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Old time (also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music. Old time fiddle tunes are derived from old European folk dance forms such as the jig, reel, breakdown, schottische, waltz, two-step, and polka that the American settlers brought with them to the colonies, eventually becoming a unique ...
Slavishly imitate a mentor. Ideally, a fiddle mentor who is respected within the genre and adept at teaching. 3. Bowing is everything. Rhythm is a central aspect to most of this music. Much of it is dance music. 4. Learn by ear. Many nuances of this music can’t be captured on the page.
This is a series of videos teaching you how to play the standard tunes of old-time music on the fiddle. There will be two videos for every tune: the first up...
Dec 8, 2022 · Playing the “wrong” way. Old-time fiddlers very often adopt ‘unorthodox’* ways of playing the violin. ‘Unorthodox’ here will refer to approaches that on one hand do not satisfy the technical demands of what we can generally call ‘classical technique’ and on the other do not go beyond certain objective physical limitations.
Learn to play fiddle in the real old-time style with this lesson in traditional downbow fiddling. Brad Leftwich shows how to produce the flowing, rhythmic so...
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Old Time Music History: The Fiddle. Old time fiddle music has a long association with the Appalachian Mountains, but the genre’s roots run deep to Europe and Africa. The music travelled with settlers so well because fiddles are easy to carry, loud enough to be heard clearly in a crowd, and an absolute joy to hear. The bouncy rhythms of old ...
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9. BILL CHEATUM. Here's a classic recording of the great fiddlers Kenny Hall and Ron Hughey from 1974. The original composer is unknown, and this tune also is known as “Rabbit in the Grass.”. It was made popular in 1928 by Luke Hignight’s Ozark Strutters, a string band from Arkansas. 10. COTTON EYED JOE.
