Three Must-Have Skills to Play Back-Up Fiddle

Three Must-Have Skills to Play Back-Up Fiddle

Playing back-up is my absolute FAVORITEST thing to do! I would rather chuck along with a good rhythmic beat and listen to the other players in my band than play lead any day! You need to be able to do three things to be a good back-up fiddle player: You must have rock...

The Fly on the Wall

What if you could observe, undetected, during a collaboration between your greatest heroes? Like what if you could sit in on a rehearsal of the Turtle Island String Quartet, or hide on the tour bus of Bruce Springsteen and his band, or be in the locker room at...
Calling All Jam Session Virgins

Calling All Jam Session Virgins

This Is How Jam Sessions Work I’ve never met someone who said they didn’t like jam sessions. But there are plenty of people who have never really experienced a real jam, so here are some observations up close and personal from wandering around the jam sessions here at...
Swannanoa Gathering

Swannanoa Gathering

Some of you know that I’m gone this week. I’m at the Swannanoa Gathering, an intense music camp for folk musicians. It’s awesome, and I can’t wait to share with you what I’m learning! (Between me and you and these chickens, my fiddle...