30 Different Fiddle Styles! Examples from ALL MAJOR FIDDLE STYLES Michael Burnyeat 2021-05-22 | Filmed in one take, I play in 30 different fiddle styles! Released on World Fiddle Day 2021! Hope you Enjoy. Please forgive the occasionally glitchy video (final cut pro on my computer does that for whatever reason and it's impossible to get rid of) and some sloppy playing in the transitions between styles especially- it was all filmed in one take and because of the various tempos I had no click track and had to jump in as best I could to each style!Here are the 30 styles listed in order of play: Scottish, Irish, French Canadian, Canadian Old-time, American Old-time, Métis, Cape-breton, Texas style, Bluegrass, Western Swing, English, Gypsy Jazz, Cajun, Country, Swedish, Klezmer, Prairie Canadian Old-time (Calvin Vollrath), West Coast, Contemporary, Ukrainian, New England, Breton, Blues, Shetland, Mariachi, Jazz, Maritimes, Choro, Folk (fiddle backup), Czech.Here are the tunes I used for each style: Scottish- Highlander's Farewell to Ireland (trad)Irish- Killarney Boys of Pleasure (trad)French Canadian- Son of a Bear (Louis Beaudoin?) Canadian Old-time - Don Messor's Breakdown (Don Messor) American Old-time- Angeline the Baker (trad)Métis - Red River Jig (trad) Cape-breton - Miller of Drone (James Scott Skinner)Texas style- Tom and Jerry (trad) Bluegrass- Wheel Hoss (Bill Monroe)Western Swing- Faded Love (Bob, John, and Billy Jack Wills) English - In the Fields in Frost and Snow (trad