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Standard Notation

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Hello fellow Fiddle enthusiasts, I have taken up the fiddle again after a very very long period of time with the instrument lying in my place gathering dust. I can play jigs, hornpipes and some Irish Folk ballads, but have no interest in that style anymore, as Bluegrass and Cajun are more interesting to me. I really want to learn the bluegrass and cajun styles Truth be told, I am on this site for any tips/useful information/ help which anyone here can offer me in my quest to develop what I already know. I know that after a certain amount of practice in the next few weeks, my ability to play the fiddle reasonably competently and read standard notation for the instrument will return. I'm hoping that someone here might be able to start me off by either sending me the standard notation or pointing me in the direction of some standard notation for a few bluegrass classics. I have , at present, a wish list of just three songs, namely, Jimmy Brown the Newsboy, Fox on the Run, and Shady Grove. Can anyone help me in my quest? I will be happy to buy the relevant books when I'm sure I can do the Bluegrass or Cajun style. In the meantime, I'm looking for any of the above mentioned tunes to see if I'm up to learning Bluegrass, and in time, Cajun. Any help/tips/info on the above styles or songs would be most welcome. Thanks folks Jimmy 2 comments

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My fiddle is 32 years old and was made in China

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Norman Blake

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Created 4/2/2008
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Have basic standard notation understanding of how to play the fiddle, and previously played Irish trad, but currently am exclusively interested in Bluegrass/Cajun/Blues these days, as Irish Trad is of no interest to me

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