This is a re-release with improved audio. I was thrilled to have a fascinating chat with the inspiring and innovative multi-style violinist/vocalist, author, composer, producer and educator Julie Lyonn Lieberman. I first learned about her when I bought her book You Are Your Instrument, which was the first book written about how to overcome and prevent musicians’ overuse injuries. In this conversation we discuss her unique path through world music, some of the research she’s done for her book and radio programs, illuminating the history of slave fiddlers and the evolution of improvised string playing in the United States. She gives some wonderful advice about following your own path, and at the end, she plays two tunes in different styles.

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This episode in video form, along with the transcript,  is here linked on my podcast website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/julie-lyonn-lieberman

JULIE’S BOOKS AND DVDs  https://julielyonnmusic.ecwid.com 

STRINGS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES Multi-Style Video Library https://www.stringswithoutboundaries.com/video-library.html

IMPROVISED VIOLIN Documentary https://vimeo.com/117067048 

Julie Lyonn Lieberman String Archives https://julielyonn.com/string-archives/  

D’Addario workshops with Julie:  https://daddario.formstack.com/forms/...

photo credit: Leonard Cascia