OT: Fiddle players?

Whistle
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I am looking at starting to play the fiddle. I know it’ll be hard but I think I am up for it.
Does anyone know of any resources online that I can take advantage of? Lessons, tune listings, good message boards? What books and cds should I get?
Thanks,

-Derek-

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Anyone can answer this. Really. No pop quiz later and all answers get full marks! ;p

-Derek-

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Try fiddle-l. It’s a general fiddle list although there seems to be somewhat of an emphasis on old time. At any rate you could get some information there.

http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=fiddle-l&A=1

I also looked around at Yahoo. This group might be promising.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IrishFiddleSeisiun/

Or this one.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FIDDLER/

Steve

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Well, I do do a bit of fiddle on the side of everything else musical that I do, however, I have the same problem as you a finding Internet info about it…

One site I found though is http://www.irishfiddle.com
and it seems to be a pretty good site.

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On 2003-02-19 01:40, dtravers wrote:
I am looking at starting to play the fiddle. I know it’ll be hard but I think I am up for it.
Does anyone know of any resources online that I can take advantage of? Lessons, tune listings, good message boards? What books and cds should I get?
Thanks,

-Derek-

If you are located anywhere near Yonker NY fiddle lesson will begin on 2/24/03 at the Tara Circle
http://www.taracircle.org/
Beginning Violin

Instructor: Bernadette Fee

Monday: 6:15 - 7:45pm

Learn basic fingering, bowing and scales with a view toward playing simple marches, jigs and polkas. This class will establish a solid foundation for future lessons in violin.
Fiddle required.Register for this course

Intermediate Violin

Instructor: Bernadette Fee

Monday: 8:00- 9:30pm

Having learned the basics, you are now ready to expand your repertoire with more advanced tunes including jigs, hornpipes, slip jigs, reels, polkas and slides. Bernadette will demonstrate her dance skills as she teaches.
Fiddle required.Register for this course


Violin, Intermediate and beyond.

Instructor: Bernadette Fee

Wednesday: 6:15- 7:45pm

Having learned the basics, you are now ready to expand your repertoire with more advanced tunes including jigs, hornpipes, slip jigs, reels, polkas and slides.