browndog’s three hundred and eighty-four comments

@jeff_lindkvist: Isn't it obvious? It's because he's been to ten different teachers, and they've all told him the same thing, therefore teachers are useless, compared to books. So he came to this august group to hear all the same things, and deem all o... more…

"I heard a session a week ago where for a lot of the time, 1 guy was playing the tune, and others were "noodling". It was scheidt." more…

Truer words hath scarce been scribed, CMO. more…

In the liner notes for Sean Maguire's _The Masters Touch_ CD, it is written that in days of yore, *set dances* were the most cherished tunes by master fiddlers because they were said to be the tunes that allowed the fiddler to best show off their virtuosi... more…

Awesome post, Richard D Cook! :-) more…

Hi Olivia, more…

For starters, your enthusiasm is clearly high, and as such, you should think less about "rules" and simply more about "making music", and listening listening listening and growing into your own style naturally. more…

Yah, that bit is a finger-twister on flute, too, CheekE. more…

Spike Island Lasses nearly broke me... ...until it became one of my favorite tunes ever. more…

For your cuts, the way that you are moving toward is likely more beneficial than the way you started. It's been so long since I paid any conscious attention to it, but here is how I recall being taught by Mary Bergin. For notes on the bottom of the tube... more…