The last time I played in a fiddle jam, I mentioned that I was classically trained and one of the other fiddlers said (in his VERY strong Russian accent), "Do not worry. Is curable."

I just stepped on a bee... I guess there’s more than one person that can change a bee to a bee flat :^)

Oh, yes the famous game we folk musicians call “spot the classically trained violinist“

finally, brett is the non-classical side...

Brett: plays 'folk' the classical way🙄

video about self-taught violinist and proffesional ones? waiting :D

I know this is an old video, but I really wish TwoSet would do an episode with a proper fiddler. I'm not a fiddler, but I do enjoy fiddle music. It's nothing like how they represent it.

The way Eddy played Romanian folk dances no. 6 was fucking sick. It sounded amazing

PLEASE ALL PEOPLE WHO PLAY JIGS i am irish and you need boUnCe and LiFe in a jig don't just play the notes

You know ur early when the video is still private.

If you can play it slow you can play it fast

Yay! I like both kinds of music! : D The real fun is playing folk music by ear in a session with other musicians, imo. ^_^ Classical music is kind of more for performances and advancing technique, but I think of playing folk music in a session as more of a conversation with other musicians. There is no competition at a session -- nobody ranks anyone based on their playing skill. People go to sessions just to play music with others and learn new songs (or new variations of songs), which is pretty fun!

I love how Brett never smiles but when he does he looks like a precious baby

Brett's face: WTF is that? Eddy's face: OMG! That's interesting! And it has happened in many videos :-0

As someone who is an Irish traditional fiddle player, I feel like I can finally roast them without worrying since this is my area of expertise. BRETT ILY BUT WHY THE HELL DID YOU PUT VIBRATO WE DON'T DO THAT. Also, we like to put more life into tunes, there needs to be a swing to the playing rather than just going through the motions, and please God don't do only single bows, beginner mistake.

Classical is the rich CEO in a suit while Folk song is that one really buff country boy. *You feel me?*

Love Brett’s rendition of Ashokan Farewell!!! As a fiddler, I enjoyed hearing the tunes played by classical players! I loved it though, you guys should play some more folk stuff as well! (It can be counted as practice!) That Irish washerwoman song though, my friend and I won a twin harmony competition with that song!!

"In their own small way, folk melodies are just as perfect as the grandest masterpieces of musical art" - Bartók, Béla

I like how they play classical stuff with dynamics and varied bowing but just sound like robots on folk stuff. Just because it ain't spelled out haw to embellish for folk stuff doesn't mean to play it like a robot

Ling Ling can play The Orange Blossom Special in rondeau form. In his sleep. LONG COMMENT WARNING! I’m definitely more of a fiddler, but I have had some classical training as well, and it took my playing to the next level when it comes to speed, accuracy, cleanness, tone, and the complexity of fiddle breaks that I can actually play. My vibrato also improved TEN FOLD, though it is used much more sparingly in fiddle music than in classical styles. I will say this though: it is HARD to switch back and forth between the two because the rhythm in Irish/Scottish/Bluegrass fiddle is felt very differently than in classical music. In classical music, you must maintain the integrity of the piece as the composer or arranger wrote it and must follow the rules that the composer gives you in playing, like dynamics, bow stroke, and rhythm, while adding emotional depth and telling a story with the music. Fiddle music is dance music and is played as such: it’s lively, percussive, and bright and has more room for improvisation. There are also lots of ornamentations specific to each style of fiddle, such as the burl/shiver in Irish and Scottish music, and slides in Bluegrass and Irish music. (Scottish music uses a hammer-on instead of a slide to better emulate the Scottish bagpipe.) And those are just a few, most of which I don’t actually know the names of. We learn a lot by ear as fiddlers, though we may still have sheet music (I don’t generally for fiddle, but I can read it.) Just like a classical musician may listen to recordings by Perlman or Venegrov to get ideas for phrasing and emotional expression, fiddlers listen to Jay Ungar, Mark O’Connor, Mairead Nesbitt, or John Turner (who I had the privilege of learning under) to see how they play around the melodies and work in ornamentation. Every fiddler does it differently, and half the time we don’t even play the same thing twice. I’m happy Brett and Eddy, who I seriously respect and admire as musicians, decided to represent some folk music, and I encourage everyone to look into it more and learn more about the tradition, because it’s lots of fun!

