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Vi Wickam

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January 20, 2019

Great News from the Folk DJ Radio Chart

Hey All, I just want to give you a quick update, and share some great news with you! For the Month of December: First, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas was the #5 Album for the Month of December on the Folk DJ Radio Chart. Second, consequently, I was the #5 Artist on the Folk DJ […]

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January 17, 2019

The Pesky Violin Hickey Tip #2 – Quick Tip

The Pesky Violin Hickey Tip #2 - Quick Practice Tip

Watch Tip #1 of The Violin Hickey here. Hi I’m Vi Wickam and this is your Quick Tip of the Week, from myTalentForge.com. Last week we talked about the dreaded violin hickey. And this week I’m going to give you another tip that is a little less commonly known about how to avoid and deal […]

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January 15, 2019

Faded Love Harmony – Free Fiddle Lesson

Faded Love Harmony

Hi I’m Vi Wickam, here with myTalentForge.com, and this is a lesson on a twin fiddle part to Faded Love. Faded Love is a classic old-time fiddle tune. It was made popular by Bob Wills Band, and the melody was taken, at least mostly, from an old civil war tune, My Darling Nelly Gray. Here […]

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January 15, 2019

The Low Hanging Fruit – Quick Tip

Low-Hanging-Fruit-Quick-Practice-Tip

This Quick Tip is by teacher Steve Eulberg. This tip comes from his Habits for Your Healthy Music Habitat series on his website dulcimercrossing.com. To check out Steve’s music, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/steveeulberg. Hi, Steve Eulberg here with another Habit for Your Healthy Music Habitat. Low hanging fruit!… When I’m working on a new tune, […]

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January 15, 2019

Encourage – Quick Tip

Encourage-Quick-Practice-Tip

This Quick Tip is by teacher Steve Eulberg. This tip comes from his Habits for Your Healthy Music Habitat series on his website dulcimercrossing.com. To check out Steve’s music, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/steveeulberg. Hi, this is Steve Eulberg, here with another Habit for your Healthy Music Habitat. I’m thinking about courage… Courage is that thing […]

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January 15, 2019

How to Tune Your Violin

How-To-Tune-Your-Violin

Hi I’m Vi Wickam with myTalentForge.com. Here’s a lesson for you on how to tune your violin or your fiddle- depending on what you call it! Same instrument! Here’s my violin and you can hear that it’s in tune. Learning to tune your instrument is one of those beginning things that is very important. It’s […]

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January 15, 2019

Lady Be Good – Free Fiddle Lesson

Lady-Be-Good

Hi I’m Vi Wickam and here’s a swing tine fiddle lesson for myTalentForge.com! This is one my favorite, old, swing tunes. It’s one called Lady Be Good, or Lady Be Good To Me. When I perform it, I generally will sing it, as well as fiddling it. I’ll put the words in there- maybe I’ll […]

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January 15, 2019

Devil Went Down to Georgia – Free Fiddle Lesson

Devil-Went-Down-to-Georgia

Whether you liked his music or not, it’s undeniable that Charlie Daniels had a huge influence on bringing fiddle music into pop culture with his smash hit, “Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Even if the main theme was borrowed from Vassar Clements’  “Lonesome Fiddle Blues,” “Devil Went Down to Georgia” is more than just that […]

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January 10, 2019

Transcribe It – Quick Tip

Transcribe It - Quick Tip

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 Durang’s Hornpipe. You can listen to it here.] Hi everybody, Vi Wickam here with another Quick Tip of the Week. This Quick Tip is a great way to […]

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January 8, 2019

Faded Love Melody – Free Fiddle Lesson

Faded Love

Find more tune lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. Hi I’m Vi Wickam here with another lesson for myTalentForge.com. This tune is called is Faded Love. It is a classic two-step dance fiddle tune that was made popular by Bob Wills. The melody from this tune was appropriated from the melody from […]

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