"Arkansas Traveler" - Katrina Nicolayeff - Camp Sumner Sessions
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- Katrina gives a fresh spin on an oldie-but-goodie classic. The rock steady chug-along rhythm by Anne, Scott, Matthew, and Jesse is particularly appropriate for a song about a traveling fiddler.
Katrina gives fiddle lessons in person and on Skype and can be reached via Facebook.
Its just incredible, a little over a year ago i looked this video up and thought "wow i wish i could play a fiddle like that", now i come here again and im able to play this wonderful tune myself. Picking up a fiddle was for sure one of the best decisions I ever made, this music is just something special.
Love to get comments like this, @Justnotthisway. Just think where you might be a year from now if you stick with it. Every new fiddle tune you learn is a friend for life. Welcome to the fiddle family!
I once asked "what's the difference between a violin and a fiddle?" the reply I got was "you don't spill beer on a violin"
An oldie but a goodie, Charsept. (And not entirely untrue.)
I think it was Darol Anger who said that a violinist is paid twice as much.
The violin burns with a bright BLUE flame...
A violin has strings, a fiddle has STRANGS.
the main difference is one is more fun the other :) although some might say the difference i just how its tuned. don't bother with this dichotomy. just get yourself a manjo (big banjo).
Idk if it is just me but I kinda get triggered by the amount of rosin on her violin. But very good playing!
As a child we’d sing to this melody
“Oh I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, won’t my mama be so proud of me” Beautiful tone of the fiddle, so clear and bright. Mad props to you all!
I have watched a lot of fiddle players. And now that I've taken up the fiddle myself I'm doing it even more. This woman is one of the most truly astounding talents to watch. She's playing left-handed on a regular fiddle. And I think that's genius at work
Who from enxgma
hey @Happy Carl Johnson. Quite a few gamers have stopped by this video actually.
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This is so inspiring. I Finally took the dive into learning the violin during this pandemic. I was always so Intimidated. I grew up play the piano which is so different and I play guitar but not well. I've been at violin lessons for a good maybe 6 months now. I've finally finished learning all firdt positions and asked my teacher if I could drop classical and finally pick up the "Fiddle" so I could actually enjoy practicing. This is the first song I've chosen. While I'm obviously learning just the basic verosn of this I am hoping one day I can play like this. Wow
Welcome to the fiddle family @Katrina Wishinski! One of the stated goals of the Joy of Fiddling channel is to inspire, so, very glad you found us. Intimidation is a perfectly natural emotion for anyone who is trying out anything new… especially so if that new thing is learning an instrument. Do not be discouraged. Countless musicians have been where are you are now and if the music was in their heart and soul they simply found a way to persevere, go forward, put in the work, and gradually over time came to know the joy of what it means to play music. You are not the first person who started out playing violin and then fell in love with fiddling. It is true that the differences of style and technique between violin and fiddle are considerable. But do not think of your violinist background as a liability to be coming a fiddler. The two worlds are not mutually exclusive. And while "Arkansas Traveler" is not the easiest tune to start out on as a beginner, it is a quintessential fiddle tune and one that you will play throughout your lifetime.
Good for you! I started fiddling Aton my thirty’s which I found very difficult but worked really hard and took lessons from some great players and it is finally paying off. I’m 67 now and I’m having more fun than ever . It’s a life’s work.
My dad used to play Arkansas Traveler he also played left handed on a right handed ...his fiddle has been sitting in my sister's attic since he died in 1969...it was a Maggini..birds eye maple back
Hey @Dennis Adams. Your father was very unique amongst musicians. His instrument sounds beautiful. I sincerely hope someone rescues it from that attic. Fiddles are meant to be played and enjoyed.
I am impressed with the left handed fiddle playing!
On a right-handed fiddle, no less.
Holy moly, shes left handed, and still playing a right handed fiddle
Messes with your head just a lil' bit, doesn't it Leonard?
Yeah.. im a little left ,but i could not play it southpaw.. so i got stuck bowin with my right.. still cant play anywhere near that well.. think im gonna use my fiddlebas fire wood.. ha...
