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Fiddle Hangout Newsletter #59
In this issue...
+ Member Video and MP3 Picks
+ Swing Fiddle Lesson
+ Popular Forum Topics
Click to enlarge Hi Everyone!

Here's a quick update from the Fiddle Hangout, including a free swing lesson and some favorite member tunes. Enjoy!

~ Eric Schlange, Fiddle Hangout Webmaster
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Member Video Picks
Hiram Stamper - Brushy Fork of Johns Creek (1985) Click to watch video
Puncheon Floor Click to watch video

Robert McKinley 'Bob' Douglas ... Home Video Click to watch video
18th-century African American southern fiddle tunes Click to watch video
Top New MP3s
Play Billy in the Low Land (from ChickenMan)
Play Bull at the Wagon (from bubbaschnell)
Play Granddad's Favorite (from mworden)
Play Happy Hollow (from Brendan Doyle)

Swing Fiddle Lesson

In this video Katie Glassman teaches the basic of Swing Fiddle. She explains some general ideas about improvisation, then gets more specific.
Matthew Hartz
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Popular Forum Topics

Here are a few currently popular topics from the Fiddle Hangout forums:

I'm finally jamming, but need some help on backup (fills)
Getting started with Texas Swing
Whiskey Before Breakfast...BLuegrass bowing
how tough is it to learn to play the fiddle?
What is notation for?
Our Friend Fiddlepogo
Jambusters
Playing In The Groove
MORE busking stories
String poll...
Grasstrax
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