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February 13, 2021

Valentine’s Day at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch

I will be playing again at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch’s for the Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Dinner. It’s a beautiful venue, and a lovely event. Pricing below is per couple.

Tagged With: fiddle, live music, sylvan dale guest ranch, valentine's concert, valentine's day, valentine's dinner, vi the fiddler

March 17, 2020

Vi Wickam & Friends – St. Patrick’s Day at The Gressiwick

You’ll need the luck of the Irish to get tickets for this concert! Join Vi and the Scotch Donkeys for a memorable St. Patrick’s Day with whiskey and LIVE Irish music. With upbeat, fresh takes on traditional Irish music, you’ll be stomping your feet to fiddle tunes, clinking your glasses to Irish drinking songs, and […]

Tagged With: Concert, downtown loveland, fiddle, Gressiwick events, irish music, st patricks, vi wickam, Whiskey

February 14, 2020

Valentine’s Day at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch

I will be playing this Valentine’s Day at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch’s Sweetheart Dinner.

Tagged With: fiddle, live music, sylvan dale guest ranch, valentine's concert, valentine's day, valentine's dinner, vi the fiddler

January 26, 2020

Fiddle Jam at Folk Alliance International

I will be hosting the fiddle jam session at the Local 1000 – Showcase Free Zone room at Folk Alliance International in New Orleans. If you play fiddle or like to play fiddle tunes on other instruments, come join the fun! I will post room details when they become available. See you there!

Tagged With: fai, fiddle, fiddle jam, folk alliance, folk alliance international, jam session

December 27, 2019

Michelle – Fritto Misto

I have a confession to make. I wrote this tune while I was in Harlaxton, England for a semester in college. Harlaxton Village is near Grantham Lincolnshire and University of Evansville has a campus there in a very large Manor house (the largest in the UK). I had just been in the Great Hall of […]

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: cellist, cello, cello and violin, daniel delaney, duet, duo, fiddle, fritto misto, Michelle, tune, video, violin, violin and cello

September 28, 2019

Arizona State Old Time Fiddlin’ Championships

I will be judging the 2019 Arizona State Old Time Fiddlin’ Championships in Payson, Arizona. The Payson, Arizona  Old Time Fiddlers Contest and Acoustic Celebration is truly a piece of Arizona history. This event has over 49 years of history celebrating the musical heritage of the pioneers of our great state.

Tagged With: arizona, az, championship, Championships, contest, fiddle, fiddlin', old time, payson, state

August 10, 2019

Strasburg Hometown Days Fiddle Contest

I will be judging the Strasburg Hometown Days Fiddle Contest. Registration: 12:00 noon Contest begins: 1:15 p.m. $15 Entry Fee ($12 for Pee Wee) $5 discount for COTFA Members!

Tagged With: co, Colorado, contest, fiddle, Hometown, Strasburg

March 5, 2019

Improvising in Fiddle Tunes – Intro – Lesson 1

Improvising in Fiddle Tunes - Intro

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 […]

Filed Under: Fiddling, Workshops Tagged With: fiddle, improvising, improvising in fiddle tunes, intermediate fiddle lesson, key of D, soldier's joy, vi wickam, violin

February 14, 2019

How To Read Sheet Music – Lesson 2 – Quick Tip

How to Read Sheet Music - Lesson 2 - Quick Practice Tip

[The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Randall’s Hornpipe. from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi, I’m Vi Wickam here, with another myTalentForge.com Quick Tip of the Week! This Quick Tip is about sheet music, as the last one was. And one of the new series we are […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: beginning fiddle lesson, fiddle, free music lesson, how to read sheet music, quick practice tip, quick tip, randall's hornpipe, string instruments, vi wickam, violin

February 7, 2019

How To Read Sheet Music – Quick Practice Tip

How To Read Sheet Music - Quick Practice Tip

  [The song I play at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called Nymrod Hornpipe from my Fiddle Tune a Day Series.] Hi I’m Vi Wickam. And this is another Quick Tip. We’re starting at the end of the Quick Tip world! I’ve got Quick Tips for you today though! This Quick Tip is […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: fiddle, free music lesson, how to read sheet music, nymrod hornpipe, quick practice tip, quick tip, string instruments, vi wickam, violin

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