Dang.... she is...
like jimmy hendrix!
Shows what ya'll know. All fiddles are left-hand instruments - it's how to tell the difference 'tween a violin (a right hand instrument) and a true fiddle.
Tout à fait incroyable !... je peux pas m'arrêter de l'écouter !... chapeau !
This is about the finest fiddling I've ever heard! Thank you so much for posting this🙄
Glad you found the Joy of Fiddling, Jeffrey, and you are most welcome.
Me: Oh, I can play that one!
Katrina: (Plays)
Me: (Drops the fiddle)
Welcome to the club, @eldelacajita! A lot of us feel the same.😁
I've come to appreciate what makes this Arkansas Traveller so special. It is the way she leans into those low notes. I've seen other (right handed) players and the emphasis is more or the high pitch, yet Katrina's is tone is rich in those middle and bass notes. She lingers longer and the notes stand out. Just wonderful!
Wow, @trueconextionmusic7707, well observed and stated. It is remarkable how some fiddlers can make you re-consider the way you think or feel about a tune.
Had to watch a few times before I realized I was watching the Elizabeth Cotten of fiddle!
Ashamed to admit, Greg, that I had to Google your reference to Elizabeth Cotton. Now that I know better, I would say your comment was mighty high praise, indeed.
Incredible sound , that you can feel the effort of the artist and totally mind blowing 👍🏼❤️
I keep coming back to listen to this again. I love the way she plays this old (but favorite) tune.
@aryeh-xw7mi, if you're like me, when I revisit the videos on this channel, I hear always hear things I didn't catch before. New licks and new notes all the time. Which is what makes fiddling such an amazing art form.
@@joyoffiddling Yes, it's an amazing art form and she's a master.
Great session of musicians in a whole,love it❤
Love this. The joy in it
Glad you noticed, Jimmy. One of the goals of this channel is to capture and document the spontaneous joy experienced when we play this music with our friends. There's a lot of that on the Joy of Fiddling channel.
Great! Love this channel!
Come back anytime, Tom. We're always open.
Wonderful! I like the way she gets such a crisp sound with short bowstrokes, which is difficult to achieve.
ENXGMA ATTENDANCE
Here sir
Here lol
@You Tube Yes I didnt expect that XD
Yes
aye
Congrads to Katrina Nicolayeff National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest 2016 Grand Champion!!!!
WOW! She's playing a right handed fiddle left handed! I love the variations she plays. Very nice!
Hello how are you doing
Great, how about you?
Is the instruments interior a rebuilt mirror image of a right handed one?
@@philnewton4844 I don't think so. It's strung right handed.
Most interesting fiddle player I've seen in a while! Beautiful lady too.
Thanks ,good fun,reminds me a a tune we play in sessions up here in North Scotland.
Greetings and salutations to North Scotland! Honored to hear from you. As you no doubt already know, a countless number of tunes we Americans play here came over from your side of the world long ago.
It's an old tune some call it bringing home a baby bumblebee wont my mommy be so proud of me . I love Cape breton fiddle style
Trying to maintain this tempo (on mandolin) I learned it wrong. Went on to think the variation was Katrina's. Proceeded to teach a whole generation of Easterners a new way of playing the tag, the 'Northwestern Variation', as it is described in various histories and news articles of the era.
Well, the only thing worse than being misquoted is *not* being misquoted. 🙂
Is this Texas Swing style, with its 2/4 signature and steady sixteenth notes?
Holy smokes she's awesome!
Katrina from 36 string swing in the Shaver's 2nd store in McCall ... a lot of fiddle players don't know that their fingers and bow speed make a fingerpint that is only you ... you rock Katring!!!! And, the hair is rocking too!!! But, I have a secret ... I'm not left handed ... I'm not left handed either ... keep teaching too!
Love, love!!
Yeyyy!!!!!loved it!
I play the violin, and this music is the real audience grabber. Plus the chopping. Got to learn it as I go.
