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Yes I wonder could an app help with accessing the lessons easier?
For example keeping instructors and tunes your working on saved in one place.
I find if I’m working on a particular lesson and want to get back to it I have to choose the instructor from the drop down list
And them click through the pages of lessons until I find the…[Read more]

Hi, Sylvia.

Good thought: Bluegrass & Cape Breton are at the top of my wish list right now, but Kevin suggested a Cajun player the last time he was in-studio…so it’s at least on my radar! Thx for the input!

C

Howdy, Gwichin.

Good thought. We have used a mobile-friendly web design so the majority of the site features should work on mobile devices, but I know that a stand-alone mobile app could potentially provide additional mobile functionality…that said, the current focus is to build up the library of lessons…

I will table this idea for the next…[Read more]

Would the sound on your phone be loud enough to play along? I don’t think mine would. :

Agreed, KHelms/Malton. Good thread, for sure.

I checked with Hanneke…she confirmed that Harald wrote “Port Orford” after playing a concert there with her a few years back…so there is a connection!!

Side note – Hanneke, Peter (my brother who does much of the guitar on this site), and I all played a concert in Port Orford back in…[Read more]

HI Ringlets, Thanks for posting those two very lovely tunes. She plays with passion and beauty and is certainly inspiring. Thanks again for sharing such beautiful music. Roland

Malton,

Thank you for posting some links. I dig this stuff. I had only a very vague idea of what this type of music was all about. A couple of more adventurous musicians that show up at some of the sessions I go to introduced me to more tunes. I then started picking some up by ear and the more I learn the more I appreciate and understand the…[Read more]

Hi, Malton.

Thanks for these suggestions. I have to say, Harald is the real deal. I wonder if the title “Port Orford” is in relation to Hanneke?? It’s the name of her home town out here in Oregon…one way or the other, that guy can both compose and play.

Anyhow, I really appreciate the links…I’m not sure when we’ll bring on an instructor…[Read more]

Checked these artists out, khelms. Good suggestions.

There is so much good fiddle music out there I’ve never even heard…I’ll keep this style/these artists in mind going forward. Really enjoyed Mikael Marin/Väsen. Good stuff all round.

You could also listen to
Fru Skaggerak, fruskagerrak.com/
3 fiddlers from Sweden, Denmark and Norway
Playing Friday April 20, in Toronto

Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard Band

I heard them play a great concert in a club in Copenhagen, a six piece band

Someone showed me a video of Ivan Hicks playing it on Facebook. The only version I can find on Youtube is actually a recording of Earl Mitton – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS1dt2tcZPo.

As far as Lord Alexander’s reel, I really like Patti’s version on her 365 days of Fiddle Tunes.

Thanks for the reply!

I think you’re in for a treat!

Thx…I’ll check those out. I’m completely unfamiliar with this style of music…but it’s certainly gaining popularity worldwide…👍🏻