluegrass circles for not really being bluegrass. We are now the more bluegrass-friendly name $3 Bill & The Football Bats. I hope to utilize some fiddling henceforth but I still really suck too much to play bluegrass fiddle songs. I hope to be good enough soon. youtube clips coming

[Casey Willis]

Too funny, Chaz. That’s a great name as well. Keep us posted on the clips, sir!

C

[ulla_petersen]

Fredensborg in Denmark, northern Europe.

And as far as I know, there are absolutely no other fiddlers playing Scottish, Irish or American fiddle anywhere near me; very happy that I found this website!

[RegisM]

Alexandria, VA

If your ever in the DC area, check out the sessions at O’Connell’s in Old town or the Auld Shebeen in fairfax!

[Casey Willis]

That’s a good addition, Regis. Folks can post some good local jam sessions or musical events in their areas if they would like to…

[Anonymous]

Cornwall, england. Hi to all!

[gail]

Bakersfield,CA

[nice man]

Sheridan, Oregon

[Singalong]

Payson, Arizona. Hi y’all!

[Anonymous]

Belfast, Maine, home to MANY traditional fiddlers.

[Roland White]

Hi Big Ben, Gail, Nice Man, Singalong & Chuck 40, thanks for chiming in. I love seeing where you fiddlers live and makes me want to visit knowing we have fiddlers from all parts of the world. I have fiddling Facebook friends from all over the US and its really fun to hear from international fiddlers now that FiddleVIdeo is such a success. We now have Ulla, and BigBen writing on the Forum lets hear from some more International fiddlers and see if we can also tag most of the USA too.

Shout out to Chuck 40 from Belfast, Maine. Chuck some of my early fiddle friends were Oldtime fiddlers from Maine, Vermont and the NE. Learned a lot of my early Contra Dance tunes from those parts and had the wonderful opportunity to meet Bob Childs, now a Boston Fiddle Luthier, founder of the Folk Group CHILDSPLAY, and former Fiddler, & dance caller playing with the Moose Tone’s. I will never forget when I met him playing a dance at a N Coast Grange Hall in Oregon, where I watched him call a dance, Fiddle while he was calling and told a good fishing story all at the same time. BTW he built Hanneke’s fiddle and ones for other luminary players.

Best wishes to all of you out there in FiddleVideo Land, keep on posting your locations and fiddle progress, we love to hear from you. , Roland Forum Moderator

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[Carole]

Another New Englander checking in from central Vermont. As Roland and Chuck40 said, talented fiddlers and eager novices are everywhere. I’m in the latter group. Old time, Scottish, Irish, Cape Breton, and Quebecois are all lively here.
Carole

[portownz]

Southern Brazil! 😀

I started playing 6 months ago, inspired by some friends of mine who have a bluegrass band.

[sal]

Littleton, Colorado

[Olivia Hughes]

Kingston, Ontario, Canada!

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[Tracy_Music]

Council bluffs, Iowa

[fabienne]

Near Paris, in France

[Roland White]

Hi all,

It seems I missed a few of you posting from all over the world, so sorry for the late welcome but here is a FiddleVideo Greeting to:

Carole From New England • Love those New England Contra Dance Tunes
Portownz from Brazil •
Sal from Colorado • My Home Birth State
Olivia from Canada • Love that Canadian Music
Tracy from Iowa • Lots of good fiddling in your part of the country
Fabienne from France

Thank you all for chiming in. Wonderful to see folks from all over the world enjoying FiddleVideo.

Warm regards to all, Roland Forum Moderator

[fabienne]

Thank’s a lot Roland

[timmag]

Ontario, Canada.
But I work for a cruise line, so I fiddle all over the world!

[Roland White]

Hi TIMMAG,

Thank you for letting us know you’re a Canadian Fiddler. Very cool you get to fiddle all over the world… So what is your fav style of fiddling..

Hey FiddleVideo members,Now that we know we have players from all over the world chiming in, how about if you tell us what your favorite style of fiddling is.

Thanks all for your participation, Roland

[timmag]

Hey Roland,

I enjoy all kinds of music, but I lean toward Scottish/Irish, and Old Time fiddling.

