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Fiddler Magazine:
Regular colums include Fiddle Tune History, The Practicing Fiddler, Bluegrass Fiddling, On Improvisation, Irish Fiddling, Cross-Tuming Workshop and reviews.Website: Fiddler MagazineCool Fiddle Sites
Fiddler Magazine:
Regular colums include Fiddle Tune History, The Practicing Fiddler, Bluegrass Fiddling, On Improvisation, Irish Fiddling, Cross-Tuming Workshop and reviews.Website: Fiddler Magazine
Mel Bay's Fiddle Sessions:
A monthly online magazine exploring various facets of Fiddle music. Each month, this "webzine" will feature articles by composers, teachers, or performers. Visitors to the site can learn about the featured authors' publications, background, or performance / workshop schedule. A free printable music sample will be included in at least one of the articles each month.Website: Mel Bay's Fiddle Sessions
Ashokan.org:
Ashokan.org is home to fiddlers and dancers worldwide. They offer The Ashokan camp on this website and also familiarize you with the Ashokan Foundation. Website: Ashokan.org
Darol Anger:
Darol Anger is a veteran of educational settings ranging from colleges to rural campsites, with music festivals to music stores. He offers Workshops, clinics, lecture/demos; for string teachers, young students, and orchestras.Website: Darol Anger
Electric Fiddler:
The Electric Fiddler brings you the last news and info from the electric violin world. Check out their large instrument maker directory, their extensive electric violin effects section, and learn more about violin amplification, recording, fiddle preamps and bows.Website: Electric Fiddler
Fiddle FAQ:
Fiddle & vIolin FAQ has put together a website specifically to answer some of the most common questions in the fiddle world. You can also browse their site for fiddles available for purchase.Website: Fiddle FAQ
Fiddle Fork:
FiddleFork's mission is to provide a one stop platform for exchanging fiddle tunes, fiddle information and anything fiddle related. FiddleFork allows members to post links to midi files, mp3 files, wav files, sheet music and fiddler related resources as well as promote exchange between its members.Website: Fiddle Fork
Fiddle Forum:
The Fiddle and Alternative Strings Community maintains an active collection of alternative string players, playing alternative stringed instruments, in alternative styles, on the internet! Free members can access most features of the forum. For access to the (extra) features of the full site you need to be a Fiddle Forum Friend. For the annual sum of £10 (UK) a year you get access to these additional features. This is payable via Paypal, by going to your profile and clicking on the Paid Subscriptions link.Website: Fiddle Forum
Fiddle Hang Out:
The mission of the Fiddle Hangout is to become the world's most comprehensive fiddle resource by bringing the world's fiddlers together into one online community. Website: Fiddle Hang Out
Fiddle Music:
fiddlemusic.com is the place to find anything 'fiddle' from sheet music to CDs... even the fiddlers themselves!Website: Fiddle Music
Fiddle Tunes @ Centrum:
Fiddletunes@centrum is a gathering place for fiddler artists of all ages, from all cultures, and in all phases of their musical development.Website: Fiddle Tunes @ Centrum
Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier - The Henry Reed Collection:
Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection is a multi-format ethnographic field collection of traditional fiddle tunes performed by Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia. Recorded by folklorist Alan Jabbour in 1966-67, when Reed was over eighty years old, the tunes represent the music and evoke the history and spirit of Virginia's Appalachian frontier.This online collection incorporates 184 original sound recordings, 19 pages of fieldnotes, and 69 musical transcriptions with descriptive notes on tune histories and musical features; an illustrated essay about Reed's life, art, and influence; a list of related publications; and a glossary of musical terms.Website: Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier - The Henry Reed Collection
Fiddling Around the World:
fiddlingaround.co.uk is a world bursting with celtic fiddles, American bluegrass, old-time and western swing fiddles, mariachi fiddles, klezmer fiddles, gypsy fiddles, jazz fiddles. Ancient fiddles from China and Mexico, Hardanger fiddles from Norway, a double-necked electric monster from India. This site brings them all together in an easily accessible format so you can dip in and out of the different styles and easily find out about the variations of types of instrument, ornamentation, repertoire, cultural history and background, find the best-known players and so on.Website: Fiddling Around the World
