This Country

Learning 'Pretty Saro.' Discovering the genius of Bruce Molsky. Gifted with 5 DVDs from some fiddle friends....three of 'Visits with Tommy Jarrell' (recordings set up inside his house), as well as some performances from Clifftop 2008. When Bruce plays his fiddle, I feel like he's sharing himself rather than the fiddle playing. It seems like he's saying something when he plays.

The fiddle is less alluring to me these days. I've been a little banjo-focused. Which is fine - been needing to learn some new tunes. Still going at 'Shortenin' Bread' on the fiddle....need to move onto 'Sugar Hill'....soon.

Placid

Fiddle work these days is slow. Finally tackling the bass strings. It's strange how it happens, but my notes are getting more and more precise. Playing old time music in isolation doesn't make much sense. It's meant to be played with 2+ people. In case you were wondering, this is a picture of the amazing Rhiannon Giddens of The Carolina Chocolate Drops. She rocks my socks.