FiddleHed | Joanne Iles | Activity https://staging.fiddlehed.com/members/joanneiles/activity/ Activity feed for Joanne Iles. Wed, 06 May 2026 23:24:19 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7c514b49e5c782b4b2a260e861f6759d Joanne Iles replied to the topic Frustration in the forum Beginner Group https://staging.fiddlehed.com/groups/beginners/forum/topic/frustration/#post-75059 Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:47:01 -0800 I sometimes find that a play along track helps me on a tune that I’m struggling with. Are the tunes you’re playing on the Fiddlehed site? There are some good play along tracks on the tune lessons pages if so. Alternatively you could maybe try playing along to a drone track to help your tone & then for more of a challenge try one of the beat…[Read more]

]]> 4e87d75edf299f6b1e478e31fb7c877c Joanne Iles started the topic Timing Practice Medicine Bow in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/timing-practice-medicine-bow/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:45:15 -0700 This beautiful waltz was introduced to me by Fiddlehed friend Deb & I’ve been playing it for about a month now. I’ve finally got it memorised so have been using it as my tune in the timing challenge just to get it evened out & steadily paced throughout the trickier sections

]]> 9bc3ee054342eb1c8d34ff137a6e6916 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Westphalia Waltz (working on it) in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/westphalia-waltz-working-on-it/#post-74234 Sat, 10 Aug 2024 18:39:34 -0700 Nice tune! Thanks for sharing.

]]> 5df8f46ce67e0075ef64a0fbee49cd2b Joanne Iles started the topic Theme from Local Hero "Going Home" in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/theme-from-local-hero-going-home/ Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:43:55 -0700 I’ve been listening to a slow, whistle version of this tune which is on the soundtrack of this, my favourite film! So this is my own version, a mix of the slower track & the guitar solo from the full version…

]]> 8e87da92033f397855751fc36df01277 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Billy In The Lowground in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/billy-in-the-lowground/#post-73839 Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:30:19 -0700 Nicely played, thanks for sharing!

]]> e09a38ffd9d1af6feff7c38772e08528 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Pretty Little Dog in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/pretty-little-dog-2/#post-73478 Wed, 15 May 2024 08:54:30 -0700 I like those double stops & accents on your version. Thanks for sharing

]]> 7f64460a3df344c1480bf5a2a20d93de Joanne Iles started the topic Tetris Theme with Dubstep Remix in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/tetris-theme-with-dubstep-remix/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:41:02 -0700 Thanks to Jocelyn, I learned this tune at last night’s Hootenanny & found the Dubstep Remix shared on the lesson page! Thought it might be fun on another rainy day in the campervan! Sorry about the grainy footage!

]]> 32eb450ebe73c7918f4665ef6e91a2c8 Joanne Iles started the topic Sitting on Top of the World in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/sitting-on-top-of-the-world/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:02:45 -0700 I’m hooked on the new jam mixes section of the website! This is me playing along to a new (to me) track! Just gotta learn the chord back up parts now! Thanks to Jason for this great new addition!

]]> 769d9836434d1bbbe7653d5f91aa48f1 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Jason's Practice - March 2024 in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/jasons-practice-march-2024/#post-73057 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 07:24:38 -0700 Yes, that figures! I found F pentatonic goes well with his version he just recorded for me to practice with.

]]> a9f95c3aa4087093ca4fa2595745c43d Joanne Iles replied to the topic How Do You Practice Scales?? in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/how-do-you-practice-scales/#post-73056 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 07:22:04 -0700 I warm up with scales practice G to A with different rhythm variations, in particular, I find pedal rhythm helps me get my ear if I don’t have a drone.
I always play through the scale of the tune I’m working on especially pentatonic.

]]> 546375412b5b881e153d9ce22a396055 Joanne Iles started the topic Auld Grey Cat in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/auld-grey-cat/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:13:43 -0700 I’m working on my own version of this tune to make it sound less fiddly & more like a mooching/strutting cat, inspired by the memories of my own (not grey) moggies & I think, subconsciously on listening back, by “Minnie The Moocher” by Cab Calloway & maybe a bit of the cartoon cat Sylvester!