Welcome to the fiddle family, @fateindustry! Learning a new way of drawing horse hair across strings will be a challenge, but if you keep at it you will have a very satisfying journey before you.
Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' 'bout!
Bonjour les charmants musiciens et musiciennes vous êtes formidable et je vois que c'est pas la première fois que vous jouez. Je vous félicite et vous avez une très belle équipe et sa va très bien dans ce temps-là ! Vous dégagez de l'amour à dégager pour vos spectateurs et bien moi sa m'a fait chaud au coeur et sa me fait du bien. Merci beaucoup et je vous aime très fort vous faites partie de mes amies et amis parce que je vous écoute souvent. Je vous souhaite une très belle fin de journée. Gros bisous à vous tous.
I can listen to this over, and over, and over!!!!
Feel free to indulge yourself, @richmonk508. Joy of Fiddling is open 24/7 365.
I’ve got to tell you. I started violin almost a year ago and I’ve been watching a lot more violin/fiddle on TH-cam. This has been permanently saved on my list. I’ll probably watch it daily till I can play something like it. It’s absolutely excellent.
Welcome to the fiddle family @Shaboynga! Glad you found the Joy of Fiddling channel. It's always good to hear that folks find inspiration in the videos. I think you will find a lot on this channel to help keep the creative musical juices flowing.
If I was Weiser, I wouldn't be in Idaho - I can't play like this. She makes it look so easy, she can even do it left handed!
Join the club, @Dan Harville! Most of us can't play like Katrina.😬 But that's ok. You don't have to in order to experience the Joy of Fiddling. And Katrina put it a whole lot of time and work in the woodshed to make it look this easy.
Lovin' Southern Blue Grass!!!! Hope you can perform The Unclouded Day! :)
Hey Josefa! Always glad to hear from young folks who appreciate old time string music. For the record though, the musical style in this particular video would not really be considered "Bluegrass" but rather an evolution of Old-time fiddling: More specifically, some would call it "Texas style", "progressive style", or "contest style" fiddling. Although, most certainly "Arkansas Traveler" is a tune that has been performed and recorded by Bluegrass musicians. Not an easy thing to explain in depth in a few sentences here in a comments section, but if you expose yourself to several examples of Old-time fiddling and Bluegrass, the major differences in style will begin to reveal themselves to you, especially in the traditional instruments that are used. You will see a lot more banjo and mandolin as well as fiddle, guitar, and bass in Bluegrass. And you're not likely to see many, if any, tenor guitars in a Bluegrass band. (There are two tenors being played by Jesse and Matthew in this video with Katrina.) Having said that, "The Unclouded Day" is a beautiful song and many of my fiddle friends are big gospel Bluegrass fans. I promise to keep my ear to the ground for you in case any of them play a good version of it. Thanks for stopping by, J.T.!
Wow!!! Well explained!!!! :)
Love this!
Is great for some fun game physics jumps
Left handed!!!! Wow she’s good
Right or left, the girl can saw. Ignore those comments about the rosin, they'll get over it.
Yeah, Mel, I've gotten a handful of those "rosin critiques" and found it a bit perplexing that that was the only take away some folks had after watching any of Katrina's "Camp Sumner" videos. To each, their own, I reckon. One thing for certain, if you see rosin on a fiddle, that fiddle is getting played.
@@joyoffiddling But doesn't sound as good as it could.
That girl knows how to ROCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!
I love the cheers and vocal supports and whoops from the other listeners and players...this is as close to the sheer joy and party spirit and spontaneity you get in Irish and Scottish céilidh and sessions. Very similar styles to Irish and scottish styles with more than a touch of jazzzzzz! I love the variations and improvisations in the turns of the tune.
Try listening at x1.25 speed. Sounds even more epic!
PJ never disappoint
O yeah pj explain
@@ayushmansingh4135 🤣
Joe Holley, one of Bob Wills' best soloists also played left-handed without changing the strings.
