Fiddle Studio - Meg Wobus Beller

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Alicia Svigals (Dybbuk Honga)

Season 1 · Episode 101

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 • Duration 37:07

Klezmer violinist and composer Alicia Svigals is widely considered to be the world's leading klezmer fiddler, often called the Queen of Klezmer. She was a founder and a longtime member of the Grammy-winning group the Klezmatics. She has performed with and written music for violinist Itzhak Perlman. Alicia Svigals has worked with everyone in every possible way: soundtracks, compositions, genres, in plays, on tv, and on stages all over the world. She has a brand new album out called Fidl Afire!

Alicia Svigals: https://aliciasvigals.com/
Fidl Afire Album: https://borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/fidl-afire
YouTube video on krehts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyz0Dg-_ssU

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

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Charley Beller (Won't Come 'Till Morning)

Season 1 · Episode 100

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 • Duration 41:41

Hey, it's episode 100! We hear from Charley Beller, Irish flute and guitar player and contra dance musician from Baltimore, Maryland and my spouse. Charley has played guitar on most of the podcast episodes, but this is the first time he shares on the podcast!

What's it like to learn a dozen musical instruments? Why would a person practice all the time? How does Charley view the first few months of learning a new skill?

We also chat about Clifftop and Charley asks me about a few questions as well. The tune is Greg Hooven's Won't Come Till Morning and the audio is from the Clifftop Open Fiddle Contest.

Going forward the Fiddle Studio Podcast will be monthly, on the first Tuesday of the month.

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

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Harmonizing on the fiddle (Stoney Steps)

Season 1 · Episode 91

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 • Duration 08:29

Let's talk about playing harmonies on the fiddle. How can you get started with learning and playing harmonies and how do you get better at coming up with them on the fly?

Our tune this week is the Irish single reel in D, Stoney Steps.

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

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How I got started fiddling (Lark on the Strand)

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 • Duration 06:51

This episode features the fiddle tune The Lark on the Strand and covers how Megan got into the fiddle and fiddling.

The artists mentioned are Rodney and Randy Miller, Liz Carroll, Jean Carignon and Contranella.

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

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Andrew VanNorstrand (Lost River)

Season 1 · Episode 90

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 • Duration 40:43

Andrew VanNorstrand performs with his brother Noah VanNorstrand and Chris Miller in the Faux Paws, a contemporary folk band that plays fiddle tunes and original songs with just about the best groove around. The Faux Paws are making an album and you can get involved and find out more here. The time window is closing soon!

Andrew grew up playing fiddle and guitar and touring with his family band Great Bear and dominating the contra dance scene, playing every contra dance and festival you can imagine all over the US, and recording albums including “Dancing Again” and “Rawr!”. He is a prolific composer, creator of tunes and songs, his singer-songwriter album is “That We Could Find a Way to Be”.

Andrew and I talk about early training in genre dabbling, the depths to which music can be explored, the purpose of dance music, choices in production, perfectionism and exploring a musical choice that wasn't expected, and much more. We touch on why Andrew stopped playing for dances and why a crowdfunding campaign is an opportunity to make a connection and personalize a tiny part of the content wave that flows over us. Andrew describes some new choices the Faux Paws are making with their current album.

Find the musical multiverse of Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand's music on Bandcamp.

You can hear Noah VanNorstrand's interview for the Fiddle Studio Podcast here.

The tune for this week is a tune of Andrew's called Lost River.

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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YouTube My website for learning to fiddle is which has and a and my !

Novels with fiddlers (Donnybrook Fair)

Season 1 · Episode 89

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 • Duration 14:33

If you're a reader and a fiddler, here are some recommendations for books from children's books to YA and general fiction that feature fiddlers and fiddling. Some of these books have even been known to inspire folks to pick up the fiddle!

Kids books:
Mole music
Just Enough and Not Too Much
Fiddling Sam
Nina’s Waltz
A Fiddle for Angus

YA or chapter books:
The New Policemen
Little House on the Prairie
A Girl of the Limberlost
Fiddle Fever

Thriller/Detective:
Violin conspiracy
An Equal Music
As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning
The Busker
The Fifth String
Fiddle Game
Keeper of Secrets
The Gentle Care for Broken Thing

War:
Long March Home
Simon the Fiddler
Cold Mountain
Master & Commander

South/Mountain Culture:
Fiddler’s Ghost
The Devil’s Dream
The Insolent Breed
The Grapes of Wrath
Refuge by Dot Jackson

Healing:
Come and Go, Molly Snow
Soldier's Joy
Paddy on the Hardwood

Romance:
Carnal Innocence
Fiddler’s Dream
The Devil and Preston Black

Our tune this week is the Irish jig Donnybrook Fair.

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books My website for learning to fiddle is which has and a and my !

Trying a Tune in Different Keys (Maid of Mt. Kisco)

Season 1 · Episode 88

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 • Duration 11:49

We talk about the personalities of the different major and minor keys. What makes C sound so different from A on the fiddle? Why do players try out a tune in different keys, and how do the keys lay out on the instrument?

Our tune is the Irish E minor reel Maid of Mt. Kisco. Love this one!

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

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Rachel Eddy (Rose in the Mountain)

Season 1 · Episode 87

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 • Duration 42:23

This is my second conversation with Rachel Eddy, since I forgot to record the first one! We talk about finding flow in fiddling, learning tunes off recordings (or not), remembering tunes, singing, some great stories about Rachel's dad and his fiddle journey, and some ideas for fiddle students to help relax and get balanced while playing.

Rachel Eddy (they/them) hails from West Virginia, where they grew up steeped in Appalachian music and dance. Rachel’s multi-instrumental talents and soulful singing bring a powerful energy to the stage. In addition to being a performer, Rachel is passionate about teaching. They have taught fiddle, banjo and guitar at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins WV, at Sore Fingers Summer school in the UK, and different various weekend workshops from the hills of West Virginia to Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, London and Wales.

Contact Rachel at reddytojam@gmail.com

Rachel's website is https://www.racheleddymusic.com/

The tune this week is Rose in the Mountain, played live by Rachel on the podcast!

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

Tapes on the Fiddle (Broken Down Gambler)

Season 1 · Episode 86

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 • Duration 10:15

We're talking about tapes on the fiddle, or stickers, or fingerboard stick on charts, or whatever you're curious about. Did you use tapes when you started? What are they useful for and how long does it make sense to use them?

Our tune is Broken Down Gambler, an Old-Time reel in G.

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

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Articulation on the Fiddle (Dusty Miller)

Season 1 · Episode 85

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 • Duration 10:59

When I talk about articulation I'm referring to the beginning of the note, or the attack, and how long the note is generally. Articulation, or catching the string, or getting a "scrubby" sound, has a huge effect on your sound.

Our tune is Dusty Miller, an Old-Time modal reel in A.

Reach me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com
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Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

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