Fiddle Studio

This episode presents the fiddle tune Apple Brewer's Reel and features an interview with fiddler Tim Ball about his upcoming album Upstate Crossing and the Upstate New York fiddling tradition.

You can get more information about Tim Ball and Upstate Crossroads at www.timballmusic.com. 

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune North Carolina Breakdown and dives into how violinists feel about fiddling and what fiddlers have to say about being a violinist (spoiler- the two camps don't always get along!). But we're all musicians playing music we love, right?

The fiddlers mentioned are Mark O'Connor and Fiddlin' Arthur Smith. 

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune Climbing the Golden Stairs and addresses how Megan handles fiddle tunes that come out of the tradition of minstrel music and minstrel shows. 

The other fiddle tune discussed is Golden Slippers by James A. Bland. The websites mentioned are bluegrassmessengers.com and Tater Joe's. The performers mentioned are the Bucking Mules and Edward Winter and I also mention the fiddler and caller David Smuckler.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune Fly Around my Pretty Little Miss and dives into whether it's ok to play fiddle with a bent wrist or if you should try to straighten your wrist.

The albums historical fiddlers mentioned are Samantha Bumgarner and Frank George. Also mentioned are Rayna Gellert and Frank Blevins and the Tar Heel Rattlers.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune Big Scioty and dives into why Megan stopped booking contra dances after the pandemic, and why she recently started again.

The dances mentioned are the Baltimore Wednesday night contra dance, the Glen Echo contra dance. The musicians mentioned are Brad Kolodner and Ken Kolodner.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune Shove The Pig's Foot a Little Further in the Fire and describes old-time music and what it's like to attend an old-time jam. Megan tells her favorite old-time tune joke.

The albums mentioned are In the Dance Tent by the Horseflies and Ways of the World by Rayna Gellert. You can find field recordings at slippery-hill.com. The location of the Baltimore old-time jam is R House on Tuesday nights.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune House of My Own and describes working with the metronome and how it could help your fiddling. 

Slow tempos for fiddling are 70-80 bpm (beats per minute) and tempos for dancing are 110-120 bpm.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune Na Ceannabháin Bhána and has Megan's thoughts on how hard it is to learn the fiddle, and why people think it's so hard. 

The fiddlers mentioned are Noah VanNorstrand and Meghan Mette.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune Chief O'Neill's Favorite and tells you all about Megan's fiddle and the story behind it. 

Megan's violin was made by Ivy Rimmer Owen. The music collection mentioned is O'Neill's Music of Ireland.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].

This episode features the fiddle tune St. Anne's Reel and discusses Megan's trip to Ireland and the session  she went to in Dublin. 

The neighborhoods mentioned are Clontarf and Fariview, and the songs mentioned are Wild Mountain Thyme and The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel.

I teach fiddle lessons!
Find out more at meganbeller.com/teaching

I also have a website for learning to fiddle: Fiddle Studio has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, tab, and a link to a video for each tune!

• Fiddle Books 
• Bandcamp
• YouTube   

You can reach me at [email protected].