Fiddle Studio

This episode presents a setting of In Memory of Coleman by Ed Reavy from a session at the Arthouse Bar and dives into everything we know about how fiddle tunes get composed. The artists mentioned are John Wobus, Taylor Swift, Rick Rubin, Mark Irwin, Ed Reavy, Michael Coleman, Joe Reavy and Tommy Caulfield. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on...

This episode presents a setting of Forget Me Not by Larry Redican from a session at the Arthouse Bar and discusses the dos and don'ts of violin and fiddle bowgrips. The artists mentioned are Larry Redican, Frank O'Higgins, Jack Coen, Paddy O'Brien, and the dance teachers Peter and Cyril McNiff. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE...

This episode presents a setting of Tatter Jack Walsh from a session at the Arthouse Bar and talks about the different ways you can play backup on the fiddle. The people mentioned are Noah VanNorstrand and John Mac Walter. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link...

This episode presents a setting of Winder Slide by Joe LaRose from a jam at the Peabody Heights Brewery and dives into why fiddle tunes have repeats (and if you have to do them). The artists mentioned are Donna Herbert, Becky Tracy, Joe LaRose, Bruce Molsky, Rayna Gellert, and Bill Dillof. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has...

This episode presents a setting of Buck Mountain from a jam at the the Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore and discusses what vibrato is, when to use vibrato in fiddling and how to get started learning to vibrate! The artists mentioned are Alice Kanack, Napoleon Bonaparte Chisholm "Uncle Nip", The Virginia Vagabonds, and Armin Barnett . Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fid...

This episode presents a setting of Sadie at the Back Door by Jere Canote from a jam at the the Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore and gives you advice on how to improve your tone on the fiddle or violin! The artists mentioned are Jere Canote and Greg Canote. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle t...

This episode presents a setting of Booth Shot Lincoln from a jam at the Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore and discusses scales, what they are good for and why play them (or not)! The artists mentioned are Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Marcus Martin. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sh...

This episode presents a setting of The Coming of Spring by Paddy O'Brien from a session at the Arthouse Bar in Baltimore and discusses discusses up and down bows, what they are,  and how to use them in fiddle tunes! The artists mentioned are Paddy O'Brien, Seána Davey, Stephen Doherty, and Líosa Murphy. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is...

This episode presents a setting of Trip to Birmingham , a reel by Josie McDermott from a session at the Arthouse Bar in Baltimore and discusses addresses the question of why fiddlers might want to learn to read music! The artists mentioned are Rachel Eddy, Matt Muloy, and Josie McDermott. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has o...

This episode presents a setting of Fly in the Porter, a jig by Paddy O'Brien from a session at the Arthouse Bar in Baltimore and discusses how to get started making up your own music and your own tunes on the fiddle! The artists mentioned are Alice Kanack, Lynn Blakeslee, Paddy O'Brien, and Billy McComiskey. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginne...

This episode presents a setting of Grieg's Pipes from a session at the Arthouse Bar in Baltimore and discusses playing fiddle for live dancing and dancers! The artists mentioned are Rachel Eddy, Ken Kolodner, David Smuckler, Richard Osban, and the Flanagan Brothers. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginn...

This episode presents a setting of Hob Dye from a jam at R House in Baltimore and discusses how to get really, really good at the fiddle! My weight lifting coach is Emily Socolinsky, my husband the flute player is Charley Beller. The artists mentioned are Kenny Hall and Jim Ringer and the website is Slippery Hill. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is...

This episode presents a setting of Jefferson City by Bill Katon from a jam at the R House in Baltimore and discusses how to amplify a fiddle in the studio and on stage. The artists mentioned are Contranella, John Wobus, Pete Showman, Bill Katon, and Howard Marshall. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fi...

This episode presents a setting of Shenandoah Falls from a jam at R House in Baltimore and discusses how much your string matter for playing the fiddle The strings mentioned are Dominant, Obligato, and Pirastro strings. The artists mentioned are Pete Sutherland, Carol Robinson, Jeremiah McLane, and Leah Blackwell and the band the Clayfoot Strutters. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: F...

This episode presents a setting of Little Billy Wilson from a session at the R House in Baltimore and discusses all the aspects parts of Old-Time fiddle style. The artists mentioned are Brad Kolodner, Ken Kolodner, Uncle Jimmy Thompson, and Eck Robertson. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes...

This episode presents a setting of Give Me Your Hand by Rory Dahl O'Kane from a session at the Arthouse bar in Baltimore and discusses how to get better at playing the fiddle without actually playing. The artists mentioned are Liz Carroll, Turlough O'Carolan, Rory Dall O'Kane, Rory Dall Morrison, and Francis O'Neill. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for t...

This episode presents a setting of Dinny O'Briens by Paddy O'Brien from a session at the Arthouse bar in Baltimore and discusses how fiddle tunes look different written down from how they sound, and how to learn fiddle style if you can't read it off the page! The artists mentioned are Andrew VanNorstrand, Paddy O'Brien and his father Dinny and daughter Eileen, and Joe Madden. T...

This episode presents a setting of Maudabawn Chapel from a session at the Arthouse Bar and explains how Megan helps her students deal with stage fright and nerves.  The artists mentioned are Ed Reavy, Kevin Burke, Martin Burns and Brendan McGlinchey. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with...

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. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a...

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. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link...

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. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner...

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. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a v...

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. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes wi...

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.  Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon ! It has...

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.  Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio B...