Fiddlevideo | Patti Kusturok | Activity https://www.fiddlevideo.com/members/pattik/activity/ Activity feed for Patti Kusturok. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:00:35 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0c4cc92c417b7969bd7e739dab942787 Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Patti Kusturok Cancer in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/patti-kusturok-cancer/#post-33109 Fri, 24 May 2024 17:43:01 -0800 Hi, I just stumbled on this and thought I’d send a little update.

I was diagnosed in January 2023 with Multiple Myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow. It was discovered when I fell and broke my right (bowing) arm.

I had the fracture repaired with plates and screws, received five radiation treatments, had four months of chemo, and a stem cell t…[Read more]

]]> 0 b4f80e8cbefddcd84382cdff28676555 Patti Kusturok started the topic Live Zoom Fiddle Master Classes with Patti Kusturok in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/live-zoom-fiddle-master-classes-with-patti-kusturok/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:48:15 -0800 Hi Everyone!

I asked Casey if it was cool to post this here and he said it was.

I’m currently offering some live group master class workshops on Zoom that will be starting this coming Monday, Sept 21, and running for 12 weeks.

The first topic is “Contest Playing and Prep” and is geared to the intermediate player who wants to learn how to pick…[Read more]

]]> 0 7db1097864eee3f6ceea328c1aa7d9aa Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Patti-tune names and teach? in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/patti-tune-names-and-teach/#post-24326 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:23:33 -0800 Hi! They are great tunes and are from an album called “Fiddling Through The Years” that I was on. It was 1985 or so. The tunes are Wilsons’ Clog/Irishmans’ Heart To the Ladies/Great Eastern Reel/Acrobats’ Reel. I’ll definitely add them to the list for the next recording!

]]> 0 bfb529c9a61c50e8e018db83a54be260 Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Tune request for Patti in the forum Lessons in Production - Fiddle Tune Requests https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/tune-request-for-patti/#post-20937 Fri, 29 Nov 2019 03:37:00 -0800 Great ideas! I even know most of them…😬

]]> 0 85c70c59320b429b79748d45fb4b45c5 Patti Kusturok started the topic “Tunes and a Chat” in the forum Unfiddling https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/tunes-and-a-chat/ Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:15:22 -0800 I’d love it if you would check out my second “Tunes and a Chat” video featuring Jim Flett, a guitar player from my town of Winnipeg. Jim co-wrote some tunes you may be familiar with – the Maytwayashing Waltz that is one of my lessons, and the Teardrop Waltz that was my very first Casey Willis video I saw on YouTube a few years back.

Feel free…[Read more]

]]> 0 7075d14da737e93a60ff1b9bea5d49f0 Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Favorite Fiddle Players?? in the forum Unfiddling https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/favorite-fiddle-players/#post-13846 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 15:11:32 -0800 I have sooooo many favourites! André Brunet is one…I’ve recently been listening to some Kenny Baker. Mike Cleveland, Graham Townsend, Randy Howard, Dick Barrett….lots!

]]> 0 7e8914dead3d89e067384221e5ca296e Patti Kusturok posted a new activity comment https://www.fiddlevideo.com/activity/p/4237/#acomment-4238 Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:14:01 -0800 We definitely can add that to the list for the next session. Great old tune!

In reply to - Shane_lgws posted an update @pattik any chance of doing an instruction video on over the waves ]]> 3a3fd816c303aa8f9e73bf44811c5c08 Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Prim Strings in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/prim-strings/#post-13419 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:00:51 -0800 I’ve used the Prim mediums for years. Before that I used Pirastro Chromcor but found that the G started to “wow” when I’d dig in a little bit on it. Nothing worse than a wowing G string…

]]> 0 1f93cf8893c9c5bb45f5ce3d58563d8d Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Prim Strings in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/prim-strings/#post-13416 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:17:45 -0800 How did you end up liking the heavy gauge Prims? I’ve been using the mediums forever, but am curious.

]]> 0 ed48cde3479b0fb6dc754ffdaa96d88b Patti Kusturok started the topic Patti Kusturok's New Recording Now Available in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/patti-kusturoks-new-recording-now-available/ Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:58:30 -0800 It was just over one year ago that I had begun recording my new album.

Today, I’m so excited to announce that the CDs have arrived and are available for purchase on my web site! https://www.pattikusturok.com/store

The first “Momentum” item you’ll see is the physical CD, which comes with a download. If you just want to get the downloaded album,…[Read more]

]]> 0 11ff8c8ada467359676472ff53c50aca Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Warm-ups for Beginner/Intermediates in the forum Fiddle Lesson Forum https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/warm-ups-for-beginnerintermediates/#post-12544 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 03:56:01 -0800 Hi Fiddlededee,

If you’re a note reader, one book that I always recommend to students is Gordon Stobbe’s Red Book of Scales and Arpeggios. It’s a book written with a fiddler in mind, in keys that we mostly play in, and what’s REALLY cool is that many of the exercises are very “fiddly,” meaning that the movements are typical of what you might…[Read more]

]]> 0 570eb974c92f071d6b47e7ed5a04f20d Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Fiddle Contest in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/fiddle-contest/#post-12543 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 03:48:39 -0800 Hi NewFiddlier,

I competed in fiddle contests from the age of 7 up until the age of about 27. I found that the older I got, the more nervous I got, which is probably why I stopped when I did.

When students show an interest in competing, I always tell them to make sure they prepare their tunes to the point where they can play them in their…[Read more]

]]> 0 30b7a63e5866e2ca2afabb2ad32161b5 Patti Kusturok replied to the topic Beat emphasis in the forum Fiddling Techniques and Playing Advice https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/beat-emphasis/#post-12542 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:09:21 -0800 Hi New Fiddler,

That’s a great article by Donna Hebert. I remember reading it and am happy to have seen it again. She explains it quite well.

As mentioned, we fiddlers tend to play music for dancing, and when I do, I watch the dancers on the floor, find the best ones, and play to them.

We emphasize the off beats, and I think you can also…[Read more]

]]> 0 17e1a7a81f904cb65a4739639dcfcb54 Patti Kusturok replied to the topic PATTI KUSTUROK LESSONS PUBLISHED!!! in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/patti-kusturok-lessons-published/#post-8687 Wed, 25 May 2016 16:59:07 -0800 Thanks David! I’m happy to be here!

]]> 0 b1c8be54d64322a38e1e2b7ee9d6d16c Patti Kusturok replied to the topic PATTI KUSTUROK LESSONS PUBLISHED!!! in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/patti-kusturok-lessons-published/#post-8686 Wed, 25 May 2016 16:58:23 -0800 Thanks Casey!

Enjoy the vacay and try not to get too much sun. Beer and guacamole, on the other hand…..go all out!

]]> 0 2df0f0406ac94aeccac30f46153504d5 Patti Kusturok replied to the topic PATTI KUSTUROK LESSONS PUBLISHED!!! in the forum General Fiddle Forum Topics https://www.fiddlevideo.com/forums/topic/patti-kusturok-lessons-published/#post-8685 Wed, 25 May 2016 16:57:25 -0800 Thanks John! Glad you’ve enjoyed the 365 Days of Fiddle Tunes. I’m beyond excited to be a member of the team here at Fiddlevideo. I’m having fun learning as well! 🙂

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