fiddlebliss’s thirty comments

As long as you are on a large plane (think 737 or bigger) you should be fine. Where you run into trouble is if you’re on one of the smaller regional jets. more…

I’ve been playing violin for almost 40 years and fiddle for 15. I still take the occasional lesson. You’re never so good you can’t learn something from someone better than you. If there’s no-one nearby, a lot of musicians offer lessons via Skype. more…

Don’t forget about listening as a component. Some people *just*don’t*listen*. They will never be musicians. more…

ABC is hard to read because it denotes notes. Music is not notes, music is intervals. more…

Yep, Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman. It’s a French Canadian tune. more…

This session has resumed as of February 15, 2009. more…

Traditionally in Scotland, the term “reel” referred to a lively dance tune, not to the meter of the tune. So there are many Scottish tunes in 6/8 that are called reels (particularly from the 18th century and before). more…

One of my favorite tunes. Recordings of it can be found on Catherine Fraser’s CD “Unity” (https://thesession.org/recordings/2383) and on Hanneke Cassel’s CD “Silver”. more…

As of Sept 2008, pub management has suspended this session until the end of football season. more…

Hi Fiddle95 more…