YOu'll probably have to set up an ID and a password to gain access to the website, but just responding to this email address will post messages. Now let folks...
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Faisdodo2@...
Feb 17, 2002 2:02 am
greetings fellow fiddlers!! what styles are we playing? i am in love with the old styles of dewey balfa (smooth!!!) and denis mcgee (profound)....i also enjoy...
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kjunfidler
Feb 17, 2002 7:47 am
Glad to see a discussion group for Cajun fiddlers....
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zydeholic
Feb 17, 2002 4:24 pm
Hi, welcome folks. I haven't gotten any individual email sent to me yet from this list, so I'm testing it out. Anyone else have the same problem?...
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zydeholic
Feb 17, 2002 4:39 pm
If any of you folks (both) know any other avenues for advertising this group, feel free to do that yourself or let me know. I've already posted something in...
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tshack
zydeholic
Feb 17, 2002 5:58 pm
OK, here's a website that has some links to other fiddle discussion lists. I realized I don't have the energy to pursue all this, so maybe you folks could...
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zydeholic
Feb 17, 2002 6:10 pm
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cajun-fiddlers/links/ I've added these links to the website for our email list. This should be helpful in trying to get other...
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Faisdodo2@...
Feb 17, 2002 10:35 pm
i got the post i made this morning and then a follow up from cjunfidler..... roger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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tshack
zydeholic
Feb 17, 2002 10:59 pm
OK, I started this group at the request of someone else, but have been toying with the idea of picking up fiddle too. I'm a beginning cajun accordion player. ...
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Faisdodo2@...
Feb 17, 2002 11:40 pm
okay...a few points you raise are good questions.... 1. how much for an instrument.....my oh my oh my....you are opening a huge can of worms. see, you don't...
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qrss64k
Feb 18, 2002 5:51 pm
Saw the group advertised in a couple other groups I "haunt" and wanted to say hi. I am a South Louisiana guitar/accordion/fiddle player trying to stay true to...
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zydeholic
Feb 18, 2002 8:30 pm
... Where do you live? I grew up in Houma. ... A friend of mine out here in California bought one from someone down in the SW LA area, can't remember the guys...
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Faisdodo2@...
Feb 18, 2002 9:37 pm
In a message dated 2/18/02 3:32:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... parent's of a friend of mine were cleaning out their attic and came across a dusty old fiddle....
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le_vacher
Feb 19, 2002 9:36 pm
I don't claim to be a Cajun fiddle genius, and I don't know how much advice I can lend regarding instrument quality and learning techniques, but maybe my...
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Faisdodo2@...
Feb 19, 2002 9:56 pm
WOW!!! this is an amazing post by mr. pitre! i have been playing fiddle since 1998 and i completely am in agreement with the wisdom expressed!!! i had played...
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le_vacher
Feb 19, 2002 10:55 pm
Ooops... After going back and reading my post, I realized I mistyped my quote. I'll revise it a bit: "Talent is merely an equal measure of tenactity and...
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le_vacher
Feb 20, 2002 4:08 am
I guess I should introduce myself here. My name is Boisy Pitre and I'm from a little community in southwest Louisiana called Prairie Ronde. It's just 2 miles...
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Faisdodo2@...
faisdodo2
Feb 20, 2002 9:26 am
Boisy introduced himself, i will do the same... My name is Roger Weiss. I made a comment on the Bravenet Accordion Discussion list about desiring a forum for...
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Anita Dolen
adolen22
Feb 21, 2002 4:57 pm
Hello Maybe I'll do all the introduction stuff later,as for now, I was wondering if there are any cajon musicians around the Naples,Ft. Meyers Fla. area? I've...
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gregsonnier
Feb 22, 2002 12:42 am
What a great post Boisy. Really does put things in perspective for me as a rookie. ... much ... point ... my ... the ... 100%. ... When ... and ... try ... ...
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robtrahan
Feb 22, 2002 3:46 am
Err, I don't think Choates even owned his own fiddle...;~) ... You can play like Harry Choates and if the...
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zydeholic
Feb 22, 2002 6:09 pm
... Meyers Fla. ... You might try joining and posting this to cajunzydecodance@yahoogroups.com. There's about 200 folks on there, some of them musicians. ...
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fiddlegirl45
Feb 24, 2002 1:26 pm
... that ... California ... I would say that certain types of music, like Cajun or Creole for example, are easier learned by ear because that is how this kind...
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fiddlegirl45
Feb 24, 2002 1:32 pm
... Hi, I might have seen you at Marc's shop. I go there every once in a while to play my accoustic fiddle. Birgit Murphy Rayne, LA...
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fiddlegirl45
Feb 24, 2002 1:36 pm
... really ... Is there a chance that we could exchange some copies? I listen to the tunes on tapes when I drive. Birgie...
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fiddlegirl45
Feb 24, 2002 1:43 pm
Alright, here goes... I am 45, single mother of three girls (one grown, the other two still with me). I am a professional painter and drywall finisher, working...
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Faisdodo2@...
faisdodo2
Feb 24, 2002 2:03 pm
In a message dated 2/24/02 8:43:22 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... welcome to the list birgie!!!! when i was in louisiana last june, i passed through rayne on my...
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Anita Dolen
adolen22
Feb 24, 2002 2:23 pm
Dwayne you made me smile. My spelling is atrocious, (did I get that right?) Thanks for the tip. I tried a zydeco connect, as that is what I could find. I'm...
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Anita Dolen
adolen22
Feb 24, 2002 2:31 pm
Oh man, sorry, Dwight. I just reread my message and realized I called you the wrong name. Classic pre-trip bungling (sp?) going alittle fast. sorry Anita...
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le_vacher
Feb 25, 2002 12:35 pm
... a ... If you are who I think you are, then we met two Saturdays ago at Marc's. You're tall, thin with short hair, originally from Germany? Boisy Pitre ...