Would be nice to hear/see more feeling in the folk pieces & also the b part would have been great to hear. As a musician who plays both classical & Irish there is as much drive & bounce to reels & jigs as there is in classical music. Would love to hear them do another video on folk and throw out the “technical” part of their playing and use more nuanced natural feel when playing

I’m an Irish dancer, and I’ve been binge watching twoset videos recently because they inspire me how to practice dance, so I looked up fiddling on their channel.... Irishdancers are so used to live musicians at most events, and I could hear mistakes and twoset stylization is obviously classical.... I’m sad to not hear any slip jigs though (9/8 timing) I think slip jig might actually sound good with a more classical stylization... also, in irishdance competitions the dancer chooses the speed and the slower the music, the harder the dancing so it’s actually okay to slow things down as long as it has good energy in terms of stylization

I love the fun but talent this channel shows through their instruments!

I can NOT believe I missed this one! That was the best thing ever, thank you!!!

Okay, seriously I've been around folk fiddle all my life and Brett is playing BEGINNER fiddle. When fiddlers play a jig it's faster than when Eddy played The Romanian Folk Dance (No. 6). Brett also didn't play with as much dynamics as a "good" fiddler. Those simple tunes are always "improvised" to be fancier by a fiddler. I hope this didn't misrepresent "fiddlers". Nevertheless, props to Eddy and Brett for this. It was entertaining as always! =D

It's because of you two that I actually like and manage to stay awake while listening to Baroque, Classical and Romantic music!! Thank you soo much!

LOL Eddie trying to kill a smile 0:25. Sorry Ed, nobody does the "dead inside" face quite like Brett. Bahaha, total breakdown at 1:37.

Bartók, csárdás, Hungarian dance I’m here for it

I rate the folk music an *interesting* /10

So early that every comment is about how early you are

Still loved it! Thanks for sharing, y'all! Please stay safe and healthy. (Smile)

Thank you guys! Yout videos are always amazing and an inspiration to practice 40 hours a day

Now do the devil went down to Georgia

WHOOOOOW EDDY and BRETT have switched role ? This not usually they are. Usually brett play classical part. 😨 Anyway you all looks handsome in black shirt 💕💕💕💕

I really like these back-and-forth videos. Music is music.

yeeeeeesss, a video about folk music!!! round of applause from all your scottish and irish viewers XD. btw you guys should for sure watch shooglenifty performing coz of the anniversary of angus's death recently, he was an amazing player

As a classical and trad/folk violinist Brett's impression was actually really good for someone who is classical trained without trad lessons or trad style. There's a lot of differences between the two styles but he played the jigs and the reel well 😂😂

As a fiddler you guys make me laugh. I mean you play it like your doing classical which of course given your focus makes sense! I do love that you two are respectful at least to folk violin styles!

This video just made me want full versions for so many of the pieces Eddy played

Finallyyyyyyy I was waiting for this comparison

When you see those folk violinists busking in the hotels...

1:54 "I know that we are are young and I know that you may love me, but I just can't be with you like this anymore, Alejandro."

Great to see you guys play!!!

I really enjoyed this post!

Your "folk violin" still sounds like classical violin playing rather than fiddle playing. Very rigid and formal rather than loose and playful. I'd love to see you guys react to someone like Ashley MacIsaac and see just how sacrilegious it is to you

Also do classical music versus cinematic music next. Damn voice to text.

So happy I found your channel 😊💕

Love this video!

One of the “classical” pieces was Bartók Romanian F O L K Dances

*I am so early to the point where the notification pops out it came as a private video*

Nice! I really love it when you two play....

More folk music vids and roasts etc please!

