Thank you M. Walsh for your posts. It motivates me so much to keep practicing. I will never be as good as you are, but, I have fun practicing. Thank you!
Go and find a Bluegrass jam near by the old timers will help. watch em closely and copy what they do and get the tunes in your head. You'll be fine Good Luck and keep playing
There are several suggestions for how to learn the violin Decide exactly why you want to learn the violin Make sure that you are committed to learn the violin Decide what method works for you best - an online guide or a personal tutor or lessons. (I learned about these and more on Ajana Music Lessons website )
I'm self taught on Scruggs style banjo, play a guitar a dobro and a dog house base, You are exactly right. Dig in and practice, and patience is key. I'm fixing to buy me a fiddle. And see what I can do. I'm retired Military, winter is coming up, Good luck to you and wish me luck. And another help is th listen to Bluegrass if that's what they are going to play, keep the tune in your head. That's how I learned.
I pick a banjo, a guitar, Dog house bass, dobro, I'm self taught. Fixing to turn 60, and I'm gonna buy a fiddle we'll see how that goes, But I'm gonna use your tips.
As much as I like playing bluegrass I get tired of Bluegrassers calling EVERY old tune Bluegrass. I was playing Lost Indian before most folks ever heard of Bluegrass. Bluegrassers love to change one bar of a two hundred year old tune and calling it Bluegrass. Cherokee Shuffle is a prime example. I was playing Lost Indian and drinking moonshine long before Cherokee Shuffle. Sitting On Top of The World was a 1920's Blues song. Not knocking good Bluegrass but folks like me who grew up playing Waltzes,.Schottishes Two Steps, Put your Little Foot, the John Paul Jones at Grange Hall dances know that Bluegrass is PART of our heritage but not the root of it. I remember playing in Alma Kansas for other farmers until midnight .We'd take a break and the women would break out wonderful food while the men drank moonshine in the parking lot..We'd start again at one and play until every body had to go home and milk. Kenny Baker was as good as fiddling can get but his version of Lost Indian ,even though he played it as well as it could be played was the version that is older than the hills.. sorry-just an OLD man babbling.
Ian Walsh you are a master fiddler! Your rhythm, dexterity, and intonation is incredible! Thanks for sharing your videos!
Sweet music to my ears!! Will try out your lessons.
Thank you M. Walsh for your posts. It motivates me so much to keep practicing. I will never be as good as you are, but, I have fun practicing. Thank you!
Go and find a Bluegrass jam near by the old timers will help. watch em closely and copy what they do and get the tunes in your head. You'll be fine Good Luck and keep playing
Just one word, WOW
wow. smooth!!
I was just playing this this morning except about twice as fast and with one hand.... Geezzzzzz...I need to just play a kazoo.
Fabulous.
You are an amazing fiddle :)
There are several suggestions for how to learn the violin
Decide exactly why you want to learn the violin
Make sure that you are committed to learn the violin
Decide what method works for you best - an online guide or a personal tutor or lessons.
(I learned about these and more on Ajana Music Lessons website )
I'm self taught on Scruggs style banjo, play a guitar a dobro and a dog house base, You are exactly right. Dig in and practice, and patience is key. I'm fixing to buy me a fiddle. And see what I can do. I'm retired Military, winter is coming up, Good luck to you and wish me luck. And another help is th listen to Bluegrass if that's what they are going to play, keep the tune in your head. That's how I learned.
I pick a banjo, a guitar, Dog house bass, dobro, I'm self taught. Fixing to turn 60, and I'm gonna buy a fiddle we'll see how that goes, But I'm gonna use your tips.
As much as I like playing bluegrass I get tired of Bluegrassers calling EVERY old tune Bluegrass. I was playing Lost Indian before most folks ever heard of Bluegrass. Bluegrassers love to change one bar of a two hundred year old tune and calling it Bluegrass. Cherokee Shuffle is a prime example. I was playing Lost Indian and drinking moonshine long before Cherokee Shuffle. Sitting On Top of The World was a 1920's Blues song. Not knocking good Bluegrass but folks like me who grew up playing Waltzes,.Schottishes Two Steps, Put your Little Foot, the John Paul Jones at Grange Hall dances know that Bluegrass is PART of our heritage but not the root of it.
I remember playing in Alma Kansas for other farmers until midnight .We'd take a break and the women would break out wonderful food while the men drank moonshine in the parking lot..We'd start again at one and play until every body had to go home and milk. Kenny Baker was as good as fiddling can get but his version of Lost Indian ,even though he played it as well as it could be played was the version that is older than the hills.. sorry-just an OLD man babbling.
The melody sounds pretty similar to Cherokee Shuffle
Just the A part.
Bluegrassers changed one bar of Lost Indian so they could call an OLD fiddle tune Bluegrass
Man! Is he ever good on fiddle! 😀
'bout time to wipe the rosen dust off it looks like.
Colton Regal rosin dust gives the fiddle character