When you're not supporting the fiddle on the heel of your left hand as you play off-the-shoulder, how do you prevent your hand from sliding up towards your body as the fiddle rests between your thumb and the bottom joint of your forefinger? As my hand slides up, my fingers are no longer in the correct position on the fingerboard to play the right notes. Great instructional video, BTW.
Have you ever heard of an old timer named Alva Green. I think you would really enjoy his fiddle playing……check out his tune called Hunky Dori….man his fiddling in that song sounds like razor steal! Some of his other songs seem to have some kind of Native American influence in them very unusual….think his fiddle’s setup has a flattened bridge like a lot of old timers to make drowning a little easier….Cheers!
Anyone wondering about tuning - this tune is usually played in standard with the g string run down to an e. He's playing in the equivalent tuning here but tuned down so there's a C on the bass... So C Bb F c
I am elated to hear you say that you favor auditory learning, and not visual learning. I couldn't agree more, and I think people misuse youtube, more often than not. I tell my students to not watch, but rather, listen.
dux on the mill pond very rithmic he plays 1st two parts through a fewtime then geedy comes in with his clawhammer and the 3rd part is sounďed lundy was out of this world there are other players i listen to but Lundy comes out tops
This is a lot of notes but they seem to flow together. Took a while to figure out how to play it cross-tuned, but it's a lot easier to play than I thought it would be.
Once I learn this I want to make it longer a loop so to speak because I never want this song to end ! Maybe loop it to 5\7 minutes then record myself and put some piano as well mixed in?great song! Great lesson! Thx
