The glasses clink and the talk and laughter grow louder. In the corner of the pub, musicians sit and play traditional dance tunes that make your feet want to stomp and slide. Join fiddler Meg Wobus Beller as she brings you along into the world of fiddling and traditional music, from bow-grips and double stops to Old-Time tunes and Irish jigs.
This episode presents a setting of The Kilmovee from a session at the Arthouse Bar and covers how Megan works with her students on playing in tune. I mentioned Music Learning Theory, Alice Kanack, and the fiddler Dermot Grogan. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune Stool of Repentance and covers Megan's advice for violin players interested in getting into fiddling. The artists mentioned are Jenna Moynahan, Daphne Pickens, and Bruce Molsky. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode covers Megan's advice for helping keep your right and left hands coordinated and presents a setting of Reel de mon Gibard from a workshop with Eric Favreau at Fiddle Hell. The artists mentioned are Eric Favreau and Louis "Pitou" Boudreault. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode covers how Megan helps her students learn to play double stops and drones and presents a setting of Tail Toddle from a workshop with Jeremy Kittel at Fiddle Hell. The artist mentioned is Jeremy Kittel. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode covers Megan's first time at the fiddle convention Fiddle Hell and presents a setting of La Galope de lac St Charles from a workshop with Becky Tracy at Fiddle Hell. The artists mentioned are Becky Tracy, Eric Favreau and Jos Buchard. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode presents the fiddle tune Apple Brewer's Reel and features an interview with fiddler Tim Ball about his upcoming album Upstate Crossing and the Upstate New York fiddling tradition. You can get more information about Tim Ball and Upstate Crossroads at www.timballmusic.com. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune North Carolina Breakdown and dives into how violinists feel about fiddling and what fiddlers have to say about being a violinist (spoiler- the two camps don't always get along!). But we're all musicians playing music we love, right? The fiddlers mentioned are Mark O'Connor and Fiddlin' Arthur Smith. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing ...
This episode features the fiddle tune Climbing the Golden Stairs and addresses how Megan handles fiddle tunes that come out of the tradition of minstrel music and minstrel shows. The other fiddle tune discussed is Golden Slippers by James A. Bland. The websites mentioned are bluegrassmessengers.com and Tater Joe's. The performers mentioned are the Bucking Mules and Edward Winter and I also mention the fiddler and caller David Smuckler. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fi...
This episode features the fiddle tune Fly Around my Pretty Little Miss and dives into whether it's ok to play fiddle with a bent wrist or if you should try to straighten your wrist. The albums historical fiddlers mentioned are Samantha Bumgarner and Frank George. Also mentioned are Rayna Gellert and Frank Blevins and the Tar Heel Rattlers. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a maili...
This episode features the fiddle tune Big Scioty and dives into why Megan stopped booking contra dances after the pandemic, and why she recently started again. The dances mentioned are the Baltimore Wednesday night contra dance, the Glen Echo contra dance. The musicians mentioned are Brad Kolodner and Ken Kolodner. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fid...
This episode features the fiddle tune Shove The Pig's Foot a Little Further in the Fire and describes old-time music and what it's like to attend an old-time jam. Megan tells her favorite old-time tune joke. The albums mentioned are In the Dance Tent by the Horseflies and Ways of the World by Rayna Gellert. You can find field recordings at slippery-hill.com. The location of the Baltimore old-time jam is R House on Tuesday nights. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle S...
This episode features the fiddle tune House of My Own and describes working with the metronome and how it could help your fiddling. Slow tempos for fiddling are 70-80 bpm (beats per minute) and tempos for dancing are 110-120 bpm. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune Na Ceannabháin Bhána and has Megan's thoughts on how hard it is to learn the fiddle, and why people think it's so hard. The fiddlers mentioned are Noah VanNorstrand and Meghan Mette. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune Chief O'Neill's Favorite and tells you all about Megan's fiddle and the story behind it. Megan's violin was made by Ivy Rimmer Owen. The music collection mentioned is O'Neill's Music of Ireland. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune St. Anne's Reel and discusses Megan's trip to Ireland and the session she went to in Dublin. The neighborhoods mentioned are Clontarf and Fariview, and the songs mentioned are Wild Mountain Thyme and The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór and covers what you can get out of going to a camp or weekend. The camps mentioned are the Kanack School Fiddle Camp, Pinewoods and Ashokan. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune The Flowers of Edinburgh and covers why Megan started the Fiddle Studio website. The music school in Rochester is the Kanack School of Music and Artistry. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
This episode features the fiddle tune The Lark on the Strand and covers how Megan got into the fiddle and fiddling. The artists mentioned are Rodney and Randy Miller, Liz Carroll, Jean Carignon and Contranella. Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com Bandcamp YouTube Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes !...
