Soldiers Joy: Beginning Bluegrass Fiddle

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6 жыл бұрын

Here are some bowing tips for making your fiddle playing sound bluegrassy on the very popular tune, Soldier's Joy. It uses the "run-pony" bowing. If you aren't familiar with that, check out my video on 1-4-5 progressions for fiddle • Beginning Fiddle Backu... for an intro to that bowing style.

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@dalemcgregor3925 7 ай бұрын

Hah! I know what you mean about being too violiny. Several years ago, my son was at a classical music competition. He was taking classical lessons but also fiddle lessons. So decided to play a tune called "Hot Canary" at the classical competition in the Canadiana section of the competition. His classical and fiddle teachers were both there. He smoked the tune and played it perfectly like Frankie Rogers who taught him the tune. The adjudicator looked at him wistfully when he was finished and gave him a big lecture that fiddle tunes had no place in the classical world or competitions. He gave him second place even though he was the only competitor in the Canadiana section. My son's fiddle teacher thought it was a travesty and scowled after the day was done saying that she knew the adjudicators dad and he was an awesome fiddler and not a classically trained musician so the adjudicator's reaction was odd and unwarranted. Fast forward about 8 years and the same annual competition was being held. Guess what the hot tune was for the competition and a lot of the classical players were trying it and having their performance accepted? You guessed it, "Hot Canary". So the moral of the story is, there are good tunes in all genres of violin and fiddle music and they should be crossed over, experimented with and made new again through innovation.

@BluegrassWithFriends 7 ай бұрын

AGREED !

@FilosophicalPharmer 4 ай бұрын

A few weeks ago, a classically trained viola player showed up to the bluegrass jam. Made the songs sound so silky! I think there’s a sample on ‘Drexel Barber Shop’ YT channel.

@blainesenior9981 6 жыл бұрын

I love this style. Thank you for posting.

@johnnybx3254 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful piece! Thanks 👍

@Aluminata Ай бұрын

I will get one when I live in isolation, far from rock throwing neighbours 😅

@playalongpartner5038 2 жыл бұрын

This is great!

@superbroadcaster 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike! Just found your channel and I'm picking up fiddling, it's a big help. Hopefully see you around town sometime again!

@BluegrassWithFriends 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found me in the virtual world. Hope to see you around in the real one.

@FlatpickingJournal Жыл бұрын

Learning this one today!

@Moxy770 7 ай бұрын

Thanx Bluegrass!!!..this is a Great Help....thanx again!!!...

@BluegrassWithFriends 3 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@dannyingram6182 5 жыл бұрын

God I love how you play you are amazing . I wish I had an ounce of your talent

@BluegrassWithFriends 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny! keep on fiddlin!!!

@mayumiyamamoto283 2 жыл бұрын

love your fiddle playing!! your fiddle sure would like a good cleaning!!

@BluegrassWithFriends 2 жыл бұрын

yea i clean it every 10 years (if it needs it) or not!

@BluegrassWithFriends 2 жыл бұрын

Mayumi,Thank you for the very nice comment !

@lorcanzepf7828 9 ай бұрын

@@BluegrassWithFriendsthe kost experienced players have rosin marks, coming from an irish trad fiddle player

@INDYOSKARS 5 ай бұрын

"Hot dog !" That was wonderful old-timer. Looked thru your videos didn´t see "Arkansas Traveler" on the fiddle. Please post that one if you would be so kind.

@BluegrassWithFriends 4 ай бұрын

First cahnce i get! INDEOSKARS!

@americanmig160 2 жыл бұрын

so basically just add double stops and bam its bluegrass

@BluegrassWithFriends 2 жыл бұрын

Chip,i wish it was that easy ! The use of drones,double stops, embelishments, blues notes, and tempo(a lot of bluegrass is played very fast) are some of the tricks used in bluegrass.

$@fractuss$

@fractuss Жыл бұрын

Not bluegrass at all, old timey is a better description.

@frankievalentine6112 Жыл бұрын

1:20

@tektoms 8 ай бұрын

"Beginning"..... yah. Sure.. haha

@marciamackey1645 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Not very beginnery....😂

@BluegrassWithFriends 3 ай бұрын

Try slowing down the video using the KZbin tools and working on just one small section at a time, maybe even just 4 or 8 notes. Then put the little sections together and play that little group until you build up the entire song 🎵 piece by piece. Let me know if you want, I can break it down more. Thanks for your comment.