Bluegrass fiddle masterclass: Sara Watkins on how to play 'When It Pleases You'

Bluegrass fiddle masterclass: Sara Watkins on how to play 'When It Pleases You'
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Bluegrass fiddle player and singer-songwriter Sara Watkins first found fame with the band Nickel Creek and counts Levon Helm and Garrison Keillor among her fans. But can she help Emma John improve her playing? Here she gives Emma a few pointers before performing 'When It Pleases You' from her new album 'Sun Midnight Sun'.

[@maiterubioortigosa8307]

I love these talented musicians who share their love and knowledge to us. OOOOH, yesss!!!!! Thanks Sara Watkins, for travelling all the way to Badalona , barcelona, Spain , to play for us. Awesome!

[@peterhopkins142]

Emma John, cricket writer and fiddle player. It's a mad world!

[@MrDrew202]

Can really hear the different tone in the classical / folk fiddle. Class song! Lovely wee guitar too, its got a warm mellow strength to it. Played well too!

[@grandee2010]

That's really masterclass. I enjoyed EVERY SECOND of that - thank you. X

[@jeffreysiegel9125]

"When It Pleases You" was played and. sang with such emotion! Thanks for putting it on YT!

[@simon39825]

Just so much pleasure watching & listening to this wonderfull musician!

[@jean-christophefadot9063]

Waouh ! Thank you so much ladies ! This is most beautiful and so truly inspiring !

[@johnnyfingrs]

between 4:30 and 5:25 something amazing happens. love it

[@GarethWonfor]

Damn right... especially around 4:50 -->

[@KaiTakApproach]

Wow, blown away at the end there. Brava!

[@mdhbigdog]

The technique and hard work that underlie the magic and miracles that I feel when I listen to great, heartfelt music.

[@lenpennie4891]

So talented and inspirational!

[@jean-christophefadot9063]

Waouh ! Thank yo so much ladies ! This is most beautiful and so truly inspiring !

[@mikeyL67]

Both of yall ladies did an amazing job!! Keep jammin', my friends!!

[@andreasrys883]

Wonderful! Sara, you're wonderful!

[@oregonsurfer]

Beautiful take!

[@plattawabbe]

I liked this version much better than the one on the album.

[@diamondcoal2222]

it's wonderful

[@AdeOw]

I really enjoyed that.

[@LPFreeBackingTracks]

So talented!

[@bladesaint21mr]

So very cool!

[@DANIELE7914]

Great!

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Pure Class

[@NewHopeAudio]

love sara

[@irishbred6923]

cool.

[@mikeearls126]

who is the woman playing with sara ? she is great too.

[@stepitupandgo67]

it really sucks that sara is probably better than me at guitar...and she probably rarely plays guitar...she's awesome...

[@halfmoonssky]

fishers hornpipe at 6:27

[@JustFiddler]

thankyou

[@carlosm.devasconcelllos3939]

Sara, nice girl..., not only talented. Love her...

[@nocturnallsnake4228]

nice double stops. they sound sweet

[@JustFiddler]

indeed

[@yossawat74]

Sara lovely

[@tairdudeusa7981]

That's a take!

[@esstaffe]

brillllllllllll!

[@johnparker7784]

Whoever set that guitar against a chair like that (in the backgroud) should never be allowed to touch a guitar for the rest of his ignorant life.

[@Chazb5046]

The guardian can’t even do fucking music RIGHT