Fiddlevideo | Oliver | Activity https://www.fiddlevideo.com/members/oliver/activity/ Activity feed for Oliver. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:41:58 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 59f23306686a94165534cd71ea0e4d72 Oliver replied to the topic Learning a new tune in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/learning-a-new-tune/#post-13631 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:52:31 -0800 Hi Zale,

Thanks, it seems to work for me. I don’t have much to compare it to but I’m happy with how it’s going anyway.

I really look forward to the point where I can start to focus more on the expressive details of a tune like you say. For the moment if I try to include double stops in a tune I usually get all sorts of whistles happening from…[Read more]

]]> 0 10b5be71e5b4b8ad9a3e3c7ba516f14a Oliver replied to the topic Learning a new tune in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/learning-a-new-tune/#post-13629 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 06:28:17 -0800 Hi Uncleted,

I did reply, but for some reason it’s not showing up on the forum, so I will try and repost it below here…

Hi Uncleted,
I Was thinking about asking a similar question. I was curious how other people go about it too. I’ve only been playing for just under 4 months so still very early days. Because of this, my finger speed and…[Read more]

]]> 0 2ecc660fa57384c1fd9ad389fb4d17a4 Oliver replied to the topic Digital Albums vs. CDs?? in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/digital-albums-vs-cds/#post-13495 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 10:03:21 -0800 Hi, Casey,

I personally haven’t bought a CD in years. Partly due to the fact that (at least for me) I don’t have the money to, but also you can listen to pretty much everything online for free now. plus if you want to pay for sites like Spotify, they are so cheap for what you get in return. It’s sad, but I think for most people, CDs are a bit of…[Read more]

]]> 0 e405c64e89bb382b3ade97a5f4f16a71 Oliver replied to the topic Download video to IPad in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/download-video-to-ipad/#post-13429 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 07:15:07 -0800 Hi Casey and Jeff,

This is something that would be useful for me too as I am a bit Nomadic and don’t always have the Internet available. I completely understand that its difficult because files are so easily copied and shared nowadays. But something I just thought could work (and I’m no expert at all, so wouldn’t know how to go about it or if it…[Read more]

]]> 0 dda6cd792128811958f8ef7744fc3d04 Oliver replied to the topic Bluegrass in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/bluegrass/#post-13317 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 22:49:16 -0800 Hi, Casey. Completely understand you wanting someone emersed in the genre to teach, the passion that comes through with players like that is always very inspiring, it would also be inkeeping with the website so far and the superb quality of the lessons you’ve already produced. Having said that, I can’t imagine anyone would object to you teaching…[Read more]

]]> 0 59bcdd15ec72667be387bec3efdd661e Oliver started the topic Christmas in the forum Unfiddling https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/christmas/ Sun, 24 Dec 2017 18:33:22 -0800 Have a merry Christmas fellow fiddlers. Wherever you are, whatever you do and whether you celebrate it or not, I hope you all have a wonderful day.
Oliver
P.S Favorite Christmas song? I’ve got to go with the Pogues and “Fairytale of New York”.

]]> 0 0ece906618a4ea20960129244db41d9c Oliver started the topic Bluegrass in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/bluegrass/ Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:29:28 -0800 Hi Casey,

Apologies if this has been talked about somewhere else in the forum, but I was wondering if there were any plans on providing more Bluegrass content? I noticed there isn’t a dedicated section under the “Styles” heading, but a few tunes that are played within bluegrass circles.
Being from the UK I tend to lean towards the more…[Read more]

]]> 0 cc9dc887202dffa4c48e7ac7fb217cee Oliver replied to the topic Kevin Burke Lesson Requests - New Recording Session in the forum Lessons in Production - Fiddle Tune Requests https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/kevin-burke-lesson-requests-new-recording-session/#post-13204 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:18:15 -0800 Great list, and Kevin managed to slip in ‘king of the fairies’ too. Looking forward to it Casey.

]]> 0 d8047f94ac0162588a1237933317e8c9 Oliver replied to the topic Kevin Burke Lesson Requests - New Recording Session in the forum Lessons in Production - Fiddle Tune Requests https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/kevin-burke-lesson-requests-new-recording-session/#post-13193 Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:24:14 -0800 Thumbs up for ‘The Galway Rambler’. Also, from that list, would love to see ‘Contentment is Wealth’.

Looking forward to it.

]]> 0 647ae1a9167124adb6564d9873488ef8 Oliver replied to the topic Kevin Burke Lesson Requests - New Recording Session in the forum Lessons in Production - Fiddle Tune Requests https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/kevin-burke-lesson-requests-new-recording-session/#post-13127 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:50:24 -0800 Hi Casey,

Great news! Couple of suggestions: ‘The Bucks of Oranmore’ and ‘The Galway Rambler’.

Cheers,

Oliver

]]> 0 77843740a05056e069499af2f089da4e Oliver replied to the topic Practice structure in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/practice-structure/#post-12977 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 19:28:41 -0800 Hi Casey and Roland,

Just wanted to let you guys know that I took your advice. I started my sessions with some focused practice today (working on clear tone, string crossing and bowing). I then worked through and learnt “Whiskey Before Breakfast”. Once it was in my head, I set the metronome nice and slow to stop me racing ahead (80bpm… Super…[Read more]

]]> 0 d098f14f891ae2c5969cb33157082bcb Oliver replied to the topic Fiddlevideo Members - what area of the world do you fiddle in? in the forum Unfiddling https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/fiddlevideo-members-what-area-of-the-world-do-you-fiddle-in/#post-12975 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 18:59:51 -0800 From the Uk but live in France

]]> 0 cacff9ae3f9812556e512c8f1813e562 Oliver replied to the topic Practice structure in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/practice-structure/#post-12973 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:52:59 -0800 Hi Roland,

Thanks for the advice, really helpful! Especially the focused practice. As I’m starting out there is a ton of stuff I need to work on so can get a bit all over the place, but that makes complete sense keeping it shorter but focused.

Good point about the mute too, any chance I get I’ll take the bugger off! It’s just I’m recently…[Read more]

]]> 0 f7463c3d71b833f50154c09b07751347 Oliver replied to the topic Practice structure in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/practice-structure/#post-12971 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 06:22:26 -0800 Hi Casey,

That’s super helpful, thank you. I definitely need to slow down a little (I blame the excitement!), the metronome will be useful for that.

I’m definitely lucky to have a fair amount of spare time at the moment, and filling it with fiddle practice is great. I do live in close proximity to others however, so most of the practice is…[Read more]

]]> 0 830bee22301679e2d08c62d64b13b79a Oliver started the topic Practice structure in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/practice-structure/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:29:57 -0800 Hi everyone.
New here and new to the fiddle. Been playing for a month and feel like I’m progressing nicely. I would like to ask if anyone can give some advice as how to structure a practice session. Would it be a better use of my time dedicating a whole session to, say, technique, or break it up between, say, technique, learning new songs and…[Read more]

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