So you want to play the Bluegrass Fiddle.
If you and your family can stand hearing something that sounds like a pig hung up in the electric fence, then you are ready to learn the fiddle bluegrass style. Of coarse it will not sound that bad forever, but it will for a while
Bluegrass fiddle is one of the most exciting and challenging of styles that the fiddle player can attempt, requiring considerable technique and dedication. It is widely considered to have been the Creation of One Man- whether or not it took seven days is open to theological question! Bill Monroe (1911-96), a Kentucky mandolin player, took old-time Appalachian tunes and songs as his bedrock, added a touch of blues and gospel, and constructed a radical new sound quite different from anything heard before. |
