by tim | Nov 9, 2015 | Fiddle, Teaching
Here’s a list of tunes that were played in class on 11/8: Angeline the Baker Goblachan The Butterfly Fig for a Kiss The Haunted House An Dro in A minor Tombigbee Waltz John Brosnan’s Rathlin Bog Mairis...
by tim | Nov 9, 2015 | Fiddle, Teaching
Here’s the new tune from last week and this week’s class: John Brosnan’s
by tim | Oct 25, 2015 | Events, Fiddle
Tempest will be on Bound for Glory tonight! This is America’s longest running folk radio show (48 years and counting). We’ll be playing our mix of fiddle tunes, swing, and blues, with Tim Ball on fiddle, Chuck Abell on guitar, Eric Metzgar on drums, Erik...
by tim | Oct 22, 2015 | Fiddle, Teaching
Here’s a tune list and some recordings of some tunes we’ll be doing in class this fall. My hope is that we’ll keep adding to this – as I teach you new tunes, and as you come up with others you want to share. If you’re newer to the class,...
by tim | May 28, 2015 | Fiddle
I’m very excited to announce that I’ve just launched a Kickstarter project–Sophie Orzechowski and I are hoping to record a short album of fiddle music this summer, and need some help to make it a reality! You can check the project out...
by tim | Apr 12, 2015 | Teaching
Hello, Ithaca Fiddle Class! Here’s a new tune from today, another An Dro to go with the one we already know. An Dro in Bm Also, we reviewed the tune that David Kaynor taught in his workshop back in March: Glise a Sherbrooke Glise a Sherbrooke slow...
by tim | Feb 9, 2015 | Teaching
Here’s the tune that some folks shared during our jam session on Sunday. Oh the Britches Full of Stitches
by tim | Feb 9, 2015 | Teaching
Hi Kanack Fiddle Club! We decided (somewhat spur-of-the-moment, but I really like the idea) to pick a few tunes last Thursday, and work on them over the next few weeks. Here they are: Bus Stop Reel by Anita Anderson The Roaring Barmaid by Anthony “Sully”...
by tim | Feb 4, 2015 | Teaching
Here are the tunes we worked on this week: Beren Tanz – a good “session” tune that we’ve been playing a bunch. and the tune that I taught during the intermediate class, String of Trucks, by Jim Kimball String of Trucks slow...
by tim | Jan 30, 2015 | Listening
I have two directions to send you in listening – The first: I stumbled across The Alt recently… a gorgeous CD (mostly of songs) from a new combination of well-traveled Irish musicians. http://www.thealtmusic.com/, https://thealtmusic.bandcamp.com/...
