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Entries from April 2008

Technorati

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Setting up my Technorati Profile.

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The feel of the fiddle

April 15th, 2008 · No Comments

I own 4 fiddles at the moment. (Brian, if you find this, do NOT tell me about the next one I need!) I started playing fiddle on my grandmother’s old violin. And I love it! I will never get rid of it just because of that connection. I never heard her play but gather she [...]

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Tags: General

Scottish Fiddle Music

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been learning a few Scottish tunes. Listening to Old Blind Dogs was what sparked my interest in learning fiddle. I sounded out a few tunes, like Margaret Cromar’s and Leaving Lochboisdale. Lately I started practicing them again, as well as some I’ve learned from listening to Alasdair Fraser older albums, in particular Return to [...]

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Tags: Scottish and Irish