Tunes in the Key of "G" - Fiddle Jam at Jeff and Eileen's

[@comfortfoodmama5618]

Came across this on KZbin today and it was nice to see these familiar faces. Loved the jam, thanks for posting! Dan and Kathy Caldwell

[@joyoffiddling]

@comfortfoodmama5618, hey Dan and Kathy! Stop by anytime!

[@johntait491]

Thanks for this video. A joy to listen to..!! ;-))

[@ericw751]

Them fiddler's sure can play. Wish I knew them :)

[@joyoffiddling]

Very nice of you to say so, Eric. I can assure you that they are some of the best folks you could hope to know.

[@raymondcyr1002]

wow you guys are suprising lots of awsome fiddlers love it thank you so much good stuffffff

[@SueWardfiddle]

I sure enjoyed these three videos. Such great musicians and a well behaved dog :)

[@joyoffiddling]

I've found that most canines that can put up with multiple fiddles in a room, are almost always good natured beings.

[@ferreolcloutier1814]

Tres bon

[@TheBasenjiman]

LOVE THESE VIDEOS! Takes me back when I would back up my uncle when he played the fiddle.

[@joyoffiddling]

Glad to hear, Ben. That's what it's all about...making music with friends and family.

[@lestertucker3144]

I sure enjoy listening to all my old friends from “Jeff & Eileen’s”. Les Tucker

[@joyoffiddling]

Well, it's about time you showed up, @Lester Tucker. Where ya' been?!?

[@Soliir]

this is great! I dont know how you guys jump in so easily i have so much trouble counting and keeping time I wouldn't be able to just transition in

[@joyoffiddling]

Don't be so hard on yourself, Luke. Keep in mind, most of the folks in these videos are good friends who have known and played with one another for many years. Furthermore, you won't see me posting many videos of musicians making mistakes...and everybody makes mistakes.

[@sheilaobrien5]

Big Wheel, you da man! This is a great video!!

[@joyoffiddling]

You da woman, @Sheila Wright! Nice to have you drop by the channel.

[@milagrosmorel3449]

👍👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏saludos desde Argentina!!! 😄

[@joyoffiddling]

¡Me alegra saber de usted, Argentina! Música ... el idioma internacional.

[@bluegrasslink]

Good Lord that's good stuff !!!!!

[@joyoffiddling]

Glad you're enjoying it, Ray, and glad you found us!

[@conniefletcher6884]

So very awesome! Don't know where you're jammin' but I recognize Doug Fleener from watching him compete at last years' NW Regional Fiddle Contest. Very nice! :)

[@joyoffiddling]

Hey there, Connie. These particular members of the fiddle family reside in the Portland, Oregon area. Dougy is originally from Kentucky but he came out to look around a bit and we sort of kidnapped him. He met a nice girl, he likes the fresh air, doesn't mind the rain, has lots of opportunities to jam, so I think we're gonna' keep him around for awhile.

[@conniefletcher6884]

@@joyoffiddling I kind of wondered if you might be from the Portland area. :) I teach the basic bluegrass instruments in my small rural school in Curlew WA, and your videos are a way for my kiddos see how a jam session works in a home setting. Thank you for posting!

[@joyoffiddling]

Well, bless your heart, Connie. Happy to have you stop by the Joy Fiddling channel and thank you for what you do planting seeds of the music in Curlew. None of us would describe ourselves as "bluegrass fiddlers", but we are huge fans of Kenny Baker and all of us play his tunes. Very smart of you to expose your students to jamming. It is one of the great joys in life for musicians like us. We prefer it to competing or performing. Also important for youngsters or anyone new to this music to know that there is such a thing as 'jam etiquette" and the rules and culture of that etiquette change from one style of fiddling to another, one part of the country to another, one group of musicians to another. Navigating those different dynamics can be a little tricky at first but it's definitely worth it to practice patience and keep one's eyes and ears open. Luckily the folks in these videos have been playing together for years and years and years. We all love and respect each other and are bigs fans of each other's pickin'' and fiddlin'.

