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Stacey @xstitcher (39002) • Petaluma, California 21 Jul

That's what was in the mailbox--but, there were no bills or people wanting money I don't have, so it was okay. I made another phone call, and then had to wait for someone to call me back, but she said she might not have the...

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Flat and Sharps from Cornwall blew the crowd away

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381739) • Rockingham, Australia 4 May 17

On the last night of the Fairbridge Music Festival in Western Australia, we watched a bluegrass group called 'Flats and Sharps'. Many of the crowd must have attended previous gigs as the mob were up and dancing as soon as the...

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A Duo from Both Sides of the World

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381739) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Apr 17

There were several duos at the Fairbridge Music Festival which we attended recently. The New Macedon Rangers was one of these duos. The girl goes by the name of Ash onstage and is from New South Wales. Her onstage partner is...

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Music Review - The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 6 Apr 17

1979 Rightly regarded as one of the greatest country songs of all time, this involves Satan roaming round the countryside in Georgia, USA, looking for souls to steal. He comes across a young arrogant fiddle-playing yokel called...

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Jeff Little Trio

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 28 Aug 16

August 28, 2016 Do you like bluegrass music? I was up very late one night and caught these guys in a moment when my antenna tv reception happened to stay unpixellated for a stretch of time. Now I'm not the biggest fan in the...

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Into the Groovy #61 - "Sleepy Maggie"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 18 May 16

Today's Into the Groovy (#61) takes us to Canada, home of fiddler Ashley MacIsaac (I had no idea he is Canadian. I always assumed he was Irish.) MacIsaac has won three Juno (Canadian equivalent of the Grammy's) Awards and is a...

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The Electric Fiddle

kolsti87 @kolsti87 (521) • United States 12 Apr 11

What bands use the electric violin (in this case I guess as a fiddle) as a regular instrument. I'm not talking about something like Led Zeppelin or Black Veil Brides where one of the members also plays violin and occasionally uses...

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Instruement

Oland18 @Oland18 (63) • Philippines 25 Nov 09

How many instrument you guys can play? First instrument I played was guitar, then piano, and then violin. Most of the time i play violin. I think i can also play mandolin since the key is like violin. I also like to have dobro and...

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The Blend

mummymo @mummymo (23706) 13 Mar 09

It has been a very long but very good day today. My daughters school were chosen to participate in a concert to kick off a weekend of musical gigs at a festival called The Blend in a local venue called the Tolbooth. It is called...

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Where Can I Find "Orange Blossom Special"?

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 12 Sep 08

I've been looking for this music for a long time. I keep running across a piano version of this solo, but since it's a violin (or sometimes harmonica) solo, I don't think it should be this hard to find it already written for...

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Ever tried playing this kind of fiddle..look at the attachment!!!

venkat2002 @venkat2002 (284) 3 May 08

I have tried all kind of funny instrument making..including making a whistle with plantain leaves,when i was young..and i have this strange love for these fiddles made out of dried coconut shells..ever tried playing it?I...

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Violin Strings: How Much of a Difference Does Brand Really Make?

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 28 Mar 08

I've always purchased the Red Label Super Sensitive strings that cost $40 for a pack. I've noticed a lot of other brands are cheaper. I'm not going to be playing in an orchestra this time, and 2 of my violin strings are ready...

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What Kind of Violin Do You Have?

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 19 Feb 08

Do you like it? How much did it cost you? I had to sell my violin previously because I needed money more than the violin. Now I want to start taking violin lessons again and might have to buy a violin first (I have a 5 string...

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New Celtic Women special on PBS

auburndreams @auburndreams (838) • United States 4 Dec 06

I loved the new special that aired over the weekend on public television. The castle background was breathtaking. Their violinist is so much fun to watch. How she can play the fiddle and dance around leaping and running at the...

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