[sabrina]

Well, i’m French and although irish fiddling is the most popular style in France, i’m myself an hardcore fan of Scottish fiddling (traditional, more contemporary and Cape Breton’s) so, let’s just say that i’m feeling very, very lonely in my own country…..

I’ll wait a few years and i’ll do a whole revolution with the Scottish style !!!

S.

[Roland White]

Hi Sabrina,

Thanks for posting. You know that there are a lot of Scottish/Irish Crossover tunes I call them, that are played by both the Scots and the Irish, so you might try springing that on your celtic fiddle friends at your next session. Pick some of your fav tunes and then research them on https://thesession.org to see if they are widely played by both Celtic trad players and I bet you will find some players that overlap the two styles. Our little session in Bend Oregon features both Scottish and Irish tunes and depending who shows up can swing either way or play of lot of both styles.

However being a bit of a loner myself I can see you’re the perfect person to start a Scottish Music Revolution. So start converting your fiddle friends now and you will have a strong group to bring about a local musical change of style.
Cheers Roland

[sabrina]

Thanks Roland,

Actually, there is no session near my place so, for now, i don’t play with a group.

I play with the orchestra at my Conservatory and also in the ensemble that my violin teacher created.

But i don’t have folks to play fiddling music and it’s too bad : i’m jealous of you guys in United States where sessions are so common that it’s as natural as breathing…..

S.

[Roland White]

HI Sabrina,

Well enthusiasm always will trump discouragement so I’m glad to hear you have your Orchestra and small group ensemble for some music fellowship.

One more thought I’ve had for you that you may have already thought of is to research your best played tunes on YouTUbe and then you can play along online. This will get you in the spirit of Sessions so when you do have a chance to join one you will be primed to play along. And sometimes you start out small by sharing your tunes with another player you respect and that is interested in your music for a playing companion. Start by teaching them one of your tunes and before long you will both have a good reason to play together more often and to invite others. Best regards and keep fiddling on! Roland

[sabrina]

Thanks Roland for those advices,

Yes i do like to play along with my favorites tunes on YT.

I was thinking that if i continue to work like i do know, i might be able to start my own group within a few years. And my violin teacher also thinks that there’s something to do in France with Scottish style since it’s not really a common style here.

Wait and see !!…..

Kind regards,
S.

[Roland White]

HI Sabrina.

That is a great idea and I think you will have fun doing it. Good luck with your practice… I can tell you work hard and are motivated. Keep up the good work. Best Regards, Roland

[enafzige]

Knoxville, TN

[David Evans]

Wilsonville Ontario Canada

[Brodick1]

Brisbane Australia

[Sybaris]

Edmonton Alberta Canada

[Oliver]

From the Uk but live in France

[Fiddleraven]

Hi, Everyone: I just joined Fiddlevideo today. I’m in Portland, Oregon.

[Casey Willis]

Welcome, FR, from a fellow Oregonian!

[Fiddleraven]

Thanks, Casey!

[Roland White]

HI FR, Welcome to the site. I’m not from Portland but went to schools and grew up there. Great music in PDX these days. Have fun on the site. Roland

[Fiddleraven]

Thanks, Roland. I’m into the bluegrass scene here in PDX. Perhaps I’ll see you at a festival or other event one of these days 🙂

Donna (aka: Fiddleraven)

[Roland White]

Hi FR, You bet, keep your eye on Bend there are a couple of music festivals over the early summer. Cheers, Roland

[Serita]

Hi everybody! I’m from Corvallis, Oregon, but am going to school in Arizona. There aren’t any other materials engineering students I’ve met who love Texas and bluegrass fiddle, so I’m happy to find this online community of likeminded individuals.

[Roland White]

Hi Serita, I’m sorry I missed your post so a late Welcome to you and thanks for joining the site. Lots more to come with Casey editing more and more instructor content for FV fiddlers to build on their tune lists. Have fun! Roland Forum Moderator

[karlstraub]

Coincidentally, I am also in Alexandria, Virginia. I play fiddle in a band called the Bold Deceivers.

My background is various kinds of country music— Western Swing, Honky Tonk, bluegrass, etc., but I’ve been getting interested in Cajun and Irish music, and since I’ve been on this site, Quebecois and Scottish styles too.

