Cajun Fiddling A

Here are some techniques for the fiddle sound like heard in the tune Cajun Fiddle by Don Rich. You can use these techniques to get this sound on other tunes like Jambalaya, or Jolie Blond. Mike plays the A part of the tune for you, but you can hear the entire tune at • Don Rich 'Cajun Fiddle' . Great steel guitar solo after the fiddle part! Thanks for suggesting to make a lesson for techniques used in this tune. See the link at the end for the B part.

[@warrenmyrick97]

You are an inspiration. Thank you for teaching.

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Hey, you are welcome, friend.

[@JS-fq2wy]

Mike , you are truly awesome in what you do !! love you brother :)

[@KenDodd1317]

Can’t wait to tackle this tune. You are a special guy!! 👍

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Glad you enjoy it. Did I see air quotes around the word "special" there? 😆

[@ElfinMadness]

❤❤❤ Thank you for this break down. What a fun song!

[@davesiler4064]

Great stuff, Mike!!!! keep it up!!!

[@davesiler4064]

Mike, you come u;p with dynamite stuff! Thank you!!!!!

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Well, thanks to a great suggestion from Poppy K to do the song.

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Dave Siler ,You’re Very welcome!

[@davesiler4064]

Just a great fiddler..wish I could do as well!

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Just keep on playing and having fun. I just love this music and the folks that play it.

[@MisterBudBrown]

Thanks. Great lesson.

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

You are welcome, Bud.

[@stevelloyd9344]

thanks Mike for your patience in us old folks , hahah was the guy named uncle bob you were thinkin uve haha

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

I learned the tune from Hyram Posey when I was about 16. I met him at Weezer. He was so nice he went home to Texas and made me a cassette tape of lots of great tunes, including this one. It was written by D'Jalma Garnier III.

[@Zenjedi99v2]

Buying a fiddle and a banjo is in my near future.

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

You will have years of enjoyment ...and frustration! 😁

[@Zenjedi99v2]

@@BluegrassWithFriends Indeed. Thank you for the encouragement. I've been a playing guitar for over 25 years now. It'd take me a while to get fiddle down(I've tried on a friends), and I'll stick to the fretted instruments for now. There's a nice looking banjo for for sale at the local music shop for $100. You seem like a good teacher. I will be watching many of your videos in the years to come.

[@stacy2point0]

Im 50 yrs young & started self teaching in Sept 2020. I'm liking the way you you teach. Thanks! Do you have any tips for how to relax shoulders?

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Relaxing the shoulders, when i practice i can only do one thing at a time! After i learn the song and can think about something else, thats when i play it and concentrate on relaxing. Try it on a song you know well. Thanks Very Much,
Mike

[@RonnieMinh]

Don Rich wrote it.

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Ronnie & Minh.Wow! Don Rich, one of my Favorite musicians!Thanks for the info! Mike Parsons

[@RonnieMinh]

@@BluegrassWithFriends He certainly was one of the great ones!

[@CantNotDance]

Isn't Jolie Blonde a Waltz? What bow pattern would you use?

[@BluegrassWithFriends]

Yes, waltz time would use run ponypony (1 2&3&). Any combination of 3 quarter notes and/or six 1/8th notes. You could count this: 1& 2 3 1 2& 3 ect.. and mix different ones to make a two measure pattern such as: 1 2& 3& 1& 2 3.