by tim | Oct 9, 2014 | Teaching
Laurie in F Written by Susan Conger, a fiddler from Montague Center, Massachusetts, and learned from David Kaynor.
by tim | Oct 2, 2014 | Teaching
The Champaign Jig Goes to Columbia, by Liz Carroll Written by Liz Carroll, an Irish fiddler and prolific composer from Chicago.
by tim | Sep 25, 2014 | Teaching
Lucy Farr’s I first heard Lucy Farr’s on a CD by The Press Gang, an Irish band from Portland, Maine. It’s also been recorded by Martin Hayes and others.
by tim | Sep 21, 2014 | Listening
http://yanksband.com, http://yanksband.bandcamp.com/ My most-listened-to band for the last couple of months has been this group of Irish musicians in their 20’s and 30’s from New York, Chicago, and Boston. Their fiddler, Dylan Foley, recently won the...
by tim | Sep 18, 2014 | Teaching
Going Down to Cairo I learned this tune from David Kaynor, a great contra dance fiddler and caller from Montague Center, Massachusetts.
by tim | Jul 13, 2014 | Teaching
I’ve had a great time playing and teaching at HOTAfest this weekend. As promised, here are the tunes from my fiddle workshop. Leg of the Duck The Morning Star Tamlin Enjoy!
by tim | Dec 22, 2013 | Conversation
Merry Christmas! Or, whatever holiday it is when anyone reads this. Looking back over the 10 posts I’ve made in 3 years of using WordPress is somewhere between morbidly fascinating and downright depressing. Add to that the 4 themes (at least) that I’ve...
by tim | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Only 6 months late, I have a new website up! Among many changes, I’ve moved this “blog” to an inside page, so it won’t be quite so obvious that I don’t update it very often.
by tim | Jun 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
My EP of solo fiddle music is now available for download in a variety of formats on Bandcamp. Check it out here: http://timballviolin.bandcamp.com Enjoy! -Tim
by tim | May 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Although I haven’t posted on here in a year and a half, I’m not dead! In fact, I have been very busy teaching and playing violin and fiddle with lots of different people, most notably with my touring contra dance band Tunescape. Right now, I’m on...