]]> a78cd2df813b657e42f54d28e0d4c127 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Jason's Practice - March 2024 in the forum Share Your Practice https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/jasons-practice-march-2024/#post-72919 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:26:36 -0700 Wow, would love to hear your version of Wildflowers. My husband is a huge Tom Petty fan & is always getting me playing along with his guitar & vocal renditions!
I started the month working up to Paddy’s working on Irish Rover, Wild Rover,Kesh Jig working on a version based on your rooftop sessions with DU from a few years back!
Also working on…[Read more]

]]> 45132d2c20f2669f2a6639d25777ea85 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Spotted pony variations in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/spotted-pony-variations/#post-72745 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:08:45 -0700 Love the sound of those hoedown with the double stops accents and the little pedal rhythm run at the end too. All sound very smooth and natural in the tune.

]]> 324321e32218dbbb952e92a9a089aca2 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Palm Sunday in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/palm-sunday/#post-72744 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:04:04 -0700 Agree with Debbie, great timing & nice swing feel to this

]]> 6f2abf3524ef6db70716fd09c2e8d75c Joanne Iles started the topic Irish Rover progress in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/irish-rover-progress/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:08:18 -0700 Here’s the recording I took in today’s open practice session on Irish Rover. I worked on tone, speed and transitions….

]]> 938be200a69383dc2f4982ca022c1179 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Arran Boat Song with a Simon & Garfunkel mix in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/arran-boat-song-with-a-simon-garfunkel-mix/#post-72211 Sun, 25 Feb 2024 21:05:08 -0800 Thank you Malcolm, I hope you keep enjoying your playing & continue to reach your goals.

]]> 02b9a9ba2496173d22257df3f9ced705 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Arran Boat Song with a Simon & Garfunkel mix in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/arran-boat-song-with-a-simon-garfunkel-mix/#post-72195 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:16:51 -0800 Aww thanks everyone! In response to Malcolm & Jocelyn, I started playing with no previous experience or musical knowledge, in early 2019. I’d always loved the sound of a fiddle on many songs & thought I’d love to be able to play. I spoke with a few fiddlers at that time & they all said the same thing,- play everyday! So that’s what I do, I play…[Read more]

]]> d4ee08eeb226ae71cf78d669d02c1326 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Blackberry Blossom with dulcimer. Extra b part second time in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/blackberry-blossom-with-dulcimer-extra-b-part-second-time/#post-72134 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:13:05 -0800 Love this tune and your version, Sounds great with the dulcimer back up too.

]]> 860d01b3341b2bf5f0d5329514a746c7 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Kitchen girl in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/kitchen-girl-4/#post-72133 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:02:48 -0800 Wow I love the slides and double stops in this version! Nicely played!

]]> 00dad67a90bfd0ad65b4f7dcdc9916f3 Joanne Iles started the topic Arran Boat Song with a Simon & Garfunkel mix in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/arran-boat-song-with-a-simon-garfunkel-mix/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:48:39 -0800 I’ve been working on this medley for a few weeks to combine The Sound of Silence with Arran Boat Song then Scarborough Fair. They’re all in E & sound quite nice together I think

]]> d0705e6ac79f29bba94efc3a00aff453 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Sally Goodin in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/sally-goodin-2/#post-72056 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:49:53 -0800 Nicely played Marg! That sounds like a complicated tune with those string crossings too!

]]> 8fda52d181e0f98352bf5b2153cc4acc Joanne Iles replied to the topic Kitchen Girl Challenge in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/kitchen-girl-challenge/#post-71942 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:17:13 -0800 Sounds great well done on getting it up to that speed too!

]]> 8a0a8487f7a62ee9e2d62d6b8200d8f7 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Irish Rover in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/irish-rover/#post-71919 Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:14:38 -0800 I’m trying!

]]> 5c0ee4831d81df4fdd65cefd3ff61158 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Kitchen Girl backup on dulcimer in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/kitchen-girl-backup-on-dulcimer/#post-71895 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 18:27:18 -0800 This is great Debbie! Thanks so much for sharing again. I love the recording with Jason too.

]]> d30ccb032e439d942fc410cc87fa7a2e Joanne Iles started the topic Irish Rover in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/irish-rover/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:24:13 -0800 Here’s my early work through this tune for a band session. Thank you Jason for helping me work it out in G!

]]> ff345b0047aa6ffec3c569bed8294832 Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21808/#acomment-21846 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:32:58 -0800 Nicely played Owen! This is such a lovely tune. I love Jason’s version of this tune too along with the jig bodhran on the Beat Central page.

    In reply to - Owen started the topic Coleraine Jig in the forum Student Videos https://youtu.be/cr-4o0fzMn8?si=ksoBfkIgJWkh-ZxH ]]>         2714bbc2961cf8863a0531c8734c1c27 Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/19054/#acomment-21840 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 17:20:16 -0800 Sorry forgot to say I use the free version on my Mac!

