Molly Put the Kettle On (Slow): Learn the Fiddle Standards with Rhys Jones #6
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2023
- Molly Put the Kettle On Lesson (2 of 2) with Rhys Jones
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This is the sixth of a video series teaching you how I play the standard tunes of old-time fiddling. I'll play each tune up to speed, and then post a second video demonstrating specifics. If you have questions, leave them in the comments and I'll try to answer!
Molly Put the Kettle On is another classic tune I learned as a child from a recording of the 1920s band The Skillet Lickers. It is a rollicking piece with nonsensical lyrics that can be shouted or sung, and perfect for a square dance or a late night session.
In this video, you can hear me play the tune very slowly several times. I then teach the basic melody phrase by phrase, and talk about possible bowings. Finally, I talk about some variations as I play.
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A long long time ago, my mom and I happened to watch a TV commercial for Colonel Sanders (now KFC) that featured the Colonel (himself!) saying "I reckon I've tried everything that could be done to a chicken." Needless to say, we laughed our asses off, and that ad only stayed on TV for a couple of days. But ever since then, I've used the phrase "the Colonel Sanders treatment" to describe what it's like to explore a tune so thoroughly that you've eventually tried "everything that could be done to a tune." One of the many things I love about your fiddling, Rhys, is that it's obvious you give tunes "the treatment." And now you're sharing all that stuff SO generously with people. Love it.
Okay. True story. I met a cool,woman in St. Petersburg Russia. Some months later I was home and contacted her on Skype. I was joking around and played a little of Molly Put the Kettle on. Her mother was in the same room in a formerly closed city and suddenly she started to sing Molly Put the Kettle on in English! I continued to play and she sang along. A strange but fine experience. I have loved yiur playing Rhys for a long time Thanks for this
Really nicely done! Thank you, Rhys!
I really appreciate your teaching style and tune breakdowns, thank you!
Thank you for putting these videos together! Spent the afternoon with Molly Put the Kettle On. Great tune to break down and you do an amazing job. Lots of good learning here.
Awesome fiddling and great tips! Thank you!
Lovely, to hear all the variations and such. I learned this a while back (on banjo) from a recording on YT you did with Luke Richardson. There you called it Molly/Polly put the Kettle On. A fiddling friend of mine plays the Skillet Lickers with just two parts. I did some digging and I think the Polly part might be referencing Tommy Jarrell's Polly Put the Kettle On..
That was awesome, thank you.
you have the exact same name of my friend and this came up in my recommended, coincidence!
Why does that banjer have a purple bridge and why's it look like someone stuffed a manilia envelope under the bridge of that other one though?
How about mentioning the tuning, or did I miss it?