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 addition to their ISOLO for Violin, they also offer an option for guitar and saxophone. Check it out! Get the CLOUDVOCAL ISOLO for Violin: https://bit.ly/CloudVocalViolin […]
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 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 […]
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. You can hear this tune on my album Old School Old Time.] Hi everybody! Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com. Just having a little fun! A […]
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 Eric Clapton. Listen to it here.] Oh, hi! Vi Wickam here, for myTalentForge.com. This tip is a tip that will help all of us. It […]
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 to put together here, but if you bear with me, there are some amazing things here. If you don’t want to read the whole thing […]
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 like full blown fiddle/violin nerd. If I go a few days without playing my fiddle, I start getting grumpy. Last weekend, while I was judging […]
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 a LOT of answers to. Some are funny and some are serious, and I’m going to give you some of each. Violin vs. Fiddle Jokes […]
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, Put Your shoes on, followed by a pluck. To me, this tune really embodies a lot of the old-time spirit of fiddling, it’s laid back, […]
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 was a World War II veteran, and was on disability. He had shell-shock, and was never quite the same after coming back from the war. […]
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 a couple of my students, so I stopped in to say “Hi!” on my dinner break. I brought my fiddle with me because you never […]