I’d love to see new instructors added to the rotation (Cajun and Western swing especially) but I’m actually glad that those styles aren’t represented by a specialist on here yet because if they had been I probably wouldn’t have realized how great the Quebec and Scottish styles are.

[Roland White]

Hi Karlstraub, Welcome to the site and all the new fiddle styles for you to try out. I know that Casey is always planning ahead for instructors and fiddle genres so there is a lot to look forward to on this site, not to mention the ongoing process of releasing 100’s of new tunes as they are edited regularly to the various instructors tune lists. Thanks for posting. Roland Forum Moderator

[Annie315]

Potsdam, NY, which is way up north near the Ontario/Quebec border, so our local tradition is really heavily Canadian influenced. nocofidlers.com

[robert]

Troy Vermont just on the Québec border.

[ronr]

Hi guys greatly appreciate these lessons and quality is super great thanks for posting these lessons I’m from northern Ontario a small town called Iroquois Falls

[ogohiap]

Greetings from Taiwan. There is a small but very dedicated happy few Taiwanese playing Irish music here.

Greetings also to Belfast, Maine. Ever run into the six million dollar man, Steve Austin?

[advienquepourra]

Pretty sure I’m the only Quebecois fiddler in Fort Myers, FL

[fiddleteam6]

Ronnie Mooney Rapid City SD. Mt. Rushmore Thanks for posting the lessons, I am learning to play well, thanks again

[PRobbo]

Hi everyone, Paul here. I’m an Englishman abroad at the moment, and probably the only traditional Irish fiddler living in Muscat, Oman (it is a cool 46 degrees here as I write this).

Many thanks to the good people at fiddlevideo.com…what a fantastic resource!

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[Casey Willis]

Great to hear from all you new subscribers from all around the globe…and thanks for the feedback on the site!

We’re excited to have you all as a part of the Fiddlevideo community. Stay tuned – more lessons on the way!

C

[Ringlets]

Boston, MA

Love Fiddlevideo. <3

[Hurikane26]

Coal City, Illinois

This site is so helpful. I want to play every style, but I’ll focus on bluegrass and Scottish tunes as they are both part of my heritage. I played guitar on and off for a while and never could quite get into it, but I can’t put down my fiddle. I now understand why they talk about people “fiddlin’ their time away”!

[ClareCatch]

I’m in Nice, France (originally from Suffolk, England). I’m very excited to be back here to learn some new tunes!! It’s great having the loop and slow down option on the videos and to be able to download the audio too. I’m a big Kevin Burke fan, but looking forward to trying some of the other tutors as well.

[Morris]

Ontario, Canada
I love what you’re doing here!

[Mark_D]

From SW Ontario, Canada near Sarnia, living in NE Ontario now.

My parents listened to lots of music from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland but I like all styles of fiddling (Irish and Appalachian especially).

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[MissButtons]

Hi, Nice to see fellow Oregonians on the site . Im from Portland.

[Maritzamb]

Dallas, Texas!

[mdwilliams2k]

Mike Williams , Cunningham, TN

[Casey Willis]

Thanks for chiming in, and welcome to the site, all! Folks from all over the world…and some beautiful locations, at that!…good stuff!

[dmoran]

Hey! Newcomer here. I subscribed to learn fiddling techniques as where I live fiddling barely exist. I am Spanish but I live in Switzerland. I play violin as a hobby now, after having studied it for 6 years when I was younger.

I am a huge fan of Hanneke and Casey. If you ever organise a concert around here I will for sure be in the crowd 🙂

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Dmoran. Welcome to to the site, and thanks for sharing. Hanneke plays over there occasionally…keep your eyes peeled for a concert!

[pgmcqueen]

i’m from Silver Spring Maryland , just outside Washington DC. Lot’s of good fiddling around here, which inspired me to learn the fiddle years ago. My original instructor retired years ago, but I wanted go back & restudy techniques, plus be more focused, too, while practicing. I learned about this site when Hanneke Cassal mentioned it at a concert..

