Hi there, There is sheet music for it. The music book is called Lover's Waltz by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. I bought the book online. I just did a search...
First of all, I am sixty four years old and maybe that is why I have so much trouble concentrating on tunes. I have a bunch of fiddle tunes on the computer...
... Hi Larry, I have the same problem. I begin listening to a song to "learn it", then just end up enjoying it, and at the end, I have no bloody idea what to...
Learning happens on more than one level. Sometimes you might need to hear the piece and also feel it, or see it. I swear, it can help in learning something...
FIrst thing. I have taught many people who have taken up fiddle (some entirely new to playing music on any instrument) in their sixties and age is not an...
Great advice Hazel. Where are you located Larry? I took lessons from a guy near Lafayette who teaches like Hazel describes. He breaks each song down...
Something about Greg's post sort of illuminated this whole idea of learning to play by ear for me. Now, I don't play (used to play violin, but never fiddle,...
Thanks, Greg, Hazel for the advice. I live in Bayou Chicot which is north of Ville Platte. So far I have not made any effort to meet or play with any other...
... Depends on how complex the song is. ... Well, you simply have to do it. Start by chording along, feeling the chord changes, etc. Just take a song you...
I've been doing both...learning by ear and by sheet music. Speaking of simplified versions of songs and books on cajun music- The Cajun Fiddle by Mel Bay was...
I just got back from a trip to Louisiana...On my way out of town on Monday..I stopped by Louisiana Heritage and Gifts. I saw Mitch Reed and he was on his way...
what are most folks using for a pickup on their fiddles. Someone recently...I think it may have been David Greely...suggested The Realist Pickup designed by...
Hi,Mark, I use a Fishman Gold, but I'm not crazy about it. I had to have the bridge cut-out flattened (their suggestion), as it sounded just awful at first. It...
Hi I have seen that all fiddlers use pick up. I prefer the microphone. I have an AKG micromic and never I have had problem and the sound is like as you play...
Mark, Thanks for letting us know. I just saw BeauSoleil this past weekend (twice, once in Minnesota, once in Wisconsin). I was grateful to be able to offer...
Doing some research into the history of this classic Cajun waltz for a page on our site @ http://snipurl.com/jolie_blonde I found the following, on the...
Bonjour everybody. As a new member to this group I'll briefly introduce myself. My name is Jan (Dutch for John) and live in Belguim, Europe in a town called...
Hi Jan, Yeah, Yvie helped me with some lyrics one time on one of my other lists, so we're acquainted. Welcome. Glad to have you. Dwight Shackelford ... ...
Hello everyone! I have just joined your group. I play keyboards and accordion, button and piano, and would like to get started on fiddle. Where should I ...
Just wondering what anyone would reccommend as the best cajun and zydeco tunes for total beginners...technically easy but also easy to remember. Cheers Hazel...
Wayne, My 2 cents on getting a fiddle- I started with a used student model and I'd do it the same way if i had to do it again. You can get into a used or new...
I can't make it. Gotta work. Dwight ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
If I were just starting to play the fiddle I'd rent a fiddle for a while until I knew what kind of a sound I was looking for. A lot of luthiers, music stores,...
When I selected my first fiddle... I went to the Old Tyme Fiddlers Association people and talked with them at their practices, I played several of their spare...
... The things that are revealed in a few stray words..... ;-) Susan B, who is loving this thread, and learning so much! On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:23:52 -0700...
Hello again, Zydeholic and fellow fiddlers. I'm 67, a retired journalist, play guitar and ukulele and some autoharp in a band called Old Dog (coffeehouse gigs)...
Hi,Bob, Wishing you good luck on your second try at playing fiddle! I truly admire adult novices. I'd encourage you to find a teacher, even for a few lessons,...
... Hmmm, probably good advice, Sue, but I did that route the second time around and ended up with tennis elbow and left-hand pain, and felt pretty horrible....
Hi everyone, I hear Cajun and Zydeco players use a phrase a lot and would like to know what they are saying. I can't spell it, it sounds like "etwah," to me....
