FiddleHed Network

Kate your playing sounds spot on! Notes are clear and great intonation, nice bounce to the rhythm too. It’s good to read how others are approaching their practice and I think Jason’s methods and encouragement are hugely supportive.
Thanks for posting the link to the Drifters as well, I love how they gradually build from a simple tune to play…[Read more]

Thanks, Michael! This was one of the most challenging pieces I’ve attempted so far, and my goal was to conquer those string crossings. Still working on that, but after about 40 attempts at recording I decided to go ahead and post this to leave room for improvement.

Great job! That tune looks like it has a lot of tricky string crossings – I’m impressed with how well you navigate them. The double stop at the end was great too.

Nice!

That was a great version of Hobart’s Transformation, Marg. Love your lilt and slides! Thanks for posting!

Wow, only 7 months Keith? You must have done some serious practice to reach this level! Great slides and double stops, and I think just the right amount. Enough to add interest without being too much of a good thing. I started working on this tune last night, struggling with the separate 1, slur 3 bowing in module 2.1, but will keep working on it.…[Read more]

Great Mary! You really kept the pulse going with Strum Machine.
I like your idea of making a heritage set, a nice way to honour your great grandfather. Mine was a fiddler too, who migrated to Australia from Scotland. I would love to know the tunes he played as a dance band musician. Unfortunately all I have is a very old tin photo of him and his…[Read more]

Are you too, following all the rules of pandemic and, currently, serving your official duties by working from home? Then, you will have to turn your ordinary makeshift office into something where you can feel comfortable and at peace. But how are you going to do so? Well, you can begin your endeavour by adding the best work from furniture in your…[Read more]

This looks great Owen, so organised! You’ve inspired me to have another go at keeping a record of my practice, just watched Jason’s practice too and can see how productive his method can be if I can steer myself in that direction.
Started to write down my practice each day, but sometimes got carried away practising and didn’t leave time to write…[Read more]

That’s great Michael, you’d be in demand at sessions with your mix of instruments to choose from, and yeah, there’s something about playing music with your adult children isn’t there? Really special to be able to pass on the love of music to them. I play with my son too, when he comes home, he lives 3 hours away. Last visit, he came to a session…[Read more]

Hi Marg – Yes, guitar, mandolin and bass guitar (and ukulele, which was my first instrument at 11 years old – just realizing that’s 50 years ago!). I gave the Irish concertina a… er, um, concerted effort a few years ago but I realized I am a dyed in the wool stringed instrument aficionado. I think fiddle is likely to be my last attempt at add…[Read more]

Thanks Keith and Michael for your lovely, encouraging comments. I have a long, long way to go, the New Year meant stepping from the beginner course to intermediate for me, Hobart’s Transformation being the 1st tune, I know there’s some serious work ahead of me now.

Yes Michael, I have struggles with intonation too, good and bad days, but I love…[Read more]