7 Year Old Fiddler Laura Watson Part 2

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Nova Scotia's 7 year old fiddle sensation Laura Watson part 2. Filmed October 1 2000 at the Rebecca Cohn auditorium.
She is still actively playing and has 2CD's to her credit!

[@Krisna_K]

You are absolutely right! I asked my uncle many years ago because I really didn't know. He's played the fiddle all his life! He said it's just a violin that's played in a certain style of music! I totally agree, people should do a little research before commenting!

[@MJay102]

So cute the way she looks around casually, amazing to be so talented and comfortable!

[@lyndasweet]

this was performed in 2000 an awesome performance it was. imagine just how wonderful she is today. loved my listen

[@JustAnotherBeth]

GO FOR IT.I teach both "violin" and "Fiddle" lessons. last month I got a new student. joe is 73 and decided to take up fiddle. He's become one of my best students. it's not that classical is too difficult it's just a much bigger challenge to start as an adult because it requires a lot more academics (reading music, for example) but the two DO cross in many places. and either way you go, it can't hurt to have a good ear ;) I wish you the best -Beth (Fish Fry Bingo's FIDDLER)

[@serbiesnow]

This is absolutely astounding!! All people were NOT created equal... she just proved that! wow!!!

[@TheShadowedSpider]

She is amazing. I'm thirteen, and I have been playing the Viola for two years. I can only hope to become as good as she is! Great job! ~Shadow!

[@KitsFishing]

I'm 49 and struggling with orange blossom special. I wish I'd started this early in my life

[@JustAnotherBeth]

All this talk about "proper" i had to say one thing.... I spent almost 25 years learning to play "properly" and the last 2 learning how to throw that out the window and SAW A FIDDLE.... there aint no right or wrong, WE humans made up the RULES for violin.... but this aint violin... this is fiddle, and this girl has all my respect in the world! from one "fiddler" to another great job ! -Beth (Fish Fry Bingo)

[@JustAnotherBeth]

forgot to add...I grew up in clasical violin, and after college (1995) hardly ever wanted to play. years of screaming PRACTICE... competitions... pressure, and I was raised in New york, where violin is fierce competition! Last year (2007) I joined a bluegrass band... not knowing what the heck I was doing. Now you couldnt PAY ME to stop, AND my band has won awards all over Texas, because we LOVE to play! That is what makes the magic! -Beth (Fish Fry Bingo's FIDDLER)

[@vartandify]

can`t get more natural than this-GOD BLESS

[@MJay102]

Its so cute the way she just looks around so casually...amazing to so talented.

[@shamrock7474]

Fantastic! Great job Laura. Hey Quincy....jealous much! Fact is, some of the greatest Irish and Bluegrass fiddle players in history are self-taught and have the most unorthodox way of holding their instruments. I`ve seen Irish fiddlers play the fiddle on their lap and rip off some of the best fiddle music ever heard. Doesn`t matter how you get the job done, as long as you get it done well....and she gets the job done well.

[@thinkernote4635]

I am a violinist and she is talented. She can be calm and built natural connection with her instrument, that is great gift. This kind of person will find a cure for the technical difficulty soon or later.

[@larrykrise3609]

she is awsome.bless her

[@bengtsynneback2108]

FANTASTIC too hear..SOO GOOD..MUSICGREETINGS from Hälsingland in North of Sweden😊😮

[@KellyMercerhfx]

Thanks for listening

[@shamrock4500]

She's such a little doll, very well done.

[@chantalbernard]

She is very gifted.

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

I LOVED that last one! she really is so talented!!

[@jaylyjo]

I've been playing almost as long as she's been alive! and I barely have the same sound! shes got some talent!

[@KitsFishing]

GREAT i wish I could play my fiddle like that

[@thetwilybusta4785]

I LOVE WHEN THE PEOPLE CLAP AND IT GETS LOUDER AND LOUDER!!!!!!!

[@judithpcarey]

beautiful doll of a red head & yes, she seems to be in another world.

[@freyakinsey2001]

I've been playing the violin for two years (Im 11 now) and....wow..this is amazing ;u;

[@srs876chief]

What the scary part is...you can tell she's thinking about other things while she's playing..almost like daydreaming there @ :52..WOW very gifted!

