Fiddle 3 Improv and Fiddle Waltzes

Hello fiddlers, fiddle teachers, and others,

I’m starting a new session of my improvisation and waltz classes at Old Town.

Fiddle 3 Improvisation is Saturdays at 2:30. It teaches you how to take solos in simple songs and is great for people who have learned tunes or played classical but don’t know what to do when they are called on to “jam.” This is a “fiddle” class but mandolins, violas, and cellos have also shown up and benefited.

The Fiddle Waltzes is Saturdays at 4:00. It has an ensemble feel (it’s open to all instruments) and ends in a dance where we play waltzes for dancers. Both classes start October 30th

If you’ve already taken one of these classes, perhaps you’ll consider taking the other.

Hope to see some of you or your students next session

Filed under: Cello 1,Cello 2,Fiddle 2,Fiddle 3,Fiddle 4,Four String Improv,Mandolin 2,Mandolin 3,Old Time Ensemble,Uncategorized by Jordan | October 11, 2010 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 4 French Canadian (Wed) – week 3

Le Reel des Eboulements can be played in either G or A. In 1938, Jos Bouchard recorded it in A (linked below). His 1970s recording sounds like G. The class chose G. Another version in A is linked at the bottom under the name Dad’s Reel.

Reel des Eboulements played by Joseph Bouchard of Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec

slow

medium

And lest I forget here are a couple of versions of . . .

Gaspe Reel by Jes Kroman and Morten Alfred Høirup

slowly by Danny Miller

At last, Dad’s Reel played by Pete Sutherland for the Fiddle Club of the World.

Pete, from Monkton, Vermont, learned a lot of tunes from Louis Beaudoin (see Reel du Montreal) or Burlington.

Filed under: Fiddle 4,Paul Tyler,Uncategorized by Paul | September 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 4 Old-Time (Tue) – week 4

Leather Britches in G. More bow-rocking with the shuffle bow . . .

Every fiddler’s version is unique. Here’s one somewhat close to the way we played it . . .

Leather Britches by Lotus Dickey of Paoli, Indiana in 1987

slow

faster

Here’s the A part of Leather Britches played with a Georgia shuffle . . .

Filed under: Fiddle 4,Paul Tyler,Uncategorized by Paul | July 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 3

A tune in D

Rocky Road to Jordan by Chirps Smith

As you heard from Chirps, he learned the tune from Dwight “Red” Lamb of Onawa, Iowa.
Here’s an iTunes link to Mr. Lamb’s performance of the tune and his CD Joseph Won a Coated Fiddle

Esteben y Pablo le tocan mas despacio.
banjo & fiddle duet slow

Filed under: Uncategorized by Paul | May 12, 2010 | Comments (1)

Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 2

A different, and perhaps older, Fire on the Mountain.
Can be played in standard tuning, but it’s really cool in cross key A (AEae)

from Isham Monday of Monroe County, Kentucky

slow version from Matt Brown

An uptempo version from Matt is on the Fiddle Club of the World blog.

Filed under: Uncategorized by Paul | May 12, 2010 | Comments (1)

Chop, Pad and Shuffle: Fancy Cabbage

Hi Choppers-
Here is a really fancy version of Boil them Cabbage Down by Joe Edwards. I will post the version from Belieze and the bluegrass version soon (technical difficulties).
-Colby

Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down

Filed under: Uncategorized by Colby | May 12, 2010 | Comments (0)

Old Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 4

The story of a horse race, between Molly (from Californy) and Tenbrooks.
The most famous version was by Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys.

Lyrics and sung melody here . . .
Tim Brook by the Carver Boys (circa )1928

. . . and fiddle break melody here.
Skippin’ and Flyin’

We did it in the key of A.

Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Uncategorized by Paul | March 29, 2010 | Comments (1)

TUESDAY 8PM, fiddle 3, squirrel hunters and mary wants a lover

two tunes this week

squirrel hunters, slow

medium, with guitar, mandolin and cello guitar, done by me on the computer, which explains the screechy quality.

mary wants a lover.
a slight change to the B part….second time slightly different than first time.
mary wants a lover A part slow

mary wants a lover B part slow

mary wants a lover, from the foghorn stringband

you can get their awesome CDs at the old town school store or
FOGHORN STRINGBAND WEBSITE

by the way and FYI….the name of the french canadien tune we did is “gigue de terrabonne”.

Filed under: Fiddle 3,Steve Rosen,Uncategorized by Steve | March 18, 2010 | Comments (0)

fiddle 3 thursdays, catching up

here’s 3 of our tunes. growling old man, grumblin old woman, taught by colby, slowed down even more.
plus oak ridge stomp and most recent, masons apron. all played slow.

growling old man, grumblin old woman

oak ridge stomp

masons apron

don’t forget all the great music and dance going on in the city…
chicago barn dance
local cajun events list
local bluegrass events and info

Filed under: Fiddle 3,Steve Rosen,Uncategorized by Steve | February 22, 2010 | Comments (0)

Bluegrass Mandolin Week 4

Hi Bluegrassers-
Here is that version of Cherokee Shuffle. This is slow, but it will speed up nicely after you learn it.
-Colby

Cherokee Shuffle

Filed under: Uncategorized by Colby | November 15, 2009 | Comments (0)


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