Thanks, @Eltamir. The more you know!🌈⭐
fun fact, the military of finland very often uses this song as their regiments bookkeepper's phone's alarm. as a conscript i can confirm it, had to do some digging to find out the origin of the tune
@eliastoukka, that was one of the coolest comments this channel has ever gotten. Small world. Thank you for taking the time to share that.
@@joyoffiddling Haha no problem, this tune is very popular over here :D
12:17 AM,,,that's still early for bluegrass jamming,.,,even for old timers...like me.
what's a fiddle? I'm a viola
A violin
Anyone else get strong Synesthesia when hearing fiddles play?
Short answer, @Dixie Lynn? Yes.
I think I'm in love 😍
Easy there, Tiger. Lovely and talented...AND married with kids.
Who is here after watching this at the end of pj??
@Shashank Pandey, I'm out of the loop on this one...what is "pj"?
OMG the violin was upside down and also on her left hand too
Woahhh dude this is the original songg!! I just want to tell you, some guys claimed this song and posted it with a vietnam name. I've tried so hard to find this original song loll
Hey @Pakde Stalin. Not sure what to make of or how to respond to some one posting this fiddle tune with a Vietnamese title. I don't speak/read/write in the Vietnamese language but I guess it's possible that their titling is correct it's just that it's in a different language? Although I'm not sure the word "Arkansas" exists in the Vietnamese dictionary. An intriguing mystery. As for the tune "Arkansas Traveler" it has been around for a very, very long time, and is a staple and standard of the fiddling community. Countless numbers of fiddlers have played it over many years and each of them had their own version and perhaps slight variations of the tune. Some folks may have played it but called it by a different name. As for Katrina's version in this video, she is most definitely playing "Arkansas Traveler" but she's playing it in a very unique, improvised in-the-moment way. There will always be countless versions of this tune being played out and about in the world. Neither Katrina nor this channel would ever claim it as "original".
@@joyoffiddling oh yes my bad, i mean the original cover song. The one with the Vietnamese name is exactly sounded like this!
@@pakdestalin9685 No kidding? I'll be darn. If you send a link, I'll check it out. I am always fascinated about how fiddling gets spread around.
@@joyoffiddling i think this one th-cam.com/video/TX3VJUzfU-Q/w-d-xo.html Because if i shazam the video that used this music, the app will tell me that song name instead of this
@@pakdestalin9685 that video is suddenly "unavailable". Weird.
I have this video on save and play my banjo with it. Great fiddling!
Love to hear that, @B Peake! We encourage any and all musicians to feel free to pick, pluck, or pound along with these jam sessions.
Is she a left handed fiddler?
Yes, @marianbush2768. Fiddle friends call her "Lefty".
That's right, Katrina. The art of playing the violin is always about wanting to play and wanting to learn to play. It doesn't matter if you are left-handed or right-handed. You remind me of the violin art and country music style of an older lady - Mrs. Vivian Williams. And your violin has such a wonderful sound for country music. It's good that old, experienced violinists have successors like you.
This is by far the best version of the song I've ever heard!
This version and the version by the 2nd South Carolina String Band are both amazing. Give the latter a listen, too.
Im looking at Etude nr 8 and 12 for example , of Kreutzer`s Etuden for Violin [1776-1831]
, As a right handed player, I experimented and found it impossible to satisfactorily negotiate the upper A and E
string positions on my conventionally strung instrument by using my right hand to finger with bow in
my left hand.-
What does this mean for a beginner ?
I was reading a book by a "traveler" from 1860 to about 1890 and when he was traveling from San Jose to Santa Cruz,the stage,for lack of a more precise term, he was traveling on,picked up this traveling bumpkin . The authorsaid he played the arkansas traveler and it cheered them up ....for awhile. I wonder when and where it originated? From the Scot/Irish?..I know Ill google it Catchy tune still.
TRY THIS
I was reading a book by a "traveler" from 1860 to about 1890 and when he was traveling from San Jose to Santa Cruz,the stage,for lack of a more precise term, he was traveling on,picked up this traveling bumpkin . The authorsaid he played the arkansas traveler and it cheered them up ....for awhile. I wonder when and where it originated? From the Scot/Irish?..I know Ill google it Catchy tune still.
