Fiddler Magazine

Founded in 1994, Fiddler Magazine is an informative, educational, and entertaining resource for fiddlers, accompanists, and appreciative listeners. Each quarterly issue (now approx. 60 pages each) features a variety of different styles of fiddling, as well as plenty of other articles and columns. Regular columns include: Bluegrass Fiddling, “The Practicing Fiddler,” Fiddle Tune History, On Improvisation, Irish Fiddling, Cross-Tuning Workshop, Cross-Canada Fiddle Tour, Sessions around the Globe, Gypsy Jazz Fiddling, and reviews of CDs, books, and DVDs. Each issue also includes transcriptions of several tunes.

      Current issue – Summer 2009:
  • Seattle's Vivian & Phil Williams
  • A Pioneer Wedding Dance in Seattle
  • Donegal fiddler Danny Meehan
  • Scordatura in Irish Fiddling
  • The Grand Ole Opry's Kenny Sears
  • Bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland
  • Choosing a Bow

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