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Thanks for getting back to me! If it’s going to be more than a month, is it possible to get the sheet music in the interim?

Hi, Christie.

We pivoted towards some of the newer recording sessions, but you are correct – there are still a couple from this old session which haven’t been produced…I’ll bump Stack of Barley in the production team’s queue…stay tuned!

C

I keep looking for Stack of Barley. Is Kevin doing a tutorial on it? It was my father daughter wedding Dane 35 years ago, and I want to play it on the fiddle.

is there any way to slow down videos specially when learning basic video

I am looking for a song in sheet music called only love set’s you free. I know that Patti Kusturok play’s it on you tube music. It is one of my favorite fiddle songs.

Hi, Julie. Welcome to the website, and thanks for the kind words! I’m happy to hear the format is working well for you…those are a couple of good tunes to tackle! Keep it up!

C

Thanks for this, will drop it in to the pros, very wise advice. I am really enjoying this site, cheers again

Hi, Joe. Downbow on downbeat a good baseline rule, one which should absolutely be broken depending on phrasing. Also, depending on the style played, some rules don’t apply. Take a look at Kevin’s lessons, for instance, and you’ll notice that he often favors upbows on downbeats.

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Hi, Paul.

A general rule of thumb would be to position the bridge between the notches on each F-hole and then adjust towards/away from the fingerboard to suit your ear. That said, I’d recommend having your instrument set up by a luthier who works on a lot of fiddles/violins…they are worth the $, in my opionion. Best of luck!