When i was a little boy 50-60s,our parents and all the aunts Uncles cuzins used to get togethers and do this. I dont recall any of us kids carryin it on though. Ark,Ky,Tn etc is where most of us were,Scot irish all over the place. Doing geneaology everyone was married to another /scot/Irish.
For some reason the line "Turkry in the straw" should have been in there somewhere.
Does anyone remember that line? It probably was another song
i THINK the following are the word to the song below..OH WELL TRY IT
Oh, once upon a time in Arkansas
An old man sat at his little cabin door
And fiddled at a tune that he liked to hear
A jolly old tune that he played by ear.
It was raining hard, but the fiddler didn't care,
He sawed away at the popular air,
And his rooftop leaked like a waterfall
But it didn't seem to bother the man at all.
A traveler was riding by that day
And stopped to hear him a'practicin' away.
The cabin was afloat and his feet were wet
But still the old man didn't seem to fret.
So the stranger said, "Now, the way it seems to me,
You'd better mend your roof," said he.
But the old man said as he played away,
"I couldn't mend it now; it's a rainy day!"
The traveler replied, "That's all quite true,
But this, I think, is the thing for you to do:
Get busy on a day that is fair and bright,
And patch the old roof til it's good and tight."
But the old man kept on a'playin' at his reel
And tapped the ground with his leathery heel.
"Get along," said he, "for you're giving me a pain.
My cabin never leaks when it doesn't rain!"
@Tommy Gunn, the stories these tunes could tell.
Awesome! Just beautiful. She is making the guitarists work! I love it!
Don't you worry about those pickers, @Iva Inez Harris...they're all having a ball.
Pj explain
Oh I wish I were there. Pass the moon shine.
@Shade Tree Mech, while I cannot confirm or deny that any moon shine was passed around at this jam session, I can say the moon was definitely shining that night in Weiser, Idaho and there were a few light beers within reach.😉
I love hearing this rendition my home state’s song!!!
3:37 AM
WOW SHE IS AMAZING
I'm reading "Little House in the Big Woods" to my kids & wanted them to hear some of the songs Pa played. This is beautiful.
@Melissa Grace Atteberry, I am always fascinated with the multitude of ways and reasons folks stumble across this channel, and yours is definitely one of the most interesting. Thank you for sharing.
That’s what brought me here too 🥰
@@ashleysovilla2037 Love it!
@@ashleysovilla2037 Love it!
Me too I’m at the part where Grandma is jigging! 🇨🇦
I am in L O V E!
Packin for Idaho tonight!
Well, Jim, you've got good taste. Bad news...she's married with children. Good news...you are always welcome in Weiser, Idaho in June during the National Old-time Fiddlers' Contest and Festival and we hope to see you there.
I m tryng to play this song but I see nobody plays the same notes I dont know which is the main melody it seems to me that is almost a comlete improvistion over a rithm and armonic base , am I wrong ?
You are not wrong, Oswaldo, at least in regards to the fact that Katrina is definitely improvising on this tune. However, she is playing the distinctive melody of "Arkansas Traveler". Fiddling is not like classical music where multiple musicians are playing from the same sheet music. You are unlikely to find many examples of two or more fiddlers playing the same tune the exact same way. It's one of the great things about fiddling...we all have our own unique way of playing these standard tunes. You should have little trouble finding musical notations of "Arkansas Traveler" or most other fiddle compositions on line if you want to learn a tune. However, the ultimate goal is not to play that tune precisely as written down for the rest of your life. But rather, get a grasp on the basic melody and then over time allow the tune evolve and become an expression of yourself as a musician.
Q- How then did the viol family violin viola cello bass sound posts bass bars bridge curvature evolve to as they are
now -ie with [as you look at the instrument with the scroll uppermost ] the lower bass strings on the left-
so
that the bow when striking a chord giver the upper arm bow the powerfull momentum of bass strings first on an downward trajectory towards the high string ?
