I came across this wonderful film by Yasha Aginski the other day. I had seen excerpts from this in the past. It’s all about Cajun fiddling great Dewey Balfa, his family and friends and includes great clips of Rockin’ Dopsie and Nathan Abshire as well.… Read More
I stumbled on this little gem on the YouTubes. It’s Quebec fiddle greats Danny Perreault and Germain Leduc sharing a fiddle for a tune.
I could watch these fab Métis dancers all day. On piano is Patti Kusturok, one of top fiddlers around, and on fiddle is Morgan Grace, a wonderful teen-aged lefty fiddler to watch for, and her dad on guitar. The dancers are Arnold Asham and the… Read More
Buck Fever Rag was written by the late great Reg Hill. Mr. Hill was the fiddler in Mac Beattie’s Ottawa Valley Melodiers, but he also had several great solo recordings. I’d bet dollars to donuts the scrub-board player on the Reg Hill cut is Mac… Read More
This performance slays me every time. Turn it up, it’s John Hartford.
I’ve always admired fiddlers. In jams at banjo camp and at old time festivals, I’ve been in awe at the ability of fiddle players. Humans can’t do this, I decided. These people must be our overlords from another planet. Along the way I’ve learned to… Read More
This tune is also known as the Dziadek Polka or translated, the Grandfather Polka. It’s a popular tune both among polka bands and in the fiddling community. Here are 3 great versions. Here’s another fabulous version featuring Canadian fiddler Mark Sullivan with the amazing Jeremy… Read More
Julia Plumb and Baron Collins-Hill.
This is Cindy Thompson on fiddle. (She is also my fabulous fiddle teacher.)
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