Artifiddle Intelligence

Artifiddle Intelligence

By Maggie WhiteEducationArtsMusicPerforming ArtsMusic Interviews
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Artifiddle Intelligence episodes

  • Ross Holmes Part 2

    Ross Holmes has toured with Mumford & Sons, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bruce Hornsby, and Warren Haynes, and was a founding member of Cadillac Sky and ChessBoxer. In Part 2 of his conversation with Maggie, they talk about practice habits on the road, why violins cost what they do, and what it's like to play in legacy bands. At the end, Maggie and Ross play a tune together.

    Links
    • Eck Roberston Sally Goodin recording - Youtube
    • Ross's solo fiddle record Not Very Good at Winning, available on all streaming services.
    • Ross Holmes: Website | Wikipedia | D'Addario artist page
    • Zaggie's new album Turpentine Mind, on all streaming services and on vinyl at zaggiemusic.com
    • Video versions of this podcast: the Zaggie YouTube channel

    Stay in touch

    Want a free sticker of Arti, the Artifiddle robot? Email [email protected] with where you subscribe and your mailing address, and we'll add you to the email list. Topic and guest suggestions are welcome there too.

    59 min
  • Ross Holmes Part 1

    Ross Holmes has toured with Mumford & Sons, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bruce Hornsby, and Warren Haynes, and was a founding member of Cadillac Sky and ChessBoxer. In the very first episode of Artifiddle Intelligence, Maggie sits down with her friend Ross to ask the question at the heart of this show: what's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?

    Research Links
    • Ross's solo fiddle record Not Very Good at Winning, available on all streaming services. Ross offers the full transcriptions as a free PDF: email him for a copy.
    • Ross Holmes: Website | Wikipedia | D'Addario artist page
    • Zaggie's new album Turpentine Mind, on all streaming services and on vinyl at zaggiemusic.com
    • Video versions of this podcast and music videos at: the Zaggie YouTube channel

    Stay in touch

    Want a free sticker of Arti, the Artifiddle robot? Email [email protected] with 1. where you subscribe 2. your mailing address, and we'll add you to the email list. Topic and guest suggestions are welcome there too!

    Artifiddle Intelligence is hosted by Maggie White and is a production of Zaggie Music LLC.

    1 hr

About Artifiddle Intelligence

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What’s the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Host Maggie White puts that question to players, makers, and instigators from every corner of the music world. Along the way she’s building a cross-genre community around this carved, shoulder-mounted, bow-dragging box, digging into technique, tone, and the personal stories of where the instrument has taken each guest.