Brett's new hair though . . . . . LIT

I'm so early the video isn't even uploaded yet.

This is the earliest I’ve ever been to a twosetviolin video

Thank you guys for giving me a reason to smile things haven't been soo bright lately

I've been here since the vid was private

Somehow I missed this video when it first came out but it popped up in my recommended list today. Very fun! Brett's not too bad at the jigs. But if you were to really folk out, Acadian style, you have to get your feet going too, tapping the beat, or even dancing as you play

I love the sound of the high notes on the g string it's so nice I love Csárdás

You both are Soooo good 👏👏👏🎻🎻👏🎻

brett looks like he just witnessed Ling Ling playing the viola

A violin practise a day keeps the viola players away

i learned fiddle in scotland since i was around 8 and ive not been around many classical players but wow they really stick out like a sore thumb, i appreciate this video though and bretts willing to do this

11:45pm here.. waited for your video love you guys!💓

I don't get why they laughed during "Swallowtail Jig"? Is it like a memed song or something...? :PP

I think "violin vs. fiddle" would might get more views. :D

When the talent meets the creatity, a new genius borns. In this case two. Congrats @TwoSetViolin for your skills and your catchy videos!

I love this!

You guys need to make a video sight reading Charlie Parker sax solos.

I'd love to see you play some Swedish polskas or Norwegian halling...

Thank you for making this.

I love both so much

How do they manage to make so many videos in such a short time?

when Lingling was my teacher he once said to me "why did u have a B mark in music your not B-sian your A-sian!!!!!" *cries*

Love that you guys thought about the old folk violin pieces!

I love u guys!!!!

Listen, real OG's will know Turkey in the Straw by a different name. Wakko's 50 States and their Capitals.

Can you set your bow on fire by playing too much or rosining too hard?

You guys are amazing and have true talent This is my second year in orchestra and I love it so much I play the cello

this channel keeps giving a weird sense of nostalgia for my music class throughout all of elementary school.

Rahhh I've never heard folk being played in such an un folksy way

clicked so fast the video was private

Really nice! We do all but one of those tunes in my folk group, turns out they sound just as lovely played solo! (I like being the bassist cause I can sit back and listen to the rest of the band, bar a few discretionary unison lines!)

I love you vids so much😂

Did i just beat ling ling to a video ... no he was here before it was even filmed

AAAAAAH WE JUST PLAYED ASHOKEN IN MY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA REEEEEEEEEE Edit: AND IRISH WASHERWOMAN EEEEEK

Just found your channel by seeing a trending video on Facebook about that speed twonk. Amazing channel guys!

Love folk violin/fiddle! Thank you for this, gentlemen!

In college my brother was in the orchestra (music major). I was in pop ensemble (engineer). He practiced for hours every day, Did two shows in a year. Pop practiced twice a week. Played to full house student union every Friday. Don't make fun of pop/folk. Once upon a time the true measure of a musician was could people dance to their tunes. Rich folk sit, looking board, listening to classical music. The poor folk dance, sing, and laugh to the music of a good fiddle player. Brett, Eddy, come to the dark side (folk/pop). We have beer! There are women at our shows. They dig musicians. You can find work every Friday and Saturday night. I'd love to hear you guys play Orange Blossom Special!

Ling Ling can play both... at the same time

You guy's are the best!

I'm just now learning Swallowtail Jig and it was a hoot when he messed up the second time :-) Love these guys

Where you're so early theres only 144 comments

No one says "folk violin"... it's a fiddle 🇮🇪🇺🇸

I love your new and improved hairstyle Brett

Omg I loveeee the Romanian folk dances, I was obsessed and it was the only thing I played for a while when I was younger. Great video as always, greets form Argentina

ling ling can play all styles of music at one time while changing all Bs to B flats, and smite all violas out existence, and playing it fast, because if you can play it slow, you can play it fast. I N T E R E S T I N G

0:17 Chain hang low

I love playing both classical and folk music so this warmed my cold heart so much

Yep I’ve been playing all of these folk tunes since I was a kid