[@tobeh79]

the last song is a joy song... thx

[@enricovittone8523]

good teacher, well done I hope to find a good teacher for my 5 years hold girl too. best of luck Laura Watson

[@Acorezzia]

C' est extraordinaire à cet âge la ^^' C' est vraiment magnifique :) Merci ^^'

[@Koyko200]

Way to go. :) I'm glad you have an instrument you can enjoy.

[@melvalee2010]

she is amazing

[@DancingSpiderman]

OOHhh! So adorable ! YAYY !!! Little Laura does NOT play like a little girl !

[@julesmiles]

fantastic young musician, big in the future

[@jorgeanhthrone]

I tried to give it 6 stars, but I couldn't! Thats was really, really good =D

[@radahan5926]

she's better than me and I'm in fourth grade and in violin class BRAVO

[@scotisland]

Amazing!

[@TaraEldridge]

Her CD's haven't made it down to the US, usually we used to mail them out on request. If you would like one I think we can arrange something. (no I'm not a scam artist)...hehe I'm the sister someone mentionned played with her at the brewery market in the comments for the part 1 video.

[@Dreammaker736]

Wow this little girl is so cute and talented,I just can't understand how anyone could give her a thumbs down, only a disgusting Slimebag would do that.

[@DanaNourie]

Amazing! She doesn't even have to look at her fingers!

[@frankwelch3941]

+Dana Nourie SHE EVENS LOOKS TO HER LEFT AND still playing the violin.

[@cdcl0ne]

amazing!!!

[@AnandPGart]

Amazing!!

[@TwoTone33]

She's good. she don't even have to look at the strings Good job

[@likearockcm]

How adorable ! That deadpan look ,like it ain't about nothin' lol

[@absolute666]

She's really awesome!

[@SuperSheboi]

so very talented! i want to be like her when I become a child again! haha

[@ajminneapolis]

I love how she casually looks around during the second song... as if it's as easy as driving a car is for the rest of us.

[@ABroadwaystar2534]

wow! she's incredible!

[@markw031]

Really well played! It would be nice to see her smile and enjoy herself! Maybe this will happen as she gets older and feels more relaxed playing to an audience? Still, well done!!

[@ferdinandocarlomagno]

The child plays with a very good artistic maturity, compared to his very young age. Very good! ******

[@Bendabiri]

Amazing

[@mrsbadtothebone]

she has a gift thta not many do at her age have no clue why no would like this

[@rainbowredrobin]

Great Performance very talented

[@7893458]

It may be a little bit too big of a violin but sure enough that is a violin. She will grow into it.

[@dukeish2003]

wonderful

[@LauraKatherineWatson]

Hey! This is Laura Watson , If anyone is in the Halifax Area , I will be playing and Stayners Warf on the Halifax waterfront during the Halifax jazz fest. on July 21 doing an afternoon matinee Come check it out!

[@phoebeshunkerbell]

she's soooooooooooo good!

[@clairenunavut]

this little girl is awsome! wow!

[@kingvue]

she got her violin in the wrong position so shes that goood

[@body2man2000]

awesome

[@AuzzAustin]

Iconic

[@MollySato]

What's really to dislike here? A kid playing violin really well for her age! I mean really!

[@ferraribeng]

@srs876chief Research has shown that violinist can used up to 90% of their brain cells when they fiddle. No professions has come close to that. A talented girl like her can do multiple tasks because her brain is so well developed since young age. She's a genius.

[@frankwelch3941]

Kelly Mercer.....this child is great. Hope you post some more recent videos of in 2016.Thanks.

[@rejeantremblay4635]

fantastic

[@cosrico07]

wow !! fantastic

[@donnavaresi4171]

She must have been born playing the fiddle.

[@deniseedithsmith]

A wonderful talent and a very sweet little girl.

[@Yaya41000]

elle se la pète pas du tout , c'est juste un rêve!

[@giannimirizzi]

Un vero talento ......COMPLIMENTI LAURA SEI BRAVISSIMA!!!!

[@Pari1209]

You're great !

