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Yes! Thank you. We need to update every link, but...

2011-12-27T20:57:58.158-05:00

Yes! Thank you. We need to update every link, but will do asap. Megan

The sound files are unavailable. Will this be rec...

2011-12-27T19:48:54.190-05:00

The sound files are unavailable. Will this be rectified soon?

Is this arrangement considered an intermediate or ...

2011-12-07T08:21:07.804-05:00

Is this arrangement considered an intermediate or advanced piece?

Thanks, Ben. I did not write it, it's a tradi...

2011-11-20T23:24:02.106-05:00

Thanks, Ben. I did not write it, it's a traditional tune. But I love that slide also.

Hi Megan, This is a great tune. Love bluesy slide...

2011-11-13T11:28:09.354-05:00

Hi Megan,
This is a great tune. Love bluesy slide at the end of the A sections. Did you write this?
-Ben

Thanks! I'm filing this under "things I ...

2011-10-06T20:58:55.990-04:00

Thanks! I'm filing this under "things I should know, and I'm glad someone told me!".
-Megan

The easiest way to tell whether or not a strathspe...

2011-09-26T23:17:05.517-04:00

The easiest way to tell whether or not a strathspey is Irish is that there's no such thing as an Irish strathspey!

The strathspey genre originates in the strath (valley) of the river Spey - in Scotland. The Bretoners have been at it long enough with the Scottish music (that's where they came from) that they write their own strathspeys; and smashing good they are, too. Lime Hill leads beautifully into Castle Newe, another great Cape Breton strathspey.

Thanks for posting this... My grandpa has been wan...

2011-07-19T15:25:12.188-04:00

Thanks for posting this... My grandpa has been wanting me to play this for a while!!

Thank you so much for doing this! I am a beginnin...

2011-03-24T16:11:37.514-04:00

Thank you so much for doing this! I am a beginning fiddle player and don't have access to many other fiddlers. I'm learning alot with your sound files and sheet music! Thank you!

Hi Megan, Thanks for posting these. As a classical...

2011-02-27T08:40:29.975-05:00

Hi Megan,
Thanks for posting these. As a classical violinist who isn't having problems with the notes, but rather the accents, I would be interested in seeing your bowing on this that so well brings out the accents.
Thanks!

Love this. :) Do you have, or could you find sheet...

2011-01-15T11:29:01.155-05:00

Love this. :) Do you have, or could you find sheet music for "The Yodeling Fiddle"? I heard it somewhere and I really wanted to try and play it.

Hello, This was written by Canadian fiddler Wally...

2010-10-14T15:32:39.522-04:00

Hello,

This was written by Canadian fiddler Wally Traugott.

I'm enjoying looking around your site!

Thank you so much for the harmonies, this is a big...

2010-09-19T19:12:17.971-04:00

Thank you so much for the harmonies, this is a big help. A great resource you have here!

Yikes! That sounds hard. I'll see what I can ...

2010-08-12T13:26:28.706-04:00

Yikes! That sounds hard. I'll see what I can do. Bowings and harmony.

Do you have sheet music that includes a harmony li...

2010-08-10T22:31:42.796-04:00

Do you have sheet music that includes a harmony line to the melody?

Ah, yes. There's one above the melody and one...

2010-07-29T15:38:33.856-04:00

Ah, yes. There's one above the melody and one below. They can be played all together- it sounds pretty awesome. I'll work on that this week, thanks, -Megan

I would love to find the harmony parts for this......

2010-07-29T15:20:51.301-04:00

I would love to find the harmony parts for this....did you ever locate them? fiddlebean@hotmail.com

I used the Georgia shuffle. You can find an exerc...

2010-07-25T14:52:52.967-04:00

I used the Georgia shuffle. You can find an exercise to practice it in a post on this site caller "A Major Intermediate Warm Ups". I'll try to add some bowings to this music as well.
-Megan

Megan, Thanks for this music! What bowing did you...

2010-07-24T20:41:16.731-04:00

Megan,
Thanks for this music! What bowing did you use in the running 16th note passage? I love the groove you get on your recording but as I am classically trained I have no idea what I'm doing...!
Thank you!

I know that one, I can put it up, the fiddle stuff...

2010-07-10T20:22:06.394-04:00

I know that one, I can put it up, the fiddle stuff at least. The devil's solo is mainly special effects, hard to put down on paper. First I need to finish Rosin The Bow (coming soon...).

Thank you Megan for this. I am just learning to re...

2010-07-10T18:10:02.220-04:00

Thank you Megan for this. I am just learning to really play fiddle. Does anyone know where to get Devil Went Down To Georgia for free?

Here it is!

2010-06-19T16:24:47.018-04:00

Here it is!

Thank you. The bow exercises might help. I had tri...

2010-06-17T12:38:29.559-04:00

Thank you. The bow exercises might help. I had tried to play it, but felt like my bow got mixed up somehow, and I had to stop.

Hmm, it's not quite that straightforward. For...

2010-06-16T13:50:50.684-04:00

Hmm, it's not quite that straightforward. For one thing, I improvise my bowings, they change each time I play a tune but are mainly based on the Georgia shuffle and the modified Georgia shuffle. I put some exercises for those bowing patterns in the intermediate A Major warm ups. Meanwhile, I'll see if I can write out a typical bowing for this tune and post it. -Megan

What is the bowing pattern for this song? Are all ...

2010-06-16T13:32:55.858-04:00

What is the bowing pattern for this song? Are all the 8th notes slured?