Fiddle Physio
Fiddle Physio w/ Licensed Physiotherapist, Trevor Dunphy! I recently spent an afternoon with my good buddy, Trevor Dunphy (a licensed physiotherapist and avid fiddle player) discussing a few KEY stretches for fiddle players! As a yoga practitioner myself, stretching has most certainly helped me on the road, preventing injury from intense playing and travel. Feel…
Read MoreTutorial 49! Bagpipers
G’day everyone! As I’m writing this I’m somewhere above the Atlantic Ocean – we had a great tour! We were back to Scotland for a bit but also made our way down to England for a stretch. So many great shows, we’re lucky! Insert the English tune! There was an Open Jam a few months…
Read MoreTutorial 48! Ray’s Classic
Hallo from the Shetland Islands! Has anyone heard this tune before? I heard it in the same jam I posted about last month (a little fella was rippin it on his wee accordion) and it totally intrigued me. What a happy, unique and interesting piece of music… Written by Shetland’s, Willie Hunter (he also wrote…
Read MoreTutorial 47! Jack Daniels’ Reel
Heyo everyone! Hope you’re well! This week’s tune is another epic John Morris Rankin tune (from Cape Breton Island). I’ve been playing this one since I can remember (it may actually be one of the first reels I can remember playing full speed and being VERY excited about it) and it’s still one of my…
Read MoreTutorial 46! The Seagull
G’day, g’day everyone! Well, here we are, another Scottish tune for you’s! This one was inspired by that wee jam in Arisaig (refer to my last post) where Eilidh Shaw played it so beautifully, I had to learn it (and then teach it, of course). It’s a beauty pipe tune from the Isle of Lewis…
Read MoreTutorial 45! Jenny Dang The Weaver
G’day, g’day everyone! First of all, my apologies for the delayed Tutorial Week! I’m back up and running here now 🙂 We’ve got three shows under out belt (even with a lil bout of food poisoning for Koad and I – good times) between Dundee, Oban and Lochwinnoch. What’s even cooler is that I met…
Read MoreTutorial 44! MacArthur Road
Heyo everyone! I hope you’re doing well 🙂 This tune, eh? I’m sure you already know it BUT I thought ‘why not dig a little further (don’t be scared away by all of the slurs if you’re just giving this a go for the first time)’! I’ve been playing this tune for ages and never…
Read MoreTutorial 43! Mouse In The Kitchen
Happy Friday everyone! I’m a big fan of this jig right here – so good (and simple)! I first heard this tune on Flook’s 2006 album, “Haven” (I literally listened to this album 10,000 times front to back) but never actually learned it until a few days ago! At a festival last weekend, Inn Echo…
Read MoreTutorial 42! Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Another sing-y song! I hope this is ok 😉 Any Tears For Fears fans out there?! I’m a big fan (clearly). Obviously, you can’t escape hearing this song (or some of their other hits) on commercial radio (even to this day) but there really is something special about their songwriting and production that stood the…
Read MoreTutorial 41! Rannie MacLellan’s Reel
Happy August (can’t believe it) everyone! This week’s tune is a lovely (and very recognizable) reel from Cape Breton Island – written by the talented Brenda Stubbert. I believe the first I heard of this tune was on a Jerry Holland album… And then on Natalie MacMaster’s “No Boundaries” album (from ’97 I believe). Such…
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