Last week, at long last, it was decided… it was time to own a fiddle. A luck would have it, eBay was willing to accommodate my decision and lo and behold, my new German fiddle was dropped off at my door. The timing was especially convenient being that it was just before the temp plunged to -9˚, and two days before I leave for Australia for two weeks.
But after about an hour or so of messing around with it, I was disappointed that I’d still not mastered the instrument. I don’t get it… but I’m not giving up. Maybe I’ll have it all down in another hour or so. This will be helpful as I’m planning on taking up Golf soon and giving Tiger a run for his money this year.
Steve in SC writes:
After swearing them off for a short time, I’ve just delved back into fiddle tunes and fiddlers in general. The first thing I did was go for the good stuff and got some Tommy Jarrell recordings. I don’t know what it is about this guy, but his pattern of bowing seems to lend itself to mandolin picking…it just makes sense to duplicate those sounds with pick in your hand. As for picking up a bow and giving it run, kudos to you. I haven’t had the courage yet, but the fiddle is waiting for me in its case. I figured I would at least only inflict the “learning” damage on the family one instrument at a time…
Comment - February 10, 2008 @ 4:52 pm