J'ai ete au bal cd, Dewey Balfa playing. I'm assuming this is in D, on a standard tuned fiddle, because I can play in tune to it on the middle two strings...
For as far as I hear it, the songs is indeed in D and A. If I play a D chord on the A/E strings, my finger is on the F# position on the E string and the A...
Hi Claire, This is the second off topic post I've had from you in a couple of days. I pointed you to a group where it was ok. I went to the link you posted...
One thought about struggling with playing in key of D on standard-tuned fiddle is to back up to the a 2-octave D scale and some arpeggio(or broken-chord)...
Re the question about using different tunings harming the violin, only a tuning that is consistently quite high is likely to do so, since modern strings put a...
Last note from me today! Retuning a lot can wear strings out prematurely. Every time we loosen and re-tighten, we are letting the string relax and then...
Thank you Sue. Personally, I am not so worried about the strings, just the fiddle itself. I had a luthier question the practice, but I end up changing the...
What I end up needing to do is tune UP a half step to make it easier to play with the half-step up keyboard and vocal keys they use at my church. John ... ...
I see Old Time fiddlers change the tuning more often than Cajun fiddlers. Bruce Molsky said he changes it so much during the show to keep authentic to the way...
Hi,John, The half-step probably needn't be a big source of worry. Just try to keep in mind the same points about tuning technique to avoid some of the sources...
You're right about the variety of tunings Bruce, especially, uses. I had some lessons with him, and I recall playing standard, cross A, cross G and A-E-A-C#....
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I usually use the red ones, in the red package. John ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy?...
Bowing, tuning, it has a different "flavor," much as if we were to answer the question what makes cajun cooking different from old fashioned country cooking. ...
Hey John, They way I describe the difference between Cajun fiddling and old time is this. In old time the tune are pretty specific and played mostly one way....
Hi Sue I use Spirocores and find them the best for me on two fiddles, One I tune GDAE and the other one AEAE. This way I don't have to change the tuning for...
Hi Antonio ma...sei in Italia ? Antonio Tucherone <carabinyeri@...> ha scritto: Hi Sue I use Spirocores and find them the best for me on two fiddles, One...
I am not much doubt NOT the most knowledgeable about Cajun, but I DO play some of it. It is fun! There ARE a few Cajun jigs, rare. Mostly reels, if we are...
Hey y'all, This might be of interest to some here. I am hosting a memoir reading this coming Sunday, October 28th at 2:00. I am one of the readers and the...
Feel free to visit the new Cajun fiddle forum called Cajun Fiddle Discussion Group. This all new group focuses on Cajun fiddle and allows users to post...
