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1. The Fiddle Tradition of North-East Scotland
- www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk
- THE FIDDLE TRADITION OF NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND.
- This website focuses on three centres of fiddle playing in North-East Scotland: Fochabers, Banchory and Tarland. These three locations have been selected for study as each is home to a lively fiddle tradition at the present day and each has a historical connection with a well-known fiddler who was also a composer (see research methodology). ... The fiddle is commonly played throughout the North East which, in the context of this website, is taken to consist of the counties of Moray and Aberdeenshire. ...
2. Burnt Earth: The Stone Fiddle
- www.ninestones.com
- The Stone Fiddle.
- The Stone Fiddle is an original stoneware instrument that is a hybrid of three instruments from different musical families. ... The neck of the fiddle is a flute (in the picture above you can see the blow hole and finger holes on the side of the neck). The goatskin soundboard or resonator of the fiddle can be played as a drum. ...
- Hear it played like a fiddle (133K) .
3. HFAA -- Hardanger Fiddle
- www.hfaa.org
- HFAA Home Page 2004 Annual Meeting About the Instrument What is a Hardanger Fiddle? Music Samples Frequently Asked Questions Internet Resources .
- The Hardanger Fiddle .
- What is a Hardanger fiddle?.
- The Hardanger fiddle (in Norwegian, hardingfele) is often called the national instrument of Norway. ... Together, the instrument and the playing style create the sound for which the Hardanger fiddle is famous.
- The oldest known fiddle, the "Jaastad Fiddle," was made by Olav Jonsson Jaastad from Ullensvaang and may date from as early as 1651. By the mid-1700s the Hardanger fiddle had become the dominant folk instrument in much of the inland south-central and western coastal areas of Norway. ...
- Stories abound of the prowess of particular fiddlers or dancers, of the connection of fiddling with the supernatural, and of the joys and sorrows of everyday life, all connected with the music of the Hardanger fiddle in a living web. ...
4. The Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club
- www.radix.net
- The current web site for the Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club is now www. ...
5. Scottish Fiddle Music
- www.scotlandsmusic.com
- Scottish Fiddle Music.
- The fiddle is one of the three national instruments of Scotland, the others being the bagpipes and the clarsach.
- The fiddle may have come to Scotland first with the crusaders. ...
- By the 16th century the Scottish fiddle was more like the instrument we know today - based on the Italian models. ...
- Fiddle tunes have been written about anything and everything but there is a strong tendency in fiddle composers to commemorate in music either people who have a significant place in the community or events, local or national which impinge on the life of the people. ... The Jacobite period has given us some very good fiddle material and songs.
- It is said that Robert Burns played the fiddle - he certainly collected fiddle tunes and used them for some of his songs. ... There are many styles of fiddle music from different parts of Scotland.
- There is the distinctive Shetland style related to the hardanger fiddle style from Norway. The West Coast style related to the playing of the bagpipes and still some remains of a distinct Orkney and borders fiddle style.
- We produce fiddle music books and fiddle cds that represent many of the composers and fiddle styles mentioned above and we also have included many new young composers and players representing the thriving world of the fiddle in Scotland today.
- Shetland Fiddle Style Shetland Fiddle Style The strongest influence on Shetland style fiddle music was probably the Hardanger fiddle. ... West Coast Fiddle Style West Coast / Highland Fiddle Style. ... East Coast Fiddle Style East Coast Fiddle Style This style of Scottish fiddle music owes much to classical music and tunes from this area. ... Borders Fiddle Style Borders Fiddle Style, It is difficult to distinguish what makes Borders fiddle music different from other areas of. ... Orkney Fiddle Style Orkney Fiddle Style There are still remnants in Orkney of an Orkney style of fiddle playing. ...
6. HMT Catalog: Fiddle Tune Books
- www.hmtrad.com
- Catalog > Books > Fiddle Tunes.
- Titles listed in alphabetical order The American Fiddle Method (Mel Bay) -- $24. ...
- Volume 1: Beginning Fiddle Tunes and Techniques -- 60 pages. Beneficial for both fiddle students and classical Suzuki violin students, this method encourages creativity by including variations to the tunes and illustrating how they can serve as a basis for improvisation. ...
