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Awesome!! Thank you.

Thanks Casey. And I just want to say how much FV means to me in this difficult time. I am very fortunate in that I am still healthy and just social isolating up here in Canada. FV is a great distraction and provides joy and a sense of connection to a community of fiddlers. Thank you, please keep the new tunes coming as long as you can, and hoping…[Read more]

Martin’s Waltz please Patti. Just heard you play it on Facebook and it is so beautiful. And any Andy de Jarlis tunes.

Andrea

Masons Apron, and I need that technique tutorial – the sooner the better ;).

Andrea

Casey, are 5 string fiddles typically still 4/4 fiddle size, or are they larger? I’ve promised myself that if I practice hard and improve I can get myself a 5 string one day. I used to play viola so I miss that C string.

Andrea

Hi Casey

Do you have Andre teaching Maison de Glace (jig) by any chance? Very beautiful tune written by his brother Rejean. Would love to hear Andre play/teach it.

Thanks
Andrea

You could check out Twinfiddles.ca – lots of great twin fiddling happening with those guys. Gordon and JJ also have music books to accompany their CDs, which can be ordered at fiddlebooks.com (Gordon’s site). Gordon was recently awarded the Order of Canada for his lifetime work with fiddling – he’s one of our national treasures.

Cheers
Andrea

Not sure if this post is referring to the same ad or not:

https://www.thoughtco.com/electronic-song-johnnie-walker-commercial-1013324

Andrea

Thanks! Still loving the site.
Andrea

Thanks Gordon. I’ll keep your experience in mind when I get my new hearing aids this week. And I agree – Fiddlevideo is excellent!
Andrea

I’m envious of you folks in Qualicum! Enjoy your workshop. It’s a bit too far to travel down from Smithers, or I’d be there. I love learning the notes for new tunes but I have to really push myself to work on the advanced lessons. So I tend to move on a new tune before I’ve really got a handle on the first. Not ideal, but my goal is to keep…[Read more]

Hi Casey. Could you please add looping on the basic lesson. I’m probably the only one who needs it – I’m a very slow tune learner and it helps to loop 🙂
Thanks
Andrea

Cleartune works really well for me as both a drone and a tuner. Nice and loud. I’m on an Android phone – not sure if it’s available for iPhone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bitcount.cleartune&hl=en

Andrea

Hi Casey. Just want to mention that I appreciate the mix of beginner/intermediate with advanced tunes. Much as I love Andre’s tunes, I was finding his reels a bit too challenging. Then up popped Reel a Castonguay – yay!! So fun. Thanks!

Thank you!

Exciting!! Thanks for the preview.

Andrea

Patti – if you find a source for Carol Ann’s book in Canada can you please post it? I’m not having any luck. And I totally agree regarding Gordon’s Red Book, and all his other books – wonderful.

Andrea