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Thanks for the suggestion, Bowvalley…consider this added to our running request list. One of our instructors may choose to teach the tune in the future.

Cheers!!

C

Adding a couple of requests which came in via email to this thread:

-Fine Times at Our House
-Grigsbys Hornpipe

Bumping this thread so folks can chime in. We hope Megan will be able to travel to the FIddlevideo.com studios to record her first set of lessons later this spring (pandemic permitting). We’ve had a few tune requests for Megan roll in on other threads and via email (listed below). Feel free to chime in with any Bluegrass or Texas Style type…[Read more]

Hi, PRobbo.

Thanks for the kind feedback on the website…glad you’re enjoying membership.

Cool to hear you’ve been able to catch Kevin live. And good news, he did end up recording a lesson for Itzikel in his most recent recording session…it’s in the production queue and you’ll see that lesson published on Fiddlevideo in the future. I’ll…[Read more]

Hi, Michelle.

That’s an interesting idea. It might be nice to have a single page which lists all tunes/lessons…perhaps, as you suggest, including some form of filtering which allows search by key. I’ll do some thinking on the best way we might include that.

Right now, you can search on tune type and instructor using the drop down…[Read more]

My word this is a superb website!

I’ve seen Mr Burke live quite a few times now back in the UK and two of my all-time favourite tunes he played were ‘Itzikel’ and ‘Kitty O’Shea’, so I would love to hear his take on these two tunes. I learnt to play both tunes but there has always been some ‘swagger’ missing from my versions, so any tips would be…[Read more]

Hi, Regis.

We just published Kevin Burke’s lesson covering Stella’s Waltz. Thanks for your patience!!!

You can see the lesson here: Stella’s Waltz

All the best!!

C

Hi, Johanna.

Andre actually talked a bit about the connection when he was here at the Fiddlevideo studios recording his lessons…fascinating stuff!! He knows a ton about itinerant Quebecois musicians and indicated that there was a strong connection between the two styles of music.

I’ve considered adding a Cajun instructor to this project…[Read more]

Hi, Brad. I see that Patti Kusturok knows the tune…we’re looking to have her back to our studios in 2021…I’ll add it to her running request list.

Here’s a video of her playing the tune…

All the best!!

C

Would love to see “Cottage Groves” pop up on my notifications one of these days.

Hi Patti, I’m enjoying the instruction very much and have already learned so much. I sure would like to learn “The Old Man and the Old Woman.