I am so excited to have Daniel Carwile joining [my] Talent Forge as our third fiddle teacher. Daniel is one of my favorite fiddlers, and one of the most decorated contest fiddlers of our generation. Daniel plays driving breakdowns and beautiful waltzes, and his improvisation is stellar. As if it wasn’t enough to have the […]
[my] Talent Forge is LIVE!
I am super excited to let you all know that the project I have been working on for the last 3 months is finally ready for business! I have been working with Matthew Hartz and we have both been hard at work, me creating all of the technical infrastructure, and Matthew churning out over 30 […]
Tobin’s Favorite – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 345
Tonight we held the Magnolia Music Studio Winter Fiddle Recital, and a number of my students got up on stage and put on a great show for their parents and friends. At the end of the recital, I thought it was fitting to have them join me for a Fiddle Tune a Day. I didn’t have […]
Pig Ankle Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 208
I don’t know where I learned Pig Ankle Rag for sure, but it is a fairly simple, and fun tune. I had some fun with it in my brief time in between teaching fiddle lessons at Magnolia Music Studio tonight. There is something to be said for just hanging loose with a tune and seeing […]
Cumberland Gap – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 89
Who would have known that there are 6 distinct tunes called Cumberland Gap? Not me, at least not until just now. The tune I play by this name, I learned from an Orville Burns recording, and it’s really fun to play. It goes back and forth between G and E minor, and it’s really GROWLY. […]
Shortnin’ Bread – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 47
The first time I heard a recording of Orville Burns playing Shortnin’ Bread, my fiddling life was changed. Orville’s bumping breakdowns had awesome drive, without really being very fast. He could groove a breakdown like a mad rooster strutting around a hen house. There aren’t many fiddlers that hold a candle to the rhythmic feeling […]