[@galadriel1969]

Nana, sogar Kleinkinder nehmen es schon wahr und genießen es, bewundert zu werden, und sie ist ein Schulkind und hat einen eindeutigen "Prinzessinnenfaktor". Und dafür dass sie konzentriert ist, hampelt sie ganz schön (kuck dir dazu mal andere "Wunderkinder" an). Aber ich find sie trotzdem super, keine Frage!!! Luca hat übrigens für mich gesungen, ich hatte ihn gebeten, er war damals 2 J. :o)

[@maireadmcgrath7003]

Amazing little girl she is beautifull

[@SuperFrozen90]

She looks like an angel! 0:)

[@feskie11]

dang shes realllllllllly good!

[@cyberguy076]

This is !! Wooo boy speech less...

[@inugal321]

ooooooooommmmmmmmmgggggggg that is sooo adorble she is so cute and relaxed

[@XYZ8]

Wondefrul... Excellent... Brilliant...

[@TaraEldridge]

@LeahNPaige12 Uhmmm it will still make noise. The reason it just squeaks when most people run the bow across it is because there's no rosin coating it to make friction(creating sound), as that's not where one normally plays because it's not over the holes in the body of the fiddle.(makes for more volume) Laura however usually let her bow slide up there and that's where she played alot, not holding her fiddle upright all the time.

[@Crs93]

*applause* I feel happy ^___^ hahahahaa

[@ladyinred868]

Awwhh she looks so cute ;D

[@peggyatprov]

It's The Crooked Stovepipe!

[@patchie3340]

Super

[@orangeisastupidword]

I think the most amamzing thing is is how distracted she is. The music absolutely great and she's not even paying any attention! If that's not a sign of a great player, I don't know what is! Her form could use a little work...but I doubt anyone's really going to give her a hard time about it. : )

[@acordeonhobby]

IMPRESIONANTE. ME DEJO SIN PALABRAS. QUE TALENTO!!! 100* jOSE

[@justforever96]

I think the point of that comment was that most of the young players on here are Asian, and he's glad to see at least one non-Asian in the bunch. It's a compliment that he's pointing out that so many talented kids are Asians, and you can't blame him for being happy that there's at least one Caucasian kid that's doing as well as all those Asian kids are. Especially since so many of our kids are doing NOT very well these days.

[@fixitmann6685]

To all those people who said she's holding it wrong... Pretty good for a lefty! She plays guitar & fiddle left handed now. Much more natural. At this time she did great, but could not hold that thing "right" handed on her shoulder due to her size and its size, and being a lefty, she does better right handed than most twice her age who have practiced for years. (Check out her more recent videos.)

[@dogthehog]

anyone who dosent like it is jelous cause shes better than them.

[@kowbar]

Excelent Laura GREAT TALENT !!!! 100**** Natalka ;o)

[@zig1gy]

2nd tune is "Crossing the Minch", first is a French Canadian Polka I believe.

[@godsfiddler]

Very Good! Her bow is a little too far over the fingerboard, but I attribut that to the length of her arms and not being able to bend her elbow so the bow is between the fingerboard and the bridge...yet. But that will change as she gets older.

[@venosic-]

she is awsome

[@TaraEldridge]

@xKIIxNYANxMORIxCHANx Pyrovine is kinda right. She always liked playing, but it was never a really a challenge for her, so she just always glanced around while playing. That night she was tired and on stage in a huge auditorium, a little nervous and taking it all in.

[@FVI6]

Jajajajajaja!! esa niña es un show!... no sabe agarrar el violín y sin embargo toca bastante bien para su edad... VERY NICE!

[@pradlee]

@rachhul fiddlers sometimes develop non-traditional ways of playing cause it makes it easier to play fast.

[@zzlikes2poop]

shes so tiny, but her face looks so mature!

[@mortalkombatfan2000]

awwww sooo cute :} ;]

[@elisamartinez2737]

increible me encanta

[@pogolaroo122295]

@yriasantiesteban they're the exact same thing. it's just the way you play them that determines whether or not you call it a 'fiddle' or a 'violin'

[@leitros]

The first is a Shetland tune but I can't remember the name. Anyone know?

[@elisamartinez2737]

super

[@hardfishskur]

Very talented for her age

[@IMAHMS]

cute cute cute

[@cChIk89PoOnk20]

espero de los adultos que ese talento sea para bien de los niños y no explotarlos! SON GENIOS, PRODIGIOS! talentosos sobre todo.