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...
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Mark Marcin
marktmarcin
Jul 14, 2006 4:41 pm
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...
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Sue
susiecajun
Jul 15, 2006 11:45 pm
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...
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Vincenzo
apovi
Jul 16, 2006 8:15 am
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...
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tomandsusan@...
slb22000
Jul 26, 2006 6:32 am
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...
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studio16a
rosinatorpaul
Aug 7, 2006 12:22 pm
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...
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Jan Schelpe
jan_schelpe
Aug 8, 2006 12:53 pm
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...
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zydeholic
Aug 8, 2006 1:37 pm
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 ... ...
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wphilpottjones
Aug 13, 2006 1:02 am
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 ...
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hazelfairbairn
Aug 16, 2006 6:57 pm
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...
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gregsonnier
Aug 24, 2006 5:33 pm
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...
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Mark Marcin
marktmarcin
Aug 26, 2006 3:28 am
For those on the list from the Bay Area.. Just a reminder that the workshop is happening next weekend on Saturday, September 2nd. If you plan on...
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zydeholic
Aug 26, 2006 3:32 am
I can't make it. Gotta work. Dwight ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
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hyldemoer
Aug 27, 2006 3:06 am
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,...
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Tim Randles
erinmore69
Aug 28, 2006 3:24 am
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...
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tomandsusan@...
slb22000
Aug 28, 2006 5:21 am
... 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...
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Bob Loomis
miltloomis
Sep 18, 2006 12:19 am
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)...
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Sue
susiecajun
Sep 18, 2006 2:24 pm
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,...
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Bob Loomis
miltloomis
Sep 18, 2006 4:36 pm
... 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....
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John A
j69sunnerd
Sep 18, 2006 7:15 pm
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....
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Dana Moore
cajuninco
Sep 18, 2006 7:33 pm
Spelled "et toi" and means "and you". You use it like "hey you." At least that's how I use it....
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tomandsusan@...
slb22000
Sep 18, 2006 8:20 pm
something a non-fiddler like me can answer!! Et toi, meaning, more or less, and you! I guess I "hear" it as Hey, you too! btw, I don't speak French (though...
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Blair Kilpatrick
blairkilpatrick
Sep 20, 2006 4:10 am
Hello Bob, You'd be welcome at the Cajun jams my husband and I host most Wednesdays at our house in Berkeley. I play accordion and sing, Steve is a fiddler....
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hyldemoer
Sep 20, 2006 7:53 am
<big snip> ... I'm at a stage now where every group fiddle class I sign up for about half the class is Classically trained violinists that have been playing...
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Bob Loomis
miltloomis
Sep 20, 2006 4:43 pm
... Thanks, Blair, I'll keep it in mind. Some sudden developments re our band are changing my music priorities greatly. I have some personal projects I'll be...
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rwroberts4
Oct 2, 2006 7:52 pm
Just released, new CD from the Racines: Sound clips and free shipping at this link (as of 10/2): http://www.floydsrecordshop.com/product1.cfm?Product_ID=1561...
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tomandsusan@...
slb22000
Oct 2, 2006 9:37 pm
does this constitute spam? Not that I'm not over there right now listening! Susan B On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:10:55 -0000 "rwroberts4"...
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hyldemoer
Oct 3, 2006 4:57 am
Has anyone here seen this program about the Cajuns <http://www.folkstreams.net/film,125> and if so, do you have any comments about inaccuracies?...
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tomandsusan@...
slb22000
Oct 3, 2006 3:58 pm
Haven't seen it, but am interested in it now. Did you buy the video in order to watch? What inaccuracies did you notice? Would't Alan Lomax be pretty...
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zydeholic
Oct 3, 2006 5:38 pm
Nah. its on topic, and doesn't sound like someone selling it. However, even if it were someone selling it, wouldn't we want to know about something like this?...
