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Your milage will vary. I'm by no means a good fiddler (just barely decent enough to not completely embarrass myself), and it's taken me four years to get to where I am now. Generally (not universally), it is held that the fiddle is the hardest instrument in a bluegrass setting, and I'd have to agree, though it might tie with the dobro. If you can play the mandolin, then you're several steps ahead, as the tuning is the same, and most scale lengths are very similar. Get a decent fiddle without blowing your budget and practice drawing clean, accurate notes before you worry about anything else. Speed and dexterity come with time, same as anything else. If you know anyone who plays fiddle, (or any variation of violin-playing), pester them until they show you some basic things, to help speed up your journey. I met a concert violinist for the Oregon Symphony, and she had no shortage of tips and things to help me out-so, find the best source of musical wisdom you can and mine it. Merry Christmas!

@@huntergivens2442 Tell you the truth, jokes aside, I really don’t want to be Tony-I just want to be myself. 😊 Merry Christmas!

@ I LOVE TO HEAR THAT! That’s how we should all feel as musicians (: merry Christmas to u aswell

Thanks!

Why, thank you! I appreciate it!

Hey, thank you for helping make it 19 views and not 18-you’re awesome. 😊

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

All it takes is practice! You’re getting there!

Aw, thanks, man! Don’t think I’ll ever be as good as Tony, but I’m going to keep stretching it out and working on it!

@@JosephBergstromMusic Hey man your closer than anyone I’ve ever seen and as long as u keep up the work, that’s all that matters

Thanks for taking the time to listen.

@@JosephBergstromMusic you can never unhear shit like this

Again, I appreciate you taking the time to listen. Blessings on you, man, and have a wonderful life. 😊@@howiedick6857

Thanks for taking the time to listen!

Just the way I was taught it. 😊 Lots of good ways to play these old tunes.

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Why, thank you! I’m actually from Oregon, but it is very Appalachian!

Why, thank you!

Thank you so much! You have a good day too!

Aww. You’re too nice!

Thanks!

Why, thank you!

Thanks. Could probably do better now, but that’s okay. 😉😅

Thank you! I don’t know how brilliant I am, but it is very nice to hear. I’m not that good of a fiddler, but I’ve thought about doing tutorials for some tunes and such. Blessings, and I hope you keep watching!

@@JosephBergstromMusic I think your fiddling's great, so unique... that little flick over you do at 2.13 is brilliant, love the sound it produces, is there a name for that little technique. Now if your from gaelic roots, I'm trying to track down a gaelic tune written by a Patrick Macdonald in the 1700s apparently. Jenny O'conner from Circa Paleo plays it, would love to hear your take on it with your various instruments if I can find out more about the tune I'll keep you posted. Cheers

@@chrisgleeson2443 Hey, thanks! So, I'm sure there's a name for that technique, but I don't know it. What I'm doing is rocking the bow between the D and A strings, like a double stop, but instead of playing both notes at once I flick the bow back and forth, to hit the notes separately. Hard to explain, I guess, or I'm not being too clear, but it's a pretty technique. If you can find the name of it, maybe I'll try to learn it. Most tunes get either simplified or slightly modified when I play them, because I'm not the greatest fiddler. There's one tune I do with my band "Farewell Liza Jane" that is basically just the technique you were asking about. It might be worth looking into.

Thank you, but only God's amazing--I'm just doing the best I can. :D

It’s mostly a personal choice. I started playing like that so that I could bow and sing at the same time, but it’s actually the more-or-less traditional Appalachian style, before “proper” violinists told them it was wrong. I’m from Oregon, but I’ve picked up a bunch of Appalachian eccentricities over the years. Thanks for the comment!

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It was not, sadly. This is taken from a UA-cam video I did. Happens in my live shows sometimes, though.

Exactly what I did!

Oh, I’ve come a long ways since then! But I’m still learning. There’s not much occasion to break out an electric in my usual genre, after all. 😉

Thanks for listening!

It’s one of my originals! “Firebird (the Lady’s Lament)” ua-cam.com/video/J38Hh0Klaok/v-deo.html

Aww, thanks!

Thank you!

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Fair point.

Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re subscribed, and that you also like my eclectic tastes!

Thanks!