OT:Community for Fiddle players

I am recently looking for the community for fiddlers,just like this our Chiff&Fipple community.

Anyone does know that sort of web site?


geek4music wrote:

Do fiddler’s commune?

Or I’d better look for the battle line for fiddlers? :boggle:



jduffy,thanks! :slight_smile:

Hi, Martin the fiddler, thank you!

Do fiddler’s commune?

Hi,

Try this one:

http://www.fiddleforum.com/fiddleforum/index.php

-Joe

Yeah, but it’s all a bunch of bowing and scraping. :smiley:

Hi Hiro,

I’ve found several on the board, they’re all fairly dry & technical/ information based, not a lot of OT chat. There’s the one Joe suggested, plus you could try this one:

http://www.violins.on.ca/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Violin+Forum+(musicians,+owners,+collectors)&number=8&DaysPrune=1000&LastLogin=

The only good fiddle music I’ve ever heard was 30 or so years ago, by Doug Kershaw, the “Crazy Cajun”! :smiley:

~Larry

Hi peeps, I think most people’s conception of the work “fiddle” is very old fashioned now. It’s not all diddly diddly stuff you know. Players are involved in rock, punk, electronica etc. For example, I’ve been working with Folk Punk, Trip Hop, and Beats bands, all with the trusty electric fiddle :slight_smile:

Out of curiosity, exactly what is “Folk Punk”, and “Trip Hop”? :astonished:

~Larry

Hehe, well, Folk Punk could be jigs and reels (played quite often with copious amounts of distortion), intertwined with Iggy Pop :slight_smile: grin

Trip Hop, is electronic boring sh*t. Kinda rapping over mundane depressing music. That’s my take on it anyway.

Thanks for the explanations! :slight_smile: Of course I would never consider Rap as music of any kind. Just like "boy"bands!! :smiley: How are you a band when no one plays an instrument?? :boggle:

~Larry

Damn right sir! And those shows like Pop Idol and the likes arn’t helping things one bit :frowning:

Maybe we need a Tin Whistle Idol show… :slight_smile:

~Larry

Do pretty girls play the whistle then ?? :stuck_out_tongue:

Here we go… :laughing:

My partners maintain that fiddlers are
all daft. At least good fiddlers. They say the bowing
motion affects the brain. I consider that rank prejudice.
Unfortunately I can’t find any sane, good fiddlers.