Fiddle Technique Tutorial – Basic Hokum Bowing
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In this technique tutorial, Casey Willis discusses Basic Hokum bowing, also known as the Double Shuffle. This well known and popular bowing technique can certainly be overused and is considered trick fiddling for western contest purposes, it does have a place in fiddle music. It can be heard in several tunes including “Orange Blossom Special”, “Draggin’ the Bow” and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Casey teaches a basic version of the chorus to Orange Blossom in this lesson.
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Hi Casey would it be possible to you to put up the sheet music for orange blossom special for these two or for one of these hokum bowing fiddle lessons? Or give me a link to it if you know public access site? Thanks for the help.
Its funny how you can hardly hide your disdain for this fiddle technique. It seems every fiddle player I know HATES Orange Blossom Special.