- Volume 2: Intermediate Fiddle Tunes and Techniques -- 64 pages. ... Some students who have studied violin or fiddle music before may be able to skip Volume 1 and start with Volume 2, assuming they are proficient at skills such as proper violin and bow placement and can play a small repertoire of fiddle tunes with good tone and intonation. Bluegrass Fiddle (Music Sales) -- $17. ...
- A great resource for those wanting to learn more about Scottish music and dance and used by many fiddle groups, accordionists, school groups, fiddle orchestras and bands wanting simple but fun Scottish music for solos, ceilidh dancing, mods etc. ... Ceol na Fidhle -- The Fiddle Music of the Scottish Highlands (Taigh na Teud) .
- The Craig Duncan Master Fiddle Solos Collection (Mel Bay) -- $19. ...
- Presents 144 of the most frequently played tunes in old time fiddle contests as well as the most popular bluegrass, square dance and country tunes heard throughout the United States. ... This encyclopedia of fiddle tunes and variations spotlights American popular fiddle music as played by the great fiddlers of our time. Celtic Music For Fiddle Includes CD -- $17. ...
- All of the pieces were originally played on the fiddle. ... The Fiddle Book (Music Sales) -- $19. ...
- The most comprehensive collection of traditional fiddle tunes ever compiled. ...
7. Old Time Fiddle Tunes
- www.johnhartford.com
- Old Time Fiddle Tunes .
- Here is a selection of fiddle tunes written and/or transcribed by hand by John Hartford. ...
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8. Florida Fiddlers Old Time Fiddle Jam Wednesday Tunes Fiddle jam fiddle jam Central FL
- www.folkfiddle.com
- Old Time Fiddle Tunes Jam!!!.
- If you play the fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, bass, etc. ...
- WHAT: Old time fiddle jam tunes, waltzes, and even a few Irish tunes thrown in now and then. ...
- Folk Fiddle Links.
- "Fiddle-Folk-Grass!".
9. Pa's Fiddle Music
- webpages.marshall.edu
- Pa's Fiddle Music .
- Pa's fiddle was an important part of Laura's childhood, and his music is mentioned quite frequently in her books. ... Here, you can listen to midi files of several songs he often played, as well as a few other songs mentioned in Laura's books that were not played on the fiddle. While the music on this page is not truly played on a fiddle, as it is computer-generated, you can at least hear the tunes to the songs Laura clapped and danced to so often as a child. ...
- Goes the weasel! (sang the fiddle, plain as plain. ...
- Ma's shadow, and Aunt Eliza's and Uncle Peter's were big and quivering on the walls in the flickering firelight, and Pa's fiddle sang merrily to itself.
- And Laura went to sleep while Pa and the fiddle were both softly singing:.
- The fiddle was singing:.
- When the fiddle had stopped singing Laura called out softly, "What are the days of auld lang syne, Pa?".
- Laura and Mary lay in their trundle bed and listened to the Sunday hymns, for even the fiddle must not sing the week-day songs on Sundays.
- "Rock of Ages, cleft for me," Pa sang, with the fiddle.
- She sat down beside Pa at the fire, and Pa took his fiddle out of the box and began to play.
- "Oh, Susanna, don't you cry for me," the fiddle wailed, and Pa began to sing. ...
- But when they were in bed he took down his fiddle. ...
- Then Ma laughed, and Pa and the fiddle sang again.
- The fiddle began to play a marching tune, and Pa's clear voice was singing like a deep-toned bell.
10. Pete Clark's Fiddle Home Page
- www.musicinscotland.com
- Pete Clark's Fiddle Homepage is the official website of one of Scotland's top fiddlers. ...
- Pete's debut CD 'Fiddle Case' was chosen as one of 1996's albums of the year on BBC Scotland's 'Travelling Folk'. ...
- Pete also plays the lead fiddle part on Dougie Maclean's Perthshire Amber, a piece commissioned by Perth festival of the Arts and Dunkeld Music Art & Media. ...
11. Southwestern Ontario Fiddle and Stepdance Contest
- www.cyg.net
- Fiddle Park .
- Fiddle & Stepdance Contests in Ontario .
- There is plenty of space (park-like setting) for the Fiddle Park right next to the new arena, with showers and change rooms accessible from the Fiddle Park.
- Casa Roma Pizza will once again be selling pizza in the fiddle park on Saturday from noon until 2 a. ...
12. Fiddle Tunes
- www.ulst.ac.uk
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