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1. How to Have A Fiddling Fun Christmas Violins and Christmas go together like Marshmallows and Hot Chocolate--and they're a lot less messy! Break out your old violin and brush up on some carols and you'll be invited to more Christmas parties than you can shake a stick at...a fiddlestick...
2. Fiddlesticks--A Home For Violins, Fiddles, Violinists and Fiddlers The Violin is Called the King of Strings, and rightfully so. There is almost no genre of music in which the violin doesn't play an integral part. Whether it be Classical, Bluegrass, Cajun, Jazz, Hip Hop, or Rock n Roll, you'll find the Violin...
3. Orange Blossom Special Look a-yonder comin' Comin' down that railroad track Hey, look a-yonder comin' Comin' down that railroad track It's the Orange Blossom Special Bringin' my baby back The Orange Blossom Special . . . a legend in railroading circles and the test of a t...
4. Singer and Fiddler Kelli Trottier Born and raised in the hotbed of musical tradition and innovation that is Ontario's Ottawa Valley, Kelli Trottier discovered her passion for entertaining, learned her craft, and developed her distinctive style while still right at home. Now, Kelli's...
5. Violin Care: Eleven Tips That Could Save Your Violin Looking at a violin, it is easy to believe that taking care of it should be simple. Thinking about the physics behind a violin could make you believe that it requires years of study to do it right. Listening to people talk about the violin could caus...
6. How to Tune Your Violin It doesn't matter how well you are capable of playing, if the violin isn't in tune it sounds horrible. Playing a violin is far more than simply dragging the hair side of a bow back and forth across the strings of the instrument while slappin...
7. Arvel Bird I recently had the pleasure of experiencing a performance by Arvel Bird which included a mix of Native American and Celtic fiddle, Native American flute and story telling. He shared the stage with a guitarist, a drummer and sometimes Native American...
8. Suzuki Violin: Learn to Play by Listening? Shinichi Suzuki's method of teaching a child to play a violin is not your typical instructional method . . . and yet it may be the most natural. Many people swear by it, indicating that their children make incredible musical gains in very short perio...
9. Celtic Music: Liz Carroll Liz Carroll's parents emigrated from Ireland to Chicago, where Liz was born. Her father played button accordion and began teaching her music when she was five. A violin class at school got her interested in the fiddle, but a major source of her music...
10. Irish Fiddle: Traditional Irish Instrumental You'll almost undoubtedly hear some Irish music on March 17. St. Patrick's Day brings out Irish musicians. We all listen to the music, tap our toes, and may even start to dancin'. And if you're hearing Irish music, chances are pretty good that you'll...
11. John Hartford "John Hartford's death was a great loss to American music. Seldom has there been a singer/songwriter who has remained truer to his roots and more focused on his musical mission - in John's case to sing and write the very finest bluegrass music that h...
12. Celtic Music: Music at Matt Molloy's Back in 1992 Matt Molloy, flute player extraordinaire, former member of the Bothy Band, a member of the Chieftains, and owner of the pub bearing his name on Bridge Street, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, invited his musician friends to join him in an...
13. Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Convention I've been fortunate to help out with the stage management chores at the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Convention for the last eight or nine years, and I've been looking for a way to encourage a greater web presence for the event. Students, camp...
14. Celtic Music: Téada One of the most exciting bands to emerge from the Irish traditional music scene in recent years, Teada has caught the attention of the press. "Teada...determinedly keep the traditional flag flying at full mast...they imbue their music with a decidedl...
15. Nickel Creek "Bluegrass Revivalists," "Acoustic Innovators," "Youthgrass" are just some of the terms that have been used to describe Nickel Creek over the past year -- perhaps producer Alison Krauss says it best with, "It's...
16. Aly Bain Video Showcase Aly Bain MBE (born 15 May 1946 in Lerwick, Shetland) is a Shetland fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. Now considered one of the finest fiddlers in the Scottish tradition, he became nationally prominent as a foun...
17. Violin Rocks! Rock Violin So Hot It's Cool! There is almost no genre of music in which the violin is not comfortable...and that does include Rock n Roll. That picture at the left is Mark Wood. Wood bills himself as the first Heavy Metal Violinist. Yes, that futuristically shaped thing in his...
18. All About Violins There is almost no genre of music in which a violin is not at home. In fact, the violin is known as the King of Strings. You'll find violins playing classical, pop, country, Bluegrass, Cajun, rock, and almost ever type of folk music. You can find tin...
19. David Klinkenberg David Klinkenberg is a fiddler extraordinaire. He was the surprise awaiting me a few minutes into the Jim Brickman concert last night, and had me captivated the rest of the evening. David Klinkenberg is outstanding on the "fiddle" as he cal...
20. Celtic Music: The Chieftains The Chieftains are credited with bringing traditional Irish music to the world's attention. Paddy Molony got some musicians together in 1962 and they recorded an album that was at the time regarded as a one-time thing. But five years later, they got...