[Casey Willis]

Welcome, Pgmcqueen, and thanks for chiming in! Hanneke has some more lessons just about ready to publish…stay tuned!

[AiriVesikko]

Kokkola, Central Osthrobotnia, Finland!

[AiriVesikko]

… And in addition: I don’t quite fiddle in, my instrument is viola – how would you pronounce that in fiddlish”? ?

[Casey Willis]

Welcome, Airi! I think we’d have to come up with a new term…perhaps violaing?? Happy to have you as a subscriber!

C

[LaraBarnes]

Northumberland, UK

[paul lounsbury]

The beautiful Catskill Mountains of New York State!!

[Dutchy]

hello, All I am from the Netherlands Edam and I was wondering if there are more people who have registered from the Netherlands

[Casey Willis]

Hi, Lara, Paul & Dutchy. Good to hear from you, and thanks for joining! I believe we have other subscribers in and around the areas you are in. All the best with the lessons!!

C

[swoolley]

Hello from Stonewall, Oklahoma in southeastern Oklahoma.

[starleaf214]

Around Atlanta, GA, USA

[toolie97]

Pickering, Ontario!
I love so may types: Cape Breton fiddling, what I hear of Appalachian is beautiful, Quebecois is also awesome!

[Casey Willis]

Welcome, new subscribers, and thanks for chiming in!!

C

[joanfiddle]

Sant Celoni, (Barcelona) Spain

Incredible videos thanks a lot, I’m a violin teacher (classical) trying to fiddle a little.

[Aysha Hoffman]

From Southsea, UK, now in Fort Worth, Texas…no shortage of fiddlers around here – trying to blend in…

[Charlie2]

I live and fiddle around in Nacogdoches, Texas, deep in East Texas about 60 miles from Louisiana

[Barbara Barty]

Hey fiddlers! I’am from Prague, Czech Republic. Greetings from Europe!

[thistle13]

And greetings to all from North Carolina, USA!

Fan of Irish/Scottish/Celtic, but enjoying hearing all the other fiddle styles here.

[Casey Willis]

So cool to see the worldwide reach of this website and fiddling in general.

[MichaelTaylor]

Hi Fiddlers! I am in Geelong, Australia. 100km south of Melbourne. I am loving all the different fiddle styles.

[Sunbreaker8898]

North Central Kansas. Hopefully Ireland when I’m able to leave the house.

[Blossom]

WestPoint, Georgia

Where the landscape is lush, but the fiddle-scene is a desert. Appreciate the online connection.

[Julie Fillion]

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 🙂

[Roger Green]

Recently moved to Summerville, South Carolina from Edgewater, Maryland

[Christiane Loeffler]

I’m from Frankfurt, Germany

[Tim Hart]

I’m from the UK, and now live in Wieliczka, Poland (near Krakow). Have been a fan of Kevin Burke for about 20 years and great to see the lessons from him and everyone else on Fiddlevideo!

[George Bretz]

Tim,
Thanks for the kind words. I’m sure Casey will pass your feedback to Kevin.
Glad to hear you are enjoying the site.
George

[Greg Dziadurski]

This is Hanna and Greg from Honolulu, Hawaii. Cheers to all!

[MARTIN MULLEN]

Hi All

Martin here from Northwich, Cheshire but origonally from Newry, Northern Ireland.

[Swannae]

Hey amazing fiddlers,

I am practicing and learning the violin in New Zealand – stoked to be here – such a great site of cool tunes and fun Teachers

[George Bretz]

Swannae,
Welcome to the site. Tons of great info and great teachers. I find myself focusing in one area for a time. After I’ve learned a tune or technique I go out and explore other areas and I’m blown away at the amount of content here.
Also, cool that people from around the world are here.
Best wishes,
George

[Swannae]

Hi George,

Learning one tune at a time sounds like a great plan for me too – i’m flittering around like a butterfly with tunes… i’m so new to learning and finding the technique lessons the bees knees!

Regards,
Anna

[ViolaDD]

Dresden, Germany

With compliments

Ansgar

[George Bretz]

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

[Deborah Murphy]

Portland Oregon

[Patti Sprouse]

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.

[George Bretz]

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

[Guillaume Cimon]

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!)

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