Donna gives an inspiring, informative, and challenging workshop for fiddlers of any level. It was wonderful. Her knowledge of the tradition is rich and captivating. The workshop added just the right pizzaz and wealth of information that we needed. In fifteen minutes, Donna explained things about Irish fiddle bowing that no one else ever could, no matter how long they took.
Chairs find their way into a circle around the kitchen, and feet begin to tap out a rhythm.
Franco-American Music from the New England Borderlands. Bowing ornaments and variations and their uses in a broad range of Northern fiddling styles are explained. Highlighting specific styles, Donna demonstrates what we do to the melody that makes a style different. Groove is taught from the ground up. Guitarist Tom Hodgson will hold us together in the groove as a group of any size.