folkviola

For sheet music, recordings and more info please visit http://www.folkviola.co.uk .
Tip jar / busking hat at https://ko-fi.com/folkviola

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
Viola size: 16"
Viola age: made in 1996
Shoulder rest: Bon Musica
Strings: 2020–present: Warchal Amber; older videos might have Thomastik Dominants or D'Addario Pro Artés, but I can't tell you which are in which recordings!
Do I do any teaching? I don't do any teaching personally, but I do know a small number of instrumental teachers who play viola in a similar style to me, so if you are looking for online lessons, feel free to contact me and I will try to put you in touch with one of them.

Forest Improvisation No. 5 on viola

Forest Improvisation No. 5 on viola
Cooley's Reel: Irish fiddle tune on viola

Cooley's Reel: Irish fiddle tune on viola
Argeers on viola – Playford tune (featuring a bee!)

Argeers on viola – Playford tune (featuring a bee!)
Swallowtail Jig – Irish traditional folk fiddle tune on viola

Swallowtail Jig – Irish traditional folk fiddle tune on viola
Forest Improvisation No. 4 on viola [fast jig]

Forest Improvisation No. 4 on viola [fast jig]
All in a Garden Green – Playford tune on viola

All in a Garden Green – Playford tune on viola
The Brink Keeps Moving – Esk – Folk Viola and Guitar

The Brink Keeps Moving – Esk – Folk Viola and Guitar
Mr Beveridge's Maggot on Viola

Mr Beveridge's Maggot on Viola
Forest Improvisation No. 3 on viola

Forest Improvisation No. 3 on viola
Midnight on Platform 16B Tunebook – All Tunes! – Closeup Demo of Ornaments, Variations, Bowing

Midnight on Platform 16B Tunebook – All Tunes! – Closeup Demo of Ornaments, Variations, Bowing
Schottische à Virmoux on viola

Schottische à Virmoux on viola
Folk viola: Learn the Banshee reel – Irish fiddle tune – slow closeup learning video

Folk viola: Learn the Banshee reel – Irish fiddle tune – slow closeup learning video
Halsway Schottische (Halsway Carol) – Solstice Music for Two Violas

Halsway Schottische (Halsway Carol) – Solstice Music for Two Violas
Forest Improvisation No. 2 on viola

Forest Improvisation No. 2 on viola
Meadow Waxcaps – 3/2 tune on viola – Helen Bell

Meadow Waxcaps – 3/2 tune on viola – Helen Bell
Eglantyne the Hare – Esk – viola and guitar

Eglantyne the Hare – Esk – viola and guitar
Forest Improvisation No. 1 for viola

Forest Improvisation No. 1 for viola
Barham Down - 3/2 tune on viola

Barham Down - 3/2 tune on viola
The Spruce in September – 48 bar jig on viola – Helen Bell

The Spruce in September – 48 bar jig on viola – Helen Bell
Orange in Bloom / Sherborne Waltz - traditional English folk tune on viola

Orange in Bloom / Sherborne Waltz - traditional English folk tune on viola
Irish fiddle tune on viola: Morrison's Jig

Irish fiddle tune on viola: Morrison's Jig
The Flaming Torches: jig tune on viola

The Flaming Torches: jig tune on viola
Da Slockit Light (by Tom Anderson) – viola version

Da Slockit Light (by Tom Anderson) – viola version
The Princess Royal - English morris tune on viola - English fiddle

The Princess Royal - English morris tune on viola - English fiddle
Fly Up the Hill - fast viola tune with varied time signatures

Fly Up the Hill - fast viola tune with varied time signatures
Hole in the Wall (Purcell) on viola

Hole in the Wall (Purcell) on viola
Rooftop Chartreuse – folk viola tune in 9/8 – Helen Bell

Rooftop Chartreuse – folk viola tune in 9/8 – Helen Bell
Bright Underwing – Helen Bell [folk viola song accompaniment 4]

Bright Underwing – Helen Bell [folk viola song accompaniment 4]
The Longacre / The Crooked Bridge - Irish and Scottish tunes on viola

The Longacre / The Crooked Bridge - Irish and Scottish tunes on viola