Fiddler Magazine - Winter 2023/2024
Fiddler Magazine - Winter 2023/2024
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In this issue
Winter Edition
Bluegrass Fiddling
Mac Magaha-Nashville's Dancing Fiddler
1 min
The Intrepid Fiddler
Busking in the Digital Age
5 mins
Isle of Birds
Scottish Fiddling with Pete Clark
4 mins
Jody's Column
"Broken Down Gambler" as played by The Skillet Lickers
3 mins
Tunesmiths
A Favorite Tune and its Mysterious Title
7 mins
On Improvisation
In this On Improvisation column, we'll be discussing Mr. (or Ms.) Pinky, as he (or she) is known to his (or her) friends.
4 mins
Ingredients of Fiddle Tunes
After several years of teaching and playing at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, Washington, Marc Savoy, accordion maker and player, said he did not want to return.
6 mins
Glen Harrell - Turn up the Volume
In just a little over 10 years since its formation, Volume Five has become one of the most popular bluegrass bands in the industry. The reason is obvious: distinctive, strong vocals, quality instrumentation, well-chosen bluegrass and gospel songs in its repertoire, and a dedicated leader of the band.
5 mins
Violin Maker's Corner
Fundamental Friction Facts for Fiddler Folks
5 mins
Murray Kuun: Non-traditional Violin Maker
Murray Kuun is a woodworker and luthier living in South Africa, where he builds violins and other instruments. In a recent interview, he told us about his path to becoming a maker of instruments with innovative designs.
2 mins
Instrument Maker James Morris: Where History and Creativity Meet
I first came upon James (Jim) Morris' musical creations on the Facebook group Fiddle Tune Video Library.
3 mins
John Preston: Making Living Trees into Singing Instruments
Every great chef knows the excellence of their dish depends on the quality of their ingredients. The same is true for the builder of instruments.
5 mins
Dan MacDonald: Organically Grown Music
Born in Ironville, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Dan MacDonald grew up with the sounds of his parents and a few of his 11 siblings making music.
10+ mins
Christiaan Van Hemert: Arpeggiating Jazz
For anyone trying to learn to play Gypsy jazz, one of the main hurdles is becoming a fluent improvisor.
10+ mins
Gerry Harrington's Search For The Soul Of Irish Music
Few fiddlers, Irish or otherwise, are as sensitive or insightful interpreters of traditional music as Gerry Harrington.
8 mins
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes: Opening Windows
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes is a fiddler who likes to open windows, not only to hear what is out there, but also to let some of that air into the sound of her band Mile Twelve. She and her bandmates are happy having one foot in traditional bluegrass, while the other foot is dipping its toes into other genres.
6 mins
Big Family: Documentary Celebrates Bluegrass
Late last August, Kentucky Educational Televison (KET) brought an in-depth look at bluegrass music to the small screen through many Public Broadcasting Stations throughout the US.
4 mins
Violin Maker's Corner
Hello friends, I am pleased you have joined me this quarter as I, and the wonderful staff here at Fiddler Magazine, kick off a brand new column!
3 mins
Kenny Kosek: Tales From The 'Fertile Crescent Of Fiddle Music'
It was nearly a half century ago that Breakfast Special swung by the Rutgers University student center for a performance at the Tuesday Night Folk Music Concert Series.
10+ mins
Ira Bernstein's “Chips and Sauce”
Ira Bernstein’s “Chips and Sauce”
6 mins
Memories Of Manitoba's Carl Grexton
An old man’s squint reveals much as he digs into a fiddle. How he squeezes the instrument, shuffles his feet, puckers his lips, staring – at what? Listen and look.
8 mins
Ryan Young: A Study In Contrasts
Ryan Young is a study in contrasts. Known for wild and percussive playing onstage with Trampled by Turtles, he is almost shy offstage.
6 mins
Tatiana Hargreaves - Hard-Driving Fiddle
As a fiddler, Tatiana Hargreaves has done more before the age of 25 than most fiddlers do in an entire lifetime.
9 mins
George Jackson: 'Coming Home To Dance Music'
We know the world is full of fiddlers.
8 mins
'I Wouldn't Trade My Style …' An Interview With Carl Grexton
[This is an edited transcription of a conversation between Will Henry and fiddler Carl Grexton, who was 74 at the time. It was recorded at Grexton’s home in Grandview, Manitoba, on March 13, 1984.]
10+ mins
Waltzes & Airs
A River of Possibilities
1 min
The Hidden Note
Cherish the Ladies, Part II: Pioneering Women Fiddlers
4 mins
Remembering Clark Kessinger
A 1982 Interview with Clark's friend, Billy C. Hurt
10+ mins
Talking Shetland Fiddling With Kevin Henderson
Kevin Henderson is a native of Shetland, an archipelago off the northeast coast of Scotland with one of the richest fiddle traditions in the world.
9 mins
Kalia Yeagle: Waxing On Old Time
Old time musicians have the uncanny ability to make old music feel fresh again. They revitalize songs from long ago and create sounds that appeal to an audience’s sense of familiarity and nostalgia.
5 mins
Fiddler Magazine Description:
Publisher: Fiddler Magazine
Category: Education
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
Founded in 1994, Fiddler Magazine is an informative, educational, and entertaining resource for fiddlers, accompanists, and appreciative listeners. Each quarterly issue (+/- 55 pages each) features a variety of different styles of fiddling, as well as plenty of other articles and columns. Regular columns include: Bluegrass Fiddling, “The Practicing Fiddler,” Fiddle Tune History, On Improvisation, Irish Fiddling, Scottish Fiddling, and reviews of CDs, books, and DVDs. Each issue also includes transcriptions of several tunes.
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