As a beginner fiddler for about 2 years, I find myself lacking the ornamentation and accents that you instruct. Thanks for the tips and encouragement to dress this tune up a bit!
Very good. For accenting purposes, I believe that many fiddlers like to hold the bow at ¾ point along the shaft . There's a excellent four seasons performance where the violinists are all holding their bows in fiddle style. This does shorten duration for longest note possible and I noticed it . True about how much the sheet music really tells us. Irish fiddle musicians would read sheet music differently to classical violinists. I gotta say too that very few violinists can play Philip Glass properly from sheet music, they just got it or they ain't got it ; the right stuff , to be sure to be sure. .
I found your video VERY helpful. The comments about mixing it up were very significant to me at least as were when and how to add emphasis. Onlly been learning fiddle for abput five years and your points are hugely helpful. Youve given me my next skill target to spend a hundred years on.Many thanks. I had a tendency to play like the classical player enterpretation.
@@TheFiddleChannel The lockdown is easing here, so our first Irish session is on Sunday. Better get practicing on those reel, jig and hornpipe sets..!! ;-)
This was very helpful thank you! Being classically trained the part you explained that had me dying I started laughing so hard it felt like you were talking right to me.
This is good presentation ..thx..got away from voilin/ fiddle for a bit..project work..just a beginner still....makes me want to get back to it.. thank you 🙂
Great vid, as always Chris. My band just started working on Swallowtail Jig, and it's interesting that we have some disagreement about which chord arrangement to follow. Yours ("just 2 chords") is a different take. All good!
Love the introduction. “Give me a tune”.......”Play Rakes of Kildare” say......so you do. Does the guitarist know the tune ? He thinks he does , and then proceeds to destroy his strings so everyone can hear him. Reminds me of joke about a poverty stricken fiddler , clad in old tatty clothes. A listener asks “ Do you know Your Balls Are Hanging Out ? “.......” the fiddler replies, you hum it, and I’ll play it “ Edit......great video.
Chris I just learned this. And you blow my mind every time I look up to see how you've done them😍
As a beginner fiddler for about 2 years, I find myself lacking the ornamentation and accents that you instruct. Thanks for the tips and encouragement to dress this tune up a bit!
Thanks Brenden, glad you found it useful!
Very good. For accenting purposes, I believe that many fiddlers like to hold the bow at ¾ point along the shaft . There's a excellent four seasons performance where the violinists are all holding their bows in fiddle style. This does shorten duration for longest note possible and I noticed it . True about how much the sheet music really tells us. Irish fiddle musicians would read sheet music differently to classical violinists. I gotta say too that very few violinists can play Philip Glass properly from sheet music, they just got it or they ain't got it ; the right stuff , to be sure to be sure. .
I found your video VERY helpful. The comments about mixing it up were very significant to me at least as were when and how to add emphasis. Onlly been learning fiddle for abput five years and your points are hugely helpful. Youve given me my next skill target to spend a hundred years on.Many thanks. I had a tendency to play like the classical player enterpretation.
Thanks AJ!
I finally got it! You explain very well! Thanks!
Thanks!
Thank you for explaining the accent!
Nice attention to detail on bowing and ornamentation Chris. Well done.
Thanks John!
@@TheFiddleChannel The lockdown is easing here, so our first Irish session is on Sunday. Better get practicing on those reel, jig and hornpipe sets..!! ;-)
Hey Chris nice Swallow Tale- quite the tale, non. Stay healthy friend! Allan
Thanks Allan!
This was very helpful thank you! Being classically trained the part you explained that had me dying I started laughing so hard it felt like you were talking right to me.
Thanks Aileen. Just for you!
This is good presentation ..thx..got away from voilin/ fiddle for a bit..project work..just a beginner still....makes me want to get back to it.. thank you 🙂
Hi Erik. Glad you're feeling inspired!
Very beautiful and informative
Thanks Ted!
Great vid, as always Chris. My band just started working on Swallowtail Jig, and it's interesting that we have some disagreement about which chord arrangement to follow. Yours ("just 2 chords") is a different take. All good!
Thanks Randy. There are of course many options when choosing chords, but sometime the simplest is the best!
Love the introduction. “Give me a tune”.......”Play Rakes of Kildare” say......so you do. Does the guitarist know the tune ? He thinks he does , and then proceeds to destroy his strings so everyone can hear him.
Reminds me of joke about a poverty stricken fiddler , clad in old tatty clothes. A listener asks “ Do you know Your Balls Are Hanging Out ? “.......” the fiddler replies, you hum it, and I’ll play it “
Edit......great video.
sad but true!
It would be great if you had the tunes a lot slower to enable us to play along for practice. Great tutorial though!
Glad you enjoyed it- sorry I didn't go slower! Did you know you can slow down any YT video using the little cog symbol underneath?
Can you Share notes?
Yes. Send me an email to haighchris@hotmail.com