Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
I’m really excited to be teaching the fiddling portion of the Violin Celebration: Suzuki and the Fiddler this June. I’m so excited for this event that I’m actually going to leave Weiser early to teach at it. I know – it’s hard to believe. Here is the official information direct from the flyer: A Violinist’s [...]
I don’t remember who I first heard play Shuckin’ the Bush, but I remember thinking it was a super cool tune, and starting to work it out immediately. My coolest memory around this tune was at the Royal Gorge Fiddle Contest, when Herman Johnson judged it and some amazing fiddlers showed up (including Matthew Hartz, [...]
I think that Ed Carnes may have been the first person I heard play General Longstreet’s Reel. When I see Ed at Fiddle contests, he is one of the few people that will surprise me with an obscure tune that I don’t know, and maybe haven’t even heard of. General Longstreet’s is also one of [...]
Bill Cheatum was one of those tunes that grew on me. I didn’t love it at first, but I thought it was OK. I remember hearing Tom Weisgerber play it at the Fiddler’s on the Gorge contest that used to be held at the Royal Gorge, in Canon City, CO, and was founded (at least [...]
Colorado Old Time Fiddlers Association Proudly Presents Brittany Haas & Lauren Rioux Fiddle workshop When: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Where: Vectra Bank Colorado 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Ste. 2-1100 Denver, CO, 80222 Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced Cost: $40 for COTFA member $50 for non-COTFA member Brittany Haas and Lauren [...]
The first time that I’m aware of hearing Pacific Slope was in 2010 when I judged the Western Open Fiddle Contest. Danita Gardner partnered with Star McMullen in the Twin Division and Pacific Slope was one of the tunes they chose. I thought it was a pretty cool tune, especially twinned, but didn’t think about [...]
THIRD ANNUAL NORTHERN COLORADO FIDDLE CAMP with champion fiddlers Vi Wickam and Cody Stadelmaier Three options this year for ALL AGES- 7 to adult: MONDAY-FRIDAY July 9-13 9am-10:30am Beginner/Intermediate fiddlers, all ages $95 10:45am-12:15pm Intermediate fiddlers, all ages $95 9am -noon Intermediate fiddle intensive, all ages $150 Final performance for family/friends Friday [...]
I first heard Little Bit of Swing on the Herman Johnson tape, Simply Perfect. (Herman wrote this cool tune.) It was such a fun melody, and Herman’s playing was so good that I really wanted to learn that tune. It’s pretty tricky with lots of double stops, and a section of it in 10/4 time. [...]
Colorado Old Time Fiddlers Association Guitar Workshops: presented by Sydney Green & Katie Glassman-Salzberg Workshop address: 5445 S. Hoyt St., Littleton, CO 80123 2012 Class schedule: February 12: time 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. March 11: time 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. April 15: time 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location: 5445 S. Hoyt St. [...]
When I first learned Black and White Rag, it was off of the 4 World Champion Fiddlers album that featured Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor, Mark O’Connor, Terry Morris, and Benny Thomas. Terry was the one that played Black and White, and I still think love the endings he put on the A Part (2 of [...]
