Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
[The song played at the beginning of the lesson is an original tune I wrote called “Buttered Beans”]. Hey everybody, Vi Wickam here with another [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Today we are going to talk about practicing- just a little bit. We’ve talked a little bit about the difference between practicing […]
Hi, Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. This a free fiddle lesson for one of my favorite fiddle tunes. It’s a jig called Irish Washerwoman. Lots of fun! There’s a lot you can do with it! And it’s a tune just about everyone will recognize. I’m going to play it for you first, at kind of […]
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this video is called “Redwing”.] Hey everybody! Vi Wickam here, with today’s [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! Start your day with music. This may seem like an obvious thing for […]
Thanks to Artie Martello for Featuring Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof on his Mostly Folk Podcast. It was a pleasure to be a part of his show! You can stream the podcast below. About Mostly Folk Mostly Folk is a podcast from the Catskill Mountains NY. , playing newly released albums, classic folk, indie […]
Hi I’m Vi Wickam, here with another free lesson from myTalentForge.com. This is Ashokan Farewell, and this is the lesson on the harmony. Ashokan Farewell is a beautiful waltz tune in the key of D written by Jay Unger, who is a fantastic fiddler and song writer, up in the North East- in upstate New […]
I had the pleasure of making some free fiddle lessons for the Montana State Old-Time Fiddlers Association. This is a great tune called Redwing. Enjoy! Find more lessons and music at: https://www.montanastateoldtimefiddlers.org/ https://www.myTalentForge.com https://www.vithefiddler.com Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is a myTalentForge.com lesson for the Montana State Old-Time Fiddlers Association book. A pleasure to […]
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at http://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this video is called “Miss McLeod’s Reel“.] Hi, I’m Vi Wickam, and this is your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! It’s never too late to start. Time is now. The […]
The album is out April 1st!! Free shipping offer is now extended to April 7th! Get them while they’re hot!! Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof – PREORDER Hi all! Our new album “Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof” is out April 1st! Here’s a preview from one of our rehearsals. This is a song […]
Thanks to John Sillberg for hosting me on his Canadian radio program – The Small Town Radio Show. It was a pleasure to be on the program, and to talk about my new album with Justin Branum, Armadillo on a Hot Tin Roof. If you’d like to listen to the show, I have an archive […]
Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is a free fiddle lesson for myTalentForge.com. This is a song that’s one of my favorites to play. It was also one of my grandma’s favorite tunes, and I used to play it for her when she was in the nursing home. This lesson will be pretty straight forward. […]