      In reply to - Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations Here we go with another fun mix. Val’s Dream by Gordon Stobbe – 3 violin […] ]]>             4d21aa1376fe431363782d23e12fc06c Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/19054/#acomment-21839 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 17:16:23 -0800 I use a free version of Garageband. I don’t think I use it to it’s full potential as it seems very complicated. I found some great tutorials on YouTube which just show how to record your voice and an instrument. I can’t remember who the tutorials were by now but there’s a whole series of them by the same guys each one lasts 2-3 minutes and…[Read more]

      In reply to - Jocelyn Martens posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations Here we go with another fun mix. Val’s Dream by Gordon Stobbe – 3 violin […] ]]>             e4567b8d3267b3dfe3cba16ef769af57 Joanne Iles started the topic Swallowtail Blues in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/swallowtail-blues/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:45:01 -0800 Really loved Jason’s version of one of my favourite songs so thought I’d give it a go!

      ]]>             b71bade4a497bbbb586de06ba3f7105e Joanne Iles replied to the topic A quick Harvest Home in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/a-quick-harvest-home/#post-69648 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:38:13 -0800 Great video Debbie! I really like your version here & played so smoothly.

      ]]>             87b6eaa74af6cd4a4ecc9ce5c8252b24 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Faded Love in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/faded-love-2/#post-69543 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:13:05 -0800 I usually use a Mac with a Focusrite Scarlett 212 with a mic, instrument & headphone port to play and record but to get this recording I played out Debbie’s track on the Mac then recorded me playing along on my pad! Not the most hi-fi audio but it works fine on a phone or pad I hope!

      ]]>             972a009447df51e04899bebde4b99d40 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Faded Love in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/faded-love-2/#post-69542 Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:01:36 -0800 Debbie thank you so much for posting your track, it sounds so good & it’s great that we can all join in with different instruments x

      ]]>             0f34a325a3e42c1bc279dfca5ba45473 Joanne Iles started the topic Faded Love in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/faded-love-2/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:16:27 -0800 I’ve been playing this along to the dulcimer recording by Debbie & finally got a video with hopefully not too many mistakes! I love this site for the opportunity that here I am in the UK able to play with someone thousands of miles away! Thank you Jason & team!

      ]]>             83d130db39a234530b866c77cc68ee06 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Bill Cheatham in A in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/bill-cheatham-in-a/#post-69511 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:44:53 -0800 Nicely played Owen! Great string crossings & good pitch on those high notes. Thanks for sharing.

      ]]>             fb66237b8ab71f28a4896cfc2cb17811 Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations: Ive been playing around with some improvisation with drones & […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21540/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 13:49:30 -0800 Ive been playing around with some improvisation with drones & different tunes lately & came up with this recording of Spanish Ladies & Swallowtail Jig set to the E drone

      ]]>       0       fb0d25944e19d1d188f1238255f19ac7 Joanne Iles replied to the topic The Arran Boat Song in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/the-arran-boat-song/#post-69481 Sat, 11 Nov 2023 15:57:25 -0800 Thanks Jocelyn! I think some parts of the tune sound & flow more smoothly when slurred but I don’t want to do too much so that it sounds lazy or I start to “lose” notes.
      The version on YouTube by the Cunninghams which I shared above, certainly has a degree of slurring.

      ]]>             2a40ef3207052ed8e782a5c29144968d Joanne Iles replied to the topic The Arran Boat Song in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/the-arran-boat-song/#post-69465 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 20:39:26 -0800 Here’s an update 7 days on! Hopefully improving! I’m just trying to work out where I should slur and where to separate to get the best sound

      ]]>             6b708fe9c181646fc7bc95a849368fdf Joanne Iles replied to the topic The Rights Of Man. in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/the-rights-of-man/#post-69360 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 09:41:45 -0700 Nicely played Marg! Very smooth & great rhythm & timing.

      ]]>             34b4260ae8b5a5696f8eb13e6d613bc4 Joanne Iles replied to the topic The Arran Boat Song in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/the-arran-boat-song/#post-69352 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:35:54 -0700 There’s a beautiful version of this on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/zTa0AM6-GCw?si=8c6cCEHiqkIpSiAk

      ]]>             eb91045bdd41ea54d3f21b848314d012 Joanne Iles started the topic The Arran Boat Song in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/the-arran-boat-song/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:29:12 -0700 A friend of mine who plays the Irish tin whistle sent me some sheet music to learn this so we can play together when we meet in Spain this winter. I recorded this video for him my first time right through with the E drone to help me! It’s a Scottish tune & goes nicely with Inisheer (Irish) and Scarborough Fair (English) to make a proper UK…[Read more]

      ]]>             b489850c88501e801798e04e49f9b573 Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21511/#acomment-21512 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:16:28 -0700 Cool!

