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Fiddle Hangout Newsletter #74
In this issue...
+ Member Video Picks
+ Roots from North Africa
+ Popular Forum Topics
Click to enlarge Hi Fiddlers,
Here's a quick newsletter to share some of my favorite new videos, discussion and lessons from FHO members. Have a great Thanksgiving, and be sure to spend some time with that fiddle!

~ Eric Schlange
Fiddle Hangout Webmaster
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Member Video Picks
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Paddy's Return
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Old Abe
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Barefoot Fiddler
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Kerry Polka

Roots from North Africa

FHO member Mitch Reed discussed how Creole and Cajun music finds its roots in North Africa. He begins with a tune from Mali, then plays related tunes from Louisiana. Fascinating stuff!
Lesson Video
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New Book Explores the Creative Mind of John Hartford

John Hartford’s Mammoth Collection of Fiddle Tunes provides a sizable anthology containing 176 of his original compositions. Most of these tunes are previously unpublished and unrecorded, taken from Hartford’s personal music journals. The book includes 60+ of John’s personal drawings—ranging in theme from steamboats and the river, to fellow musicians, home and everyday life—as well as several never before seen photographs.

Best known for writing the Glen Campbell classic “Gentle on My Mind,” and launching Newgrass music with his landmark album Aereo-Plain, Hartford was a prolific songwriter and composer. A central figure in the Nashville acoustic community, he championed old-time music with an emphasis on the fiddle.
A one-minute flip through the new John Hartford fiddle book

Popular Forum Topics

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

Do I need to hear the 'source'???
If You Want To Learn To Fiddle
Is it best to tune to a tuner.. or another fiddler?
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Anti-Old-Time Bias in Contests
Why do folk want dots??
Recovering From A Mistake
Is |This A Good Idea?
violin slipping
Counting/Tempo
Grasstrax
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