Drowsy Maggie (Irish fiddle lesson)

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2 жыл бұрын

Drowsy Maggie is a widely played Irish reel, particularly among beginners, but it has a tricky bow crossing section at the start. In this Irish fiddle lesson I show the basic melody, then examine four different bowing strategies for the bow-crossing section. I also look at some cuts, double cuts, trebles and rolls to ornament the tune. A free pdf of the sheet music for Drowsy Maggie is available to subscribers. There are plenty more Irish fiddle tunes on The Fiddle Channel.
Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh
1. Patreon
2. Books
3. Subscription video courses
4. Website
5. Email to request pdf’s.
1. PATREON
This is a platform where anyone can help support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month.

At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public.
At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request three backing tracks each month.
Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks.
You can find me on Patreon at
/ thefiddlechannel
2. BOOKS
I have seven fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises.
Exploring Jazz Violin
Beginning Jazz Violin
Discovering Rock Violin
Exploring Folk Fiddle
Exploring Klezmer Fiddle
Hungarian Fiddle Tunes
French Fiddle Tunes
Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle
You can order from
bit.ly/31ZWmgm
3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES
I have three video subscription courses
MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book
Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book
Part 1; tinyurl.com/49tfk5ef
Part 2 tinyurl.com/23atebfc
-MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book
£35 for 46 lessons
tinyurl.com/2ua2kuxh
ACADEMY OF FOLK
Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons
academyoffolk.com/
4. WEBSITE
My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles.
www.fiddlingaround.co.uk
________________________________________________________________________
TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT
haighchris@hotmail.com

Пікірлер: 19

@poppyk1431 2 жыл бұрын

I like the covering of the bowing options. You have the best fiddle channel . You select a good verity of tunes , then present them well. Plus you put on a lot of tunes . Thanks for your great work . Mike

@margaretbinns3134 7 күн бұрын

Figure of eight seems the easier one . I’ll give it a try

@joeh4232 2 жыл бұрын

Good one Chris thanks.

@CMonsteronutube 2 жыл бұрын

Love the variations. I always thought figure of 8 was the 'only' way. Thanks for pointing out the alternative version.

@marybrunart 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Chris for sharing your knowledge. I am Italian, my English is not very good, but you explain very, very well your really very interesting video sessions. I love the Irish fiddle, I started playing three years ago and I never want to stop doing it.

@TheFiddleChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mary. Many thanks, it's great to hear that you are appreciating my videos!

@tehminagoskar2043 2 жыл бұрын

Loving all the outro improvs and variations, thank you for this really clear tutorial 🎻 🎶

@TheFiddleChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tehmina!

@Nancytoday 2 жыл бұрын

Gona learn this. Thanks to you.

@TheFiddleChannel 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@margaretbinns3134 7 күн бұрын

Thanks so much . I love this lesson on “Drowsy Maggie “ . How do you get that background music to play along with . I’m a beginner and this may be the way to help me play with others in a group .

@TheFiddleChannel 7 күн бұрын

Hi Margaret. Glad you enjoyed this! I make my backing tracks on software called Band in a Box, and they're all available on my Patreon. A cheaper option is to use Strum Machine.

@grahamsmith8652 2 жыл бұрын

Love the channel and the video. Have you thought about covering Anne Lacey's? It has a lot of similar ornamentation

@TheFiddleChannel 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not familiar with that one. I'll check it out!

@ahcvandommelen4651 Жыл бұрын

I like the way how you play, is het possible that I can have a free sheetmusic from the beginning Irish music

@TheFiddleChannel Жыл бұрын

As far as I remember there wasn't any sheet music to go with the "Beginning Irish Fiddle" video. Or were you referring to Drowsy Maggie?

@PIPEHEAD 10 ай бұрын

Looking for somebody to explain the bowing for the first couple of bars of this, I found you. I've had a violin since the 70s, but I can't play it ( obviously, ). I have a copy of the M Cranitch book, and he gives your version 4. I am trying to get my head around it, and i can't stand the way playing it by hand ( I mean in guitar position ) doesn't help for learning the bowing version ............... But playing it by hand, where I can get a great groove going without thinking about it, gave me an idea : - You say you like your version 3 because you want an accent on the B. If you are playing with a combo, that's all well and good. If you are playing the tune solo, you don't want the accent on the B, I think it's fair to say ............................... ? P.S. There is a recent upload of a Charlie McCoy harmonica tutor, in which he says a couple of times " OK, that's the correct way to do it, now here's the way I do it ! " If only you were on Desolation Row you'd be as cool as him !"£$%^&*()_++_)(*&^%$"!

@TheFiddleChannel 10 ай бұрын

Glad you found this interesting. As you've gathered, there's no "correct" way to bow a reel. Ideally you'll be alert to all the possibilities, and make your decisions phrase by phrase depending on how you're feeling, who you're playing to and who you're playing with.

@PIPEHEAD 10 ай бұрын

@@TheFiddleChannel I still have feelings, but alas the days of the second and third on the list are well over. I fancy my violin CV sets me slightly apart from your average viewer : - In Jan '74 I already had a sitar, but I didn't know there was a tradition of violin playing in Indian classical music till I saw Mrs. Rudrani Balakrishnan in London. Soon after that I put a couple of postcards in shop windows " Violin wanted, any condition, must be cheap " . The first one was thirty bob, the second a quid ! So I've always had a violin, but would you believe not a particularly good one ? Now I find myself in possession of a violin with an acceptable sound, and the time has come - you never get nowhere if you're too hasty ..... P.S. If you want to see me ignoring the rules you could not do better than watch my vid of The Japanese Hornpipes, which includes out of tune samples, or my last two uploads, which are radio controlled cars playing gamelan music !