[@conniefletcher6884]

@@joyoffiddling So very true! I love both bluegrass and old time fiddle, and hope to make it to the Washington Old Time Fiddle Camp this summer. I have yet to make it to Weiser--take care!

[@jasonfriend4367]

Acoustically the fiddle seems to be one of the only instruments that is totally polarized between joy and sadness...it seems to me that you can't get hate out of a fiddle. .

[@joyoffiddling]

Very thoughtful observation, Jason. I would not be qualified to comment on all the countless different instruments in the world, but as far as the fiddle is concerned, self expression with this particular instrument really does run the gamut of complex human emotion with the possible exception of hate, as you mentioned. There can certainly be anger in the way a fiddle tune is played...some of the great legends of fiddling were well known to have been pretty cantankerous folks. For me personally, some tunes themselves have personalities inherent in them and they demand to be played a certain way. I have a long list of favorite tunes and high on that list are "Choctaw" and "Cattle in the Cane". Both tunes speak to me on a visceral level. There is a "darkness" to them for me. Not in an "evil" sense, but in profundity and gravitas. Both are deeply soulful and emotionally complex compositions and perhaps this is why they can be expressed so well on a soulful and complex instrument like the fiddle.

[@nskimharris]

B flat minor!!!

[@GypsyWagonTV]

Love it!

[@PhilipBowenMusic]

I need to jam with you guys, this is so good!

[@joyoffiddling]

Philip, you are welcome to jam with us anytime, brother. Just pick a video, grab yer six string or fiddle and bow, turn up yer speakers, and hit the play button.

[@ferreolcloutier1814]

@@joyoffiddling good

[@happyhomelesshomesteaders158]

Jamming with friends is the greatest 🌹

[@joyoffiddling]

Agreed, HHH. It is a singularly unique pleasure unlike anything else.

[@happyhomelesshomesteaders158]

@@joyoffiddling Amen my friend, I just picked up a Karl Knilling and DAVid HOPF both 263.00 . Love You All peace 🌹

[@joyoffiddling]

Back atcha', Triple H. And congrats on the new fiddles. May they be played often and with joy.

[@happyhomelesshomesteaders158]

Gonna remove top of Knilling to repair a crack, the Hopf just needs the sound post set, the one in it is to short. I'll get runnin soon and thank you 🌹

[@TheBasenjiman]

Would love to hear a jam like this with them playing waltzes.

[@joyoffiddling]

Not a bad idea, Ben. It might be a little tricky but I'll run it by the gang and see if we can't figure something out.

[@montymonte8874]

Ben Goff i

[@sivanesaray233]

J'adore. C'est magnifique… Et, je vois que vous buvez de la bière d'inspiration belge (New Belgium - Voodo Ranger)… Bonjour de Bruxelles en Belgique !

[@joyoffiddling]

Salutations, Sivane! Et oui, vous êtes très attentif. La bière ... comme la musique ... est un langage universel! En espérant que tout va bien à Bruxelles. Honoré d'avoir de vos nouvelles.

[@sivanesaray233]

@@joyoffiddling Je vous remercie de me répondre en français. Mon anglais n'est malheureusement pas très bon...Tout vas bien à Bruxelles. A propos de bière, mon frère est patron de la "Brasserie de la Senne". Je sais qu'il importe un peu au USA. Vous connaissez peut-être ses bières ?... Kind Regards !

[@joyoffiddling]

Une divulgation complète, mon français est inexistant ... (c'est là qu'intervient Google Translate!) Nous vivons dans le nord-ouest des États-Unis, dans le Pacifique, qui, comme vous le savez peut-être, compte une forte concentration d'amoureux de la bière et de brasseries artisanales. Nous aimons découvrir des brasseries nouvelles et différentes, mais le style belge est très populaire dans nos cercles. Saluez ton frère ... il fait un travail important! Brass Nous allons certainement garder un œil sur quoi que ce soit de la Brasserie de la Senne!

