Playing for dancing

Fiddlers often play for dancing, whether it's Contra Dance, Western Square dance, Irish Step Dance, Irish Set Dance, Ceili, Scottish Ceilidh, English Country Dance or Morris Dance. I look at all these dance traditions from the musician's point of view, and show how some understanding of the history , practise and context of the dance makes it easier to make a good job of accompaniment. I offer practical tips for the dance musician, and some suggestions for situations best avoided. I have played for everything from line dance to Riverdance, and know some of the disasters that lie in wait for the unwary fiddle player!

Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh

1. Patreon
2. Books
3. Subscription video courses
4. Website
5. Email to request pdf’s.

1. PATREON
This is a platform where anyone can help support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month.



At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public.
At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request a backing rack once a month.
Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks.

You can find me on Patreon at
  / thefiddlechannel  

2. BOOKS
I have seven fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises.


Exploring Jazz Violin
Beginning Jazz Violin
Discovering Rock Violin
Exploring Folk Fiddle
Exploring Klezmer Fiddle
Hungarian Fiddle Tunes
French Fiddle Tunes

Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle (due out October 2021)


You can order from
https://bit.ly/31ZWmgm

3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES
I have three video subscription courses
MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book
Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book
Part 1; https://tinyurl.com/49tfk5ef
Part 2 https://tinyurl.com/23atebfc



-MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book
£35 for 46 lessons
https://tinyurl.com/2ua2kuxh

ACADEMY OF FOLK
Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons
https://academyoffolk.com/

4. WEBSITE
My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles.
www.fiddlingaround.co.uk
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TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT
[email protected]