Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
Hi Everyone, Here’s another video from Fritto Misto, Ashokan Farewell. It’s one of my favorite melodies to play. I think you will agree that it is a beautiful tune. A lot of people presume Ashokan Farewell is a Civil War song, because it was used as the theme song for the Civil War series on […]
Tickets for the Vi Wickam & Friends Christmas Shows are available now! This will be our 5th annual show. Each year, we add some new fun to the mix, and make sure we keep your very favorites! Together, Taylor Smith, of American Idol fame, and Amy Madden, a local singing and acting sensation bring their […]
Hi Everybody! Many of you know that I published a quick tip of the week for the last couple of years. And now that I have come to the end of publishing these quick practice and performing tips, some of you have asked to watch them from the beginning. (There will be new tips periodically […]
Here’s Fritto Misto’s newest video, a fun cover of Kansas’s Carry On My Wayward Son. Enjoy! Vi
Paul Chet and the Whiskey Chickens made the NACC Top Ten Folk Albums multiple times in the last month and a half! After a year of FUN live performances since it’s release, it is rewarding to see people enjoying our music away from the stage. If you have listened to our music, thank you for […]
Hello Everyone! This afternoon we are releasing another music video featuring Fritto Misto, a new duo with cellist Daniel Delaney. This time a Beatles hit, Eleanor Rigby! We are excited to be performing next Friday, June 28th at The Gressiwick and would love to share our music with you there! Click Here for more information […]
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hey everybody! Vi Wickam with myTalentForge.com, and this is a random Quick Tip for you. It’s answering a question that I’m frequently asked by beginning fiddlers and violinists who are new to the instrument. The question is, “how frequently do I […]
Hey Everybody! I want to introduce you to the latest musical endeavor I have been up to. It’s a duo with the amazing cellist, Daniel Delaney. Today we are releasing our first public recording, one of my favorite old celtic tunes, a beautiful ballad called Star of the County Down. I hope you enjoy it, […]
This is the first video in a lesson series for the fiddle called Improvising in Fiddle Tunes. Enjoy this FREE lesson, and go to https://www.myTalentForge.com to find the rest of the series’ videos, which will be released once a week. Hi I’m Vi Wickam, and this is the first video in a series of lessons […]
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Angeline the Baker from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here, one last time, for your [my] Talent Forge Quick Tip of the Week! […]
