Fiddle tips and resources on the Web

Fiddle resources on the Web

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Fiddle music: tunes and notation	Fiddle playing and styles
Tune collections on the Internet	Definitions of fiddle styles and tunes Picking up fiddle tunes by ear at jam sessions Fiddling around the world: Irish Scotish Scandanavian Cajun Old time bluegrass Regional styles in Irish fiddling by Caoimhín Mac Aoidh Scandinavian fiddling resources Shetland fiddle
Fiddle playing and styles more!
Tips and techniques on Irish fiddling, part one by Tim McCarrick How to begin fiddling Scandinavian style by Carl Rahkonen Leverage and flexibility: the keys to good bowing by Paul Anastasio
About fiddle music	Finding and taking care of a fiddle
Contra dance music: a working musician's guide Fiddle tunes extant in North America before 1800 from the Pierre Cruzette website Ingredients of fiddle tunes by Dudley Laufman New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music & Dance includes the papers of Ralph Page, Ted Sanella, Dudley Laufman, and The Country Dance and Song Society Traditional fiddle music: Installment 1: Structure in Irish Tunes, from Mark Simos	Repair, restoration and sales, bow rehairing: Ute Brinkmann, Geigenbaumeister: http://luthier-ct.com/ Ute does all the work on my violins and viola and bows see her article Tips on instrument care Taking care of a fiddle: Caring for Your Instrument - Monitoring Humidity by Ute Brinkmann Priming and tightening a new bow by Beverley Conrad Fiddle strings All about violin strings Choosing strings Changing strings by Beverley Conrad Tips to keep your strings in top condition
Fiddle history	Fiddle instruction
Fiddling around the world A brief history of fiddle music (humor)	How to make your wrist work for you: part 1 \|\| part 2 by Janet Farrar Royce Fiddle education questions Mic'ing that fiddle by Darol Angerer
Other resources	Fiddle-related web sites
So, you think you found a Stradivarius in your attic? See Is your violin a genuine Strad? from the Smithsonian Institution Violin and bow makers homepages from David T. Van Zandt Musical instruments on arlines letter from the United States Department of Transportation	Fiddle Farmers: everything you always wanted to know about fiddling but were afraid to ask FiddleFork Fiddle on (from the UK) Fiddle ring Fiddle.net Fiddler's corner Fiddle resources from Fiddler Magazine A-L M-Z