French-Canadian Fiddle Lesson - Reel à Georges from Édouard Richard

Here's a fiddle lesson for my Patreon friends, this is how to play the great tune "Reel à Georges" from Gaspé fiddler Édouard Richard. I break it down into pieces and play it slow for folks to learn. Then I show some of the bowing principles behind it and some key ornaments. This tune is also helpful for learning a principle that makes French-Canadian music so rhythmic: don't be afraid to play one note twice. Every other Celtic tradition likes to put ornaments in between notes rather than play them twice, but French-Canadian music doesn't always do that, because leaving them ornament-free means a much more powerful dance rhythm as a fiddler!

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That's a very helpful lesson. Thanks for sharing it.