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"Misrepresenting the fiddle as a white, rural instrument has had an impact on many facets of cultural life in the United States, so much so that the repercussions are too complex to discuss in great detail in this essay." In honor of Juneteenth, celebrating the end of slavery in the United States, please read the following article.
The (Mis)Representation of African American Music: The Role of the Fiddle
In their book Wayfaring Strangers, Fiona Ritchie & Doug Orr point out that by 1789, "over half of the fiddlers in the South were African American."
Here is a rare video of one of my favorite fiddlers – Stuff Smith, performing in Denmark in 1965.
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fiddler Ed Pearlman
Concert/workshop materials – hundreds of tunes, with interactive sheet music, audio and videos (free sample)
5 Groups of 12 tunes each, with sheet music & audio, by phrase and whole tune – for learning, playalong, and listening
Ed Pearlman’s special intuitive method of learning & honing basics, ergonomics, bowing, note patterns, ornamentation – 52 videos. Note: tech video sampler offers 1 from each group, costs only 3 credits (and you can get 4 just for Joining)
33 tunes offered in a special format, each with a basic and advanced video.
Celebrating Juneteenth