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WOW, Probably the best arrangement of this tune I’ve ever hear and the swing break in the middle is awesome. Expert backup with Joey McKenzie and bass player, but I don’t know his name. I remember James Mason back when I first started playing fiddle and he was always a good player. He also took down First place in the new Swing Division at the…[Read more]

Ok, I will remind you later. Definetly worth checking out. I think Basco from Denmark was there one year.

Osmo

Hi Peter!
Nice to see people here from my corner of the world. I was in a super jam session this weekend. We had a cruise ship full of jams when “Folklandia 2015” took off. Tens of great acts from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia and Scotland (also our band) performing and jamming for 24 hour cruise between Helsinki and Tallinn. After…[Read more]

I hear you, Peter. I was kidding as well. Nice to see folks get excited about fiddling, though!

Peter and Osmo…if y’all get to jamming, you will have to record it and send me a clip…I’ll load it up on the site! Great to see folks connecting through music.

Hi Peter and Osmo, Well I must say this is a nice development to see folks getting together to make music as a result of the forum. Be sure and tell your friends and maybe a few more will join in. Play on, and best regards.

Great idea Roland! Will do exactly that. Vibrato really takes time. I have watched many tutorials, many violinists/fiddlers, trained with my teacher and now I am starting to get an idea what I want to sound like and some idea how to train for that. For sure it is going to take quite some time to get it working properly but with your videos and…[Read more]

Osmo – you are on the right track, for sure. I really like Roland’s idea of recording yourself now so as to compare progress going forward. Keep up the good work. It is certainly a journey with no ending point, just successful pauses along the way…

Hi Osmo, So glad you found the tutorial helpful. Casey has developed a very sweet and resonate voice with his playing, one I very much admire. His video presentations are also the best I have seen. I’m sure if you stay on your path you will benefit from this excellent instruction. Just for your own advancement you might record yourself now on a…[Read more]

Hi Casey & Roland!
The vibrato tutorial is great and useful, but it takes a lot of time to get it to a decent level, and as Casey said, there are many ways to do it. It seems to be a very personal journey to find what kind of vibe you want. I personally like Caseys wide and laid back vibrato very much and that is a big reason why I am trying to…[Read more]

The vibrato tutorial is great and useful, but it takes a lot of time to get it to a decent level, and as Casey said, there are many ways to do it. It seems to be a very personal journey to find what kind of vibe you want. I personally like Caseys wide and laid back vibrato very much and that is a big reason why I am trying to learn from your…[Read more]

Greetings Osmo, Roland White here I am the forum moderator. Welcome to fiddle video dot com. Great to hear that you joined the site and are enjoying the lesson modules. Yes the difficult tunes do require a lot of playing to get them under your fingers and ear, but if you stay on your learning path I’m sure you will succeed. Regarding the…[Read more]

Greetings Osmo, Roland White here I am the forum moderator. Wlcome to fiddlevideo dot com. Great to hear that you joined the site and are enjoying the lesson modules. Yes the difficult tunes do require a lot of playing to get them under your fingers and ear, but if you stay on your learning path I’m sure you will succeed. Regarding the…[Read more]

Greetings Osmo, Roland White here I am the forum moderator. Wlcome to fiddlevideo dot com. Great to hear that you joined the site and are enjoying the lesson modules. Yes the difficult tunes do require a lot of playing to get them under your fingers and ear, but if you stay on your learning path I’m sure you will succeed. Regarding the…[Read more]

Hey, Osmo. Thanks again for joining. I think you are on the right path. Vibrato is key to bringing out the spirit of a waltz. I bet you have, but make sure to check out my technique tutorial on vibrato. There are a couple of good tips in there. And sure, when you feel like you are ready for a Skype lesson, just send me a message using the…[Read more]

Hi
Great site – just joined in yesterday and started looking at Whistler’s Waltz
My name is Osmo and I started to play violin/ fiddle three + years ago just before turning 40. So I guess this is some sort of midlife crisis :-). I have some background in music and especially in playing the piano, so readind sheets etc was very familiar to me…[Read more]

Hi Peter, thanks for the reply and update. Its always great to have a good practice session and you are not cheating by using a drone string to help your intonation. It forms good listening habits to hear the two strings in tune. For your more difficult double stops my basic rule is to always have at least one finger of the stopped notes already…[Read more]