Bluegrass Fiddle Lessons - Soldier's Joy

[@NOneLikeCharice]

Hi all, this video is the first video I saw i watched when I was eager to learn western violin and he sounded tooooo fast for me to even understand. I adore his playing and thank him and thanks for posting the video. I just downloaded the video, played in VLC player in slow speed, 3times in the beginning and now I am able to play along with this video fluently!! Thanks a tonne! I focused only on one tune and practiced really hard! Thumbs up this post so that others can know that it IS possible!

[@PeterValentino]

You break it down really well, I appreciate it!

[@arulbedarakung7958]

its very simple practice..ilove it...thanks a lot...🙏🙏🙏

[@wadefite]

ive never heard this with the slightly bluegrass slant it sounds brilliant

[@winkelsj]

he blows me away every time

[@Flipson456]

superb playing!!!

[@ncao]

you are just amazing. Love this tutorial. I am new to violin since Oct 2017. Just LOVE it.

[@juicyjpink]

Terrific, thanks so much for your excellent explanation, very enjoyable, you totally rule!

[@jonohx]

Great instruction......thankyou

[@The_Daily_Tomato]

bravo sir bravo. my sister played this when i heard it for the and it was just like you sound. pure masterpice.

[@ninapusheena4423]

UR SO GOOD

[@3lackdog]

Great rendition of Soldier's Joy, similar to how I learned it w/o all the back and forth in the A part. The left hand is EASY, it's the bowing that makes your tune - that bit of GA shuffle (I think that is what they call that - 3 on the up bow, 1 on the down) in the B part. THAT is the part most folks need help with. Nice posts all around though.

[@fassifernit]

@juicyjpink actually it was known as 'kingshead' before it was know as Soldiers Joy - which was a Civil War deviation ;)

[@victoriacallada6681]

We played this in my schools 7th grade orchestra fiddle group it was fun

[@bonenfant96]

This reel put worms in my feets, as my grand father would say. It makes you want to dance. Wow11

[@martybeach6704]

Sounds like the way my Dad used to play it!!

[@thecathancegroup]

Hard to find a better song ... all time ... all instruments ... all genre. It's a civil war song. The Soldier's Joy was morphene.

[@darobison42]

Although I understand that it is common to refer to one string played open along with another played "stopped". It would probably be better (and less confusing to people trying to learn) if you used the correct term "drone" for when one of the strings is open. Thanks for the videos, but I just thought that this should be pointed out.

[@nunofurbiz4796]

Oops, my bad. The original lyrics were written in the mid 1700's by Scottish poet Robert Burns. Later lyrics reflected the original about alcohol and morphne use to ease the pain of battlefield wounds.

[@danphillips6167]

Bravo

[@nunofurbiz4796]

Sylvia Mills, the tune originated in the mid 1700's somewhere in the British Isles, and is considered to be traditional Irish (Trad). The original lyrics were written by a Union doctor shortly after the American Civil war and and as the first two lines ( Gimme some of that Soldier’s Joy, you know what I mean, I don’t want to hurt no more my leg is turnin’ green ) it is about the pain suffered by amputees and the, then, only relief, morphine. You apparently have heard lyrics that are trying to rewrite history - and reality.

[@AcaryaMordekhai]

May I have the music sheet please? :D

[@wmunsch]

Can you do one on Big John McNeil?

[@FiddlinMikeRolland]

Cool lesson. I teach this tune for fiddle on my channel. I post a new lesson for fiddle, guitar, and mandolin there every single week! You can also get the full lesson and the sheet music on my website. Always good to see another teacher out there!

[@dylanthepickle8259]

Every mornings orchestra teacher dies a thing called fiddle club and it's ecstasy we play this song and it wakes you up

[@3lackdog]

I see you're teaching the standard version you play at the top (all that back and forth). Do you teach the variations too?

[@katemahalhk]

Why do you hold your bow so far up? Does this make it easier to balance or something?

[@elijahharvey8060]

Do you clean the rosin off you instrument or your string often because if you don't your strings could start breaking down prematurely at least that what I have to do with my violin and cello

[@i8bugs1]

morphene? Sorry. Alternate name for this song is 'payday in the army'. The soldier's joy is payday.

[@brucecollins641]

soldiers joy of scottish origins

[@SpeckledFeathers]

If you close your eyes and listen to him talking, it sounds like Nicolas Cage playing like a champion.

[@ttigerrrrrrrrrrr]

I truly thought that the instructor had no shirt on under his button up. Would make for a much funnier lesson.

[@johngarcia2451]

First off he only teaches you the A part for free. If you want to learn the B part you have to go to his website and buy the lesson. If you want a whole lesson look up johns fiddle lessons. His are totally free and he does such a great job at them, much better than Ian.

[@gregmeir]

fucking kick ass

[@spacelumps]

not

[@mikel4510]

Typical - start an advertisement with an advertisement. Boo!

[@kigid]

im no good with these....