Category: Fiddle news and fun

Examining the many sides of a musical prodigy Fifteen-year-old Anna JiEun Lee, who performs Saturday with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, is bubbly, extroverted and fun to talk to. But she is not only articulate beyond her years, she is gifted beyond them as well. In fact, there is something uncanny about her accomplishments: Soon after beginning […]

Sisters hooked on violin, karate For sisters Kenya and Sabae Barrow, it is all about playing the violin and taking part in karate.They have been playing the violin for more than half their lives and there is no stopping them now.According to the sisters from St John, playing the violin was one way of keeping […]

Vienna Phil bassist dies in hiking accident Tragedy strikes orchestra during tour of Japan A bassist in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has died in a hiking accident. Georg Straka slipped and fell to his death while climbing Mount Fuji on a free day during the orchestra’s current tour of Japan. He was 41. Born in […]

Berklees First Ever String Showcase – Bluegrass, Americana, jazz, swing, r&b, Roots and more This is a guest blog written by Berklee student Jakub Trasak, the student to organize our schools first ever String Showcase – a concert highlighting the wide stylistic range of Berklees String Department. My name is Jakub Trasak. Im a seventh semester […]

A local fiddle champion Nate Luscombe Ashley  Kohl CHICOPEE, Mass. Mass Appeal – For the first few years of her playing career in New England Fiddle contests, Sarah was known as the girl with the red hat. Eventually, it was her playing that was being recognized. Performing a medley of old time fiddle songs is […]

Check out Fiddlermans new violin tuner This violin tuner by FiddlerMan is not only easy to use but shows all four pegs, strings and written notes in treble clef as well. Click on any one of the 3 variables (pegs, strings, notes) to sound the correct tone. Click again to stop it or click on […]

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Roland White Oregon States current Senior Fiddle Champion placed 2nd in the old Senior Division. The Western Open Fiddle Contest was established in 1982 in Redding California and in 1996 was moved to Red Bluff where it has continued the Fiddling Tradition for a total of 28 years. Sponsored by the California State Fiddlers District […]

Setting goals In order to achieve goals in life we benefit more by planning, analyzing and executing our plans than we would otherwise. Here are a few areas you can plan that will help you to become the violinist, musician or person that you would like to be. Copy the list below, answer the questions, […]

Czech marble violin displayed in Beijing The marble violin by Czech sculptor Jan Rericha is put on display in Beijing as the local concert hall has received it into its exhibition, Rericha told CTK Friday.The original musical instrument, part of the Czech exhibition at the Shanghai Expo 2010, was accepted by Beijing Concert Hall, Rericha […]