Fiddle champion Daniel Carwile talks about the history of Sally Goodin and performs the legendary tune complete with variations galore. This is a real contest setting so you can hear the audience encouraging him.
Watch a casual fiddling jam session featuring Shirley Metzler performing Jesse Polka.
A medley of traditional fiddle tunes played by the noted three-sisters band from Texas. You can hear the virtuosity in their playing and see how they harmonize and share the spotlight. A bass and guitar accompany.
A sung and fiddled performance of Lady Be Good by the South Austin Jug Band, featuring some amazing solos… You won’t believe your ears! The smoothness of the classic jazz standard tune by the Gershwin brothers blends with a fiddling style.
Cotton Patch Rag performed by two very young fiddlers on the television show "Nashville Now." Their smooth melodic execution belies the hours of practice their flawless technique must have required. Watch the rapid-fire use of the bows!
This link leads to a rich YouTube collection of Bill T. Jones’s performances, interviews, and classes.
This radio and television show chronicles various lives of different people in America. Each episode relates several personal anecdotes that focus on a central theme in an attempt to capture the experiences, both serious and humorous, of living in America. Archives of the radio show and short YouTube clips of the television show are available on this site.
In this short video, Gabriela Lena Frank talks about her early interest in music. She discusses how, through music, she negotiates her dual identities, American and Latin American, and the parallel of this intersection to her mixing of classical and folkloric music.
This 26-minute documentary film focuses on three generations of Texas-style fiddlers. It provides a rich history of the genre and a fascinating look into the competition culture of Gustine, Texas, featuring armadillo races, tobacco-spitting contests, cow chip-throwing, hog-calling, and plenty of barbecue.
Celtic-style fiddle playing has had a strong influence on many traditions of fiddle music. Watch this video to find out why!
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Fiddle champion Daniel Carwile talks about the history of Sally Goodin and performs the legendary tune complete with variations galore. This is a real contest setting so you can hear the audience encouraging him.
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