Hi, everyone. I taught a fiddle bowing workshop at the 2017 Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering a few days ago, and I thought it might be good to give it a recap in a blog post. Continue reading
It’s been a while
Hello. I’ve not posted in a while. There are a few reasons for this. Continue reading
Fiddly things, piano things
Clifftop recap (which means fiddle videos), and then a bunch of piano tunes. Sorry about the month-and-a-half-long radio silence—sometimes life just happens. Continue reading
More tunes
A new tune, an old favorite, and a medley. And a nerd rant.
Playing music for contra dances
Music, and then contra dance music. Continue reading
Some favorites, and fourth-based harmonies
Another tune, a cover of sorts, and some chord ideas. Continue reading
More jazz and things
Three tunes today—almost a half hour of original content. I’ve been having trouble coming up with good recordings, so some tunes got stacked up. Continue reading
Old-time, jazz, fiddle, piano, it’s all great
Played in a fiddle contest last Saturday, recorded a tune I wrote a few weeks ago, practiced some exercises, and made up a chord progression. Continue reading
Messing with chords
Came up with a tune, and played with the chords. Continue reading
A tune, and making sense of jazz
Wrote a tune, and tried my best to analyze a jazz standard. Continue reading