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Swallowtail Blues Did you know that you can take an Irish tune like Swallowtail Jig and turn it into a blues song? I played it with a 4/4 beat (1-2-3-4) instead of a […] ]]>             0d4581b0574b6ce416ebacf9dd3a5b86 Joanne Iles replied to the topic Two Fiddleheds Lonesome Fiddle Blues in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/two-fiddleheds-lonesome-fiddle-blues/#post-68450 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:53:11 -0700 Great job both! Thanks for sharing

      ]]>             e64478fede318d98f225dd4b7228f72c Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21278/#acomment-21287 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:05:07 -0700 For some reason my go to tune is Whiskey Before Breakfast! I only ever play it when I’m struggling! That leads to Over The Waterfall and then I’m back & into my playing. On tired days I love to play soothing tunes; Midnight on the Water, Lonesome Moonlight Waltz, Dawning of the day, Lovers Waltz.

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post Wandering Mind Last night, I was practicing and hit a rough patch. I kept stumbling over a section of a song called “Climbing and Falling.” Then it hit me: my […] ]]>             8f3042c07400cc8a29ed19cf30953977 Joanne Iles started the topic Foggy Dew in the forum Student Videos https://staging.fiddlehed.com/forums/topic/foggy-dew-2/ Wed, 20 Sep 2023 20:17:17 -0700

      ]]>             f4ffed689c6020d6f338ea2868dbf9f2 Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21213/#acomment-21262 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:26:23 -0700 Practice a 1000 times!
      OK maybe not exactly 1000 but repeating and especially as you say, the part I find the hardest. The playback samples on Fiddlehed are great for this, you can just play each quarter over & over until it’s in the memory & fingers!

      In reply to - jason kleinberg wrote a new post What's helped you the most on your fiddle journey? When I was college orchestra I sat in the last row of the viola section. I met with a student teacher who patiently helped me […] ]]>             ad45d3a2417b15d33ebf6f1d1d18224a Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21245/#acomment-21260 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:41:21 -0700 Hi Owen,
      I use a mac book Pro and a Scarlett interface which lets you plug in a mic, instrument & headphones. Works well for Zoom & Garageband

        In reply to - Owen posted an update Just about ready to dump my IPad Air, as I can’t set the Zoom options so that others can hear me play. Will try to find a laptop that will accept a mic and earphones. Any suggestions? ]]>                 c96f02269f848f115d3d7996780ffb3f Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations: sorry to bombard....but I don’t think I ever shared this o […] https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21165/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:43:37 -0700 sorry to bombard….but I don’t think I ever shared this one!
        Me and my husband Richard did a version of this on GarageBand and iMovie to make this fun little vid! You may recognise the Fiddlehed rhythm section!

        ]]>         0         6dd691531b1d76ba7af5c7ddb1f8e4a3 Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21164/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:29:35 -0700 Another atmospheric tune I’m working on after Jason’s lesson is the Dawning of the Day again, a lot of reverb and echo on this creation…..

        ]]>         0         aaa3f3fc58423f6d96d1be30b2a6617a Joanne Iles commented on a Music in the group GarageBand Creations https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21163/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:26:09 -0700 I’m working on this beautiful tune called Da Slockit Light. It was written by a Shetland Island fiddler Tom Anderson around the time of the death of his wife he visited his old home town on the Shetlands and was struck by the number of houses now in darkenss due to depopulation caused by death and younger folk moving to the mainland. Its a l…[Read more]

        ]]>         0         aaa3f3fc58423f6d96d1be30b2a6617a Joanne Iles posted a new activity comment https://staging.fiddlehed.com/activity-streams/p/21161/#acomment-21162 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:26:09 -0700 I’m working on this beautiful tune called Da Slockit Light. It was written by a Shetland Island fiddler Tom Anderson around the time of the death of his wife he visited his old home town on the Shetlands and was struck by the number of houses now in darkenss due to depopulation caused by death and younger folk moving to the mainland. Its a l…[Read more]

        In reply to - Joanne Iles posted an update in the group GarageBand Creations ]]>