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Exciting news

I’m very pleased to announce that I’ve been selected to participate in the Illinois Arts Council’s Ethnic and Folk Arts Master Apprentice Program.

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Posted on April 3, 2014 by ranchandrodeo in Apprenticeship, Blog, Fiddle

Chicago’s Old Time Jamboree: February 2014

Join The Wren & The Whistler for the next Old Time Jamboree on Wednesday, February 26. We’ll be at Grafton Pub starting…

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Posted on February 11, 2014 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Events, Fiddle

Women in Old-Time Fiddling (Missouri)

“While men were the “professors” who opened music studios and developed community bands, or traveled from town to town as dancing masters, most local music teachers since the early 1900s have been women.”

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Posted on January 29, 2014 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Fiddle, Women fiddlers

Stelle Elam

Stella Elam was a fiddler from Illinois. I don’t know much about her, other than her recordings on the album, “Green Fields…

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Posted on January 28, 2014 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Fiddle, Women fiddlers

Women of Old Time Music

I watched this movie today about women in the Ozarks carrying on the old-time music traditions. Very good. I enjoyed seeing Vesta…

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Posted on December 29, 2012 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Fiddle, Resources, Women fiddlers

Gents and Ladies, square your sets

This photo was taken July 2009 at the Old Town School Folk and Roots Festival. This was the first time I ever…

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Posted on November 2, 2012 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Dance Fiddling, Fiddle

Slowing down and getting curious

I’m putting some effort lately into improving the technique and tone of my playing. This involves taking a look at the way…

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Posted on March 17, 2012 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Fiddle, Uncategorized

How good do you have to be?

This is a follow-up from my previous post about getting good. One of the things that can be really frustrating when learning…

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Posted on March 5, 2012 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Fiddle, Uncategorized

Old Time String Jam

Hey Everyone! I’m co-hosting the String Jam with Paul Tyler tonight at the Old Town School’s Friday Open House. Come on by!…

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Posted on March 2, 2012 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Events, Fiddle

Let’s get good!

I had a great time reading this article, The Lost Art of Becoming Good at Things. It talks about how we are…

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Posted on February 29, 2012 by ranchandrodeo in Blog, Fiddle, Uncategorized
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