Hardanger Fiddle Association:
Hardanger Fiddle Association of America is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle and related traditions of Norwegian music and dance.Website: Hardanger Fiddle Association
Old Timey Fiddle Tunes:
Old Time Fiddle Tunes is a collection of fiddle tunes from old recordings and workshops, transcribed by John Lamancusa.Website: Old Timey Fiddle Tunes
Pa's Fiddle Gazette:
Pa's Fiddle Gazette is an online periodical created to inform fiddler aficionados about all things that deal with the fiddle and the fiddle player. Join their friend list and become part of this online community where they'll let you know about CD releases, exhibits and other "newsie" items about Pa's Fiddle Recordings.Website: Pa's Fiddle Gazette
PBS's American Root Music:
PBS presents American Roots Music. Come discover the pioneers of the musical forms that combined on American soil to become the most pervasive music throughout the world. The 4-Part PBS series airs Mondays at 10 p.m. (ET, PT) beginning October 29, 2001.Website: PBS's American Root Music
Roots of American Fiddle Music:
Roots of American Fiddle Music has amazing facts about the fiddle and some really nice historical photos of fiddles and fiddle players from around the country. They also offer a simplified yet detailed history of the fiddle.Website: Roots of American Fiddle Music
The Fiddle Hangout Forum:
The Fiddle Hangout is a discussion form for fiddler players, enthusiaist, or those new to the fiddle scene.Website: The Fiddle Hangout Forum
The Fiddle in Country Music:
The Fiddle in Coutry Music site offers a history lesson about the fiddle. It also contains information about celebrity fiddlers of today and up coming eventsWebsite: The Fiddle in Country Music
The Fiddle Woman's Legends, Lore and Tall Tales:
The Fiddle Woman's Legends, Lore, and Tall Tales is a site comprised of stories and poems about the fiddle. Not only entertaing but also educational, this site is truly "cool".Website: The Fiddle Woman's Legends, Lore and Tall Tales
The Fiddler's Companion:
The Fiddler's Companion is a huge encyclopedia of fiddle tunes from the Celtic, British and American traditions, created by Andrew Kuntz . Most tunes contain notes and anecdotes, references to published or recorded versions, and several thousand have abc-format tunes includedWebsite: The Fiddler's Companion
The Indian Fiddle:
The Indian Fiddle or the Sarangi is a common representative of vitat class of musical instruments. It has three to four main playing strings and a number of sympathetic strings. The instrument has no frets or fingerboard; the strings float in the air. Pitch is determined by sliding the fingernail against the string rather than pressing it against a fingerboard (like violin). This instrument is extremely difficult to play, as a consequence its popularity is on the decline. This instrument has traditionally been associated with the kathak dance and the vocal styles of thumri, dadra and kheyal.Website: The Indian Fiddle
The Swannanoa Gathering:
The Swannanoa Gathering are a series of summer workshops in various folk arts held on the campus of Warren Wilson College near Asheville in the heart of North Carolina's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Each week features public concerts. In addition, they sponsor a spring series of Celtic music concerts at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville's arts & education center, Pack Place. Website: The Swannanoa Gathering
Voyager Recordings and Publications:
Voyager Recordings & Publications is an independent recording and publishing company. They have over fifty CDs in press presenting over sixty fiddlers from North America. Check out the Repertoire Builder series which features repertoire building materials for fiddle, mandolin, and guitar in a packet with CD, printed music, and chord charts. Website: Voyager Recordings and Publications
www.fiddlenet.com:
www.fiddle.net is the Internet playground of five-time Grand National Fiddle Champion Tony Ludiker. This site contains information on fiddle contest, fiddle stores, and much more!Bonus free fiddle mp3 avalaible!Website: www.fiddlenet.com
www.fiddles.com:
www.fiddles.com is a website dedicated to fiddle players and enthusiats. The site allows you to register as a member. When you become a member you will be able to submit information about you or your organization. You will also be informed about future fiddle events.Website: www.fiddles.com