[@sivanesaray233]

@@joyoffiddling It's my turn to use translate to thank you for your kindness ... And still tell you that I discover on KZbin the style of music that you broadcast ... And, that I like a lot. Thanks again !

[@joyoffiddling]

@@sivanesaray233 , it will never cease to amaze me the extent to which music brings people together. Very glad you found us. Stop by anytime.

[@derekmoller483]

ive got terminal anxiety but this relaxes me most

[@joyoffiddling]

Hey Derek. Sincerely sorry to hear of your T.A., but very gratified to know that you find some comfort in this music and/or the videos on this channel. You may find it interesting that many members of the fiddle family suffer from anxiety and depression. (including folks you see in these videos, not to mention yours truly) They too find respite in the music. The Joy of Fiddling Channel is always open to you and anyone who feels like stopping by for a musical hug.

[@joyoffiddling]

Joy of Fiddling • 1 second ago hey there, Michael. With a few exceptions, you shouldn't have too much trouble tracking down music for most of the tunes that are on the Joy of Fiddling channel...either in books or with simple on line searches. One of the biggest "original" sources of tunes for fiddlers (who can read music) in my neck of the woods (Western and middle American states and elsewhere) has always been Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes (and its original incarnation Ryan's Mammoth Collection). But do understand, you will never find exact music for what you hear on this channel. The fiddlers you see here have been playing these tunes for many, many years, and their arrangements and licks are always evolving. What started out as a simple two part tune may have been built upon and added on by many fiddlers over many years until it has become a complex multi-part tune. They stay true to the original structure and melody of the tune, but "sing it" in their own voice and notation can vary a great deal. (like jazz musicians taking a song standard and making it their own) But that's one of the reasons why some fiddling is such an amazing art form. In my mind it epitomizes what musical self expression is. You can take a hundred fiddlers and have them play the same tune and each interpretation of that tune can be unique. It's a beautiful thing when a fiddler is able to be in a space where they can allow the tune to tell him or her how it wants to be played in that moment.

[@derekmoller483]

thanks much appreciated. love the jam I try and play along on my Gibson Mandolin, but not good enough !

[@joyoffiddling]

Derek, if I may offer you some tough love/encouragement...consider substituting "not played enough yet" and deleting "not good enough" from you inner voice memory bank. You are welcome to jam along with us anytime. Just hit the replay button.

[@derekmoller483]

Thanks really appreciate the kind words.

[@marcosantonioc23]

belo som! BR aqui ok!?!? =D

[@mikejoseph4720]

the best guys

[@sanctifyingtruth]

Are there tune books out there with this stuff?

[@joyoffiddling]

Apologies for tardy reply. (never got a notification from KZbin about your comment) The quick answer is "yes", there are several...but you won't find any that will exactly match what is being played in these videos and the versions are unique to the individual fiddlers. "Cole's 1000 Fiddle Tunes" is a great source book to start with.

[@michaelturk2835]

@@joyoffiddling I will try to find the book thanks it would help speed up learning tunes

[@joyoffiddling]

@@michaelturk2835 If you don't have access to neighborhood music shop, then a very quick and easy online search should get you to several vendors who offer it. It's a great resource and I personally don't know a fiddler who doesn't have a copy of it on their book shelf.

[@nskimharris]

I so just got bowing lessoned

[@brandonbentley4677]

I would love to play rythmn

[@joyoffiddling]

Hey Brandon...this is something that I have suggested to other pickers who visit the Joy of Fiddling channel. Next time you feel like pickin' at home, instead of just watching the videos, grab your six string, sit in front of the computer, turn the volume up or slap on some headphones, select a video, and play along.

[@pamelabarrows9716]

That's where I wanna be, Ma......

[@joyoffiddling]

You're always welcome, Pamela.