I’ve gotten the opportunity to try out an awesome new wireless mic for violin. CloudVocal’s ISOLO microphone is small, lightweight, and stylish and has an incredible amount of features. In […]
Baked Not Fried Makes the NACC Folk Charts!
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 […]
Finding the Joy in Music – Quick Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song played at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Boil Them Cabbage Down. […]
Lose Your Musical Dogma – Quick Tip
Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The song played at the beginning of this Quick Tip is Sunshine of Your Love by […]
Binaural Beats – Music Technology of the Future
I’m going to warn you upfront. This is amazing technology that is definitely in the geek fringe where music meets physics and cognitive neuroscience. There are a lot of pieces […]
Violin Wedding Rings
Photo by Christina Gressianu Photographer As most of you know, I’m a bit of a violin nerd. And, when I say I’m a bit of a violin nerd, it’s more […]
Violin or Fiddle: What’s the Difference Between Fiddle and Violin
What’s the difference between a violin and a fiddle? This is a question that I am asked at every gig I play. It is also a question that there are […]
Barefoot Fiddler – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 320
I really don’t know anything about this tune, except that I heard it on a Johnny Gimble album, and I liked it. I especially like the Put Your Shoes on, […]
Over the Waves – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 314
I have an interesting family memory about Over the Waves. When I was about 12, and we went to visit my Great Uncle Vincent. Vincent was quite a character. He […]
Walk Along John – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 313
Tonight, I met Betse Ellis. She plays fiddle for The Wilders, and was opening for Finnders and Youngberg at Avogadro’s Number tonight. I heard that she was playing there from […]