Same with keyboards -All bass notes on the left high on the right ?
Pointing out that the guitar family contravene this configuration with the high on the right is answered -They have no bow and sit on the knee and are frat bridged for that reason giving ease of access to melodic high strings -
@phil newton, to be honest your question went over my head. Perhaps another visitor to the Joy of Fiddling channel, might be able to assist.
Do you play?
i'm gonna relearn it like that. So cool!
I believe that fiddle tunes are a lot like piñata's": if you keep whacking on them... sooner or later... candy will fall out. Some tunes are more conducive than others, but there's no doubt in my mind that a classic tune like "Arkansas Traveler" is one that will reward anyone who spends time with it. I think it is a tune that can reveal itself to you in new, interesting, and surprising ways all the time. So, Daniel, I say go for it.
awesome fiddling with a tight rhythm section
she got so pissed by that damned baby bumblebee that she became a fiddle virtuoso
Don't play like that.
My little heart can't stand it.
she play upside down? seems like the bow is on the low E and A when I hear high notes
Katrina is a left handed fiddler playing a "right handed" fiddle.
Thats your grand champion right there
Awesome energy and playing!!
found this from rdr2
@AbeNuh, I will always find it amusing how many gamers are lured to this video.
@@joyoffiddling i don't play rdr2, but i do like watching videos of fiddlers playing haha but i also heard it from gameplay videos of various gta games haha :D
She’s amazing!!!! I bet her mom had a hard time giving birth to her, she had to get the fiddle out first!!! I definitely have to put seeing Katrina on my bucket list!.
Subscribe to my TH-cam channel, we'll be recording some music each week!
She lives in idaho, I actually have seen her and her father play at this local music outing in idaho, nampa
She also enjoys teaching violeners now
nice tempo
Good player fiddle, kidal fiddler langka sekali, fiddle lover
Shes the Jimmy Hendrix of the fiddle playing southpaw like that
@wabblewater, yours might not be the first Jimi Hendrix comment reference to Katrina but it's totally apropos.
Question -Does it mean that left handed [bowing anwith right hand fingering ]
can be taught on a right hand strung instrument?
@phil newton, not only is the answer yes, in Katrina's case, it is the way she wanted to learn fiddle, starting at a very early age. She was given opportunities to learn on a fiddle strung for lefties, but she always reached for the standard tuned instrument.
ENXGMA GANG :)
Yes
I thought that old boy that sat behind her was gonna get his eye poked out
Well, @284Winchester, that's Ricky. And Ricky is a life long veteran of attending jam sessions and he knows the risks of getting too close to a fiddler.😆 Furthermore, based on how he feels about Katrina's fiddling, I believe he'd consider a poke in the eye from Katrina's bow a badge of honor.😁
@@joyoffiddling 😂😂😂😂
She's so amazing
Nice, Thank you ! Subscribed ! Now to investigate what other greats are to be found on Joy of Fiddling channel... I foresee a "lost day" coming up LOLOL....
You are most welcome, Bill. Appreciate your note. I hope you will find a lot of eye/ear candy to chew on here on the Joy of Fiddling channel. We're all entitled to have a "lost day" every now and then and certainly music is a pretty good thing to get lost in.
Splendid!!
What a beautiful version. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure, BJ. Glad you found it.
whats with them saying "yeeeeaaaahhh!"
Hello, "Hi". Your question is a good one to ask for anyone who has never experienced a fiddle jam session like this one in person. Basically, when you hear someone say "Yeah!" at jam session, it just means they've heard something that they liked and that's their spontaneous expression of appreciation. It's a compliment. Variations on that theme could also be "Hell, yeah!", "Whoo!", "I hear ya'!", etc. If a fiddler does a particularly noteworthy lick or phrase you might hear what someone say... "Do that again!"
