Roland White

Hi Casey, I’m really thrilled with your announcement and have watched Patti live at the NW Folk Life Festival in Seattle and a lot on FB and YouTube. She is an amazing fiddler and really embodies the Canadian Style of Dance music as well as her generous teaching spirt. I once heard a great tune that was partnered with the well known Canadian…[Read more]

Hi Casey, I’m really thrilled with your announcement and have watched Patti live at the NW Folk Life Festival in Seattle and a lot on FB and YouTube. She is an amazing fiddler and really embodies the Canadian Style of Dance music as well as her generous teaching spirt. I once heard a great tune that was partnered with the well known Canadian…[Read more]

HI David, Roland White Forum Moderator chiming in on your request for 2 new tunes. Casey will have to chime in on that as he receives quite a few and has to juggle his studio time with priority items first But I will say I took a moment to listen to them on YouTube and they are beautiful tunes. I was able to find several artists playing them…[Read more]

Hi Lochnessk, Forum moderator here chiming in. I love that tune and every time I see the music for it it says PD. Finally I found out that this means form the PUBLIC DOMAIN. I also think it is cool when a tune survives the composer and becomes a icon itself. When I heard how much the Texas Style fiddlers can change this tune around and all the…[Read more]

Hi Sherlock, Roland White Forum moderator. Although I haven’t checked into that exact song I can give you some tips in a general way for slurs. First I must emphasis how subtle Casey executes his slurs, often times anywhere from 1-3 notes glided through so smoothly that they are hard to detect. But after a lot of listening and working on slurs…[Read more]

Hi AW and Regis, Roland White Forum moderator here. I’ve experienced the same thing in my time searching for players of similar abilities to play with. Like Casey I have driven a long way to get into a session. I think you’re on the right track by checking in with the Fl Fiddlers. There are other organizations that seem to cross over into fiddle…[Read more]

Hi Dana, Roland White Forum Moderator. I missed your post on learning slurs in your playing Swallow Tail and I’m assuming its the Jig, not the Reel. I always suggest to students and players to get on YouTube to hear what different players do with the tune and see what works for my ear and ability for new ideas. I also suggest learning separate…[Read more]

Hi Burkerules, Roland White Forum Moderator checking in. I had not heard that tune so I checked it out on YouTube and found this link of a fine player in a medley of tunes starting with Dinny’s. Check it she is a good solid player. The tune has that nice Irish drive and style to it. Thanks for checking in on FV forum.
Here is the…[Read more]

Hi Burkerules, Roland White Forum Moderator checking in. I had not heard that tune so I checked it out on YouTube and found this link of a fine player in a medley of tunes starting with Dinny’s. Check it she is a good solid player. The tune has that nice Irish drive and style to it. Thanks for checking in on FV forum.

Hi Anna, Roland White Forum Moderator here to chime in on your question. I also love that small snippet of a tune and I believe its from her CD Dot the Dragon’s Eye.
It may actually be the end of the title song or possible one of the others. I love Hanneke’s playing and since I haven’t listened for a while I will check it out today and try to…[Read more]

Hi Anna, Roland White Forum Moderator here to chime in on your question. I also love that small snippet of a tune and I believe its from her CD Dot the Dragon’s Eye.
It may actually be the end of the title song or possible one of the others. I love Hanneke’s playing and since I haven’t listened for a while I will check it out today and try to…[Read more]

Hi, Bondi, Blossom and Casey, its nice to see this discussion thread because all of us that play folk music strive to include the accents of a particular style without it sounding like its been rehearsed a million times…. Right?…. I would resonate Casey’s remarks that as your accomplishments on your instrument grow so do your choices on how to…[Read more]

Another place to find bows is in 2nd hand stores in small rural towns. Most folks are looking for a cheap fiddle and lots of times there are old wooden bows from the late 1800’s to the present inside the beat up cases. A good bowman can tell you if its worth it to have it re haired. Have fun Looking!

Thanks for chiming in Casey. I had thought that was the reason but didn’t want to speak out of turn. Kevin has real steady rhythm in his solo playing.

Hi Salarria, Yes welcome to the site. You will love it the more you get into it. Always available and a perfect format to learning well. Have fun and let us know how you’re doing from time to time.

Hi Casey and Kim This is so Exciting to have Kevin Burke on your Fiddlevideo site. I have loved his playing for most of my fiddling life. Looking forward to all the tunes.

Hi Monsieurgn, I agree with Casey for learning by ear and with the videos you can see exactly where he uses them. And I have talked to many a fiddler that like Casey doesn’t play the tune the same each time, But I think this is where the artistry begins. As you begin to understand and feel the tune there is no exact and correct way that the tune…[Read more]

Hi Bond61, Roland Forum Moderator here. That is a good question that I’m sure Casey can answer for you. In the meantime I can tell you that I have discovered that transcriptions can by tricky and sometimes very difficult to interpret. It has also been said that they are often not as exactly the player played it. I’ve found that developing that…[Read more]

Hi Bonds61, Roland Forum Moderator here. That is a good question that I’m sure Casey can answer for you. In the meantime I can tell you that I have discovered that transcriptions can by tricky and sometimes very difficult to interpret. It has also been said that they are often not as exactly the player played it. I’ve found that developing that…[Read more]