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Ornamentation on the fiddle. What's the Point?
This video looks at fiddle ornamentation across many styles, and attempts to explain where individual ornaments came from, and what musical purpose they serve. I consider the rolls, cuts and slides of Irish fiddle, the birl or bowed triplet of Scotland, the drones of English fiddling, the trills of Sweden, the Krekhts of klezmer, and the bowing, drones and hammer-ons of American old time and contest fiddle. Much of the text of this video comes from an article I wrote in "The Living Tradition" Magazine (Issue 110) I explain and demonstrate many of the ornaments and concepts described here, in my book "Exploring Folk Fiddle", published by Schott. https://bit.ly/3uLLrD8 To look at or buy my other books, go to. https://bit.ly/3lvRBDu The audio tracks on the video are taken from my CD "Off the Wall". I still have copies for sale! For more information about the various fiddle styles discussed here, see my website at https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7. To ask a question, or suggest a topic for another mini documentary, contact me at haighchris@hotmail.com