With this video in particular, the two gentlemen saying "Yeah" the most are Matthew and Scott. Both of them monster pickers and accomplished fiddlers in their own right. The tune "Arkansas Traveler" has been around since the 1800's and has got to be in the running for one of the most played fiddle tunes of all-time. So, after all the millions of occasions that this tune has been performed, when a fiddler is able to do something new, fresh, and unique with it...or slip in some tasty licks that may never have been done before, it's cause for a "Yeah!" So, when you hear "Yeahs" in this or any of the other videos on this channel, it's because someone is acknowledging the fiddler has pulled some musical rabbits out of his or her hat.
Wow alright :)
Ive been playing ⁶ years. My goal was to be able to play with others in a group setting like this. Ive still never played with anyone. 😂 Backing tracks keep me going 😂
@2gendersfacts, I do hope you will be able to find some folks to play with...there's nothing like it. But, in a pinch, there's no shame in playing along with backing tracks or even these videos, if you've got a mind to.
@@joyoffiddling i play with backing tracks almost every day after i get my practice and exercises in. love it!
Viva la musica. IRISH.
left hand bowing!!!! Means they had to rearrange the violin opposite! WoW! My daughter is left handed but played the violin right bowed! Beautiful playing anyways.
Actually, @dejaza dejaza, the fiddle Katrina plays on is not "opposite" or rearranged. She has always played on a standard tuned instrument that any right handed fiddler could pick up and play with no problem.
@@joyoffiddling I see. I'm not a musician. I'm not sure if that's what I saw just now the lower sounds are on the bottom strings! Of course it takes a special talent to decipher written notes. Just awesome, awesome playingI Thanks for clarification.
No worries, @@dejazadejaza3323 . Katrina is very unique among fiddlers. It's almost feels like an optical illusion when watching her play. The fact that her strings are NOT reversed gets overlooked regularly.
These videos are incredible! Thank you
Thanks, @FrankCo Penn Bluegrass. Glad you found us!
I know the guitar version that I learned a long time ago and I can play it way faster than the recommended speed, such a cool song.
Howdy Dark Starla. Not sure what the "recommended speed" for any fiddle tune would be...I believe how slow or fast a tune is played is up to the individual musician in the moment. I've heard lightening quick takes on "Sally Goodin" that were amazing but one of my all time favorite versions clocks in at around 100 on the metronome, which some folks might consider to be a snail's pace for that particular tune. I say, let the tune tell you how it wants to be played. If it says "Fast!" and you can pick it with clarity, intonation, timing, and taste, then go for it. And yes, I agree, there's good reason why "Arkansas Traveler" is such a well known composition. It's a classic number that has stood the test of time.
Left handed 👍😉
THE ROSIN AROUND THE HOLES DAM BRO DHE NEVER WIPES THAT SHI
Cool. I play that tune and lover her variations. If it's a festival you guys play at - let me know where? I'm cycling around the world with my box and it might be a place to visit.
Hey @SimonCole! The specific location where this video was taken is the National Old-time Fiddlers' Contest and Festival held in Weiser, Idaho every third full week in June. Unfortunately, it had to be cancelled last year due to Covid. Fingers crossed for 2021. Safe travels!
@@joyoffiddling Cool. I'm based in the UK. That contest sounds so fun. I play hundreds of UK traditional tunes, and I have been really getting into American folk - just playing along. I spoke to some female rapper dancers from the states and they were telling me about huge numbers of young folk dancers in dance halls over there. Idaho will be my first port. The festivals are too commercial over here and it is hard to party in such a nanny state. I'm all in. Thanks for your help - I think the more we share our traditions, the better, especially because they are evolving really fast right now. Everyone is writing great tunes, but it is hard to find a good pub still open.x
@@SC-hk6ui just hang in there buddy, until this Covid crap is over and we musicians can get back to making music together again. And don't forget, a huge chunk of the fiddle tunes we play here in America, came over the pond from you guys!
Arkansas Traveller is the _best_ bluegrass song
That is the first left-handed fiddler I've ever seen.
Not a whole lot of them out there, @DavidParker-cf2km.
Great job! thanks for sharing!
Lovely 💕💕