Andrew Bird || A Profile || Other Instruments & Creativity

KT told me about Andrew Bird. He plays his violin like a uke and a violin and uses loop machines and amplification. Some of his comments about going beyond the violin remind me of James Hills explorations.

Emily Wells || Take It Easy

Sara Watkins

I do like a variety of music. Here's a little Nashville taste of Sara...



Here's another 4-string instrument... yeah!

Carnival - Siwar and Ukulollo

Ukulele, Violin & Voice...

Jeff's Sidetrack (Tabs for the Violin)

Robert Plant & Allison Krause

***** THIS IS NOT INTENDED FOR UKULELE PLAYERS *****

When I was in 3rd grade I was taking violin lessons and going to John F. Kennedy elementary school in Newark, CA. My father took me on a visit so see relatives in Colorado. We saw my grandfather, Clinton Reed West, who was a painter and a lover of music. He played the violin and had an extra one that he gave to me. It was a Strativarius copy. I brought it over to Gryphon Strings recently and had a quick appraisal: made in Germany in the 1920's, low $.

I was thinking the other day, if there are tabs for the guitar, banjo, ulkulele, dulcimer then why not the violin / fiddle?

http://www.jaybuckey.com/free_tablature.htm

http://fiddleguru.com/Archive/index.html (Link Gives Error)

http://fiddleguru.com/index.html (Link Gives Error)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IifcDg6AR20&feature=PlayList&p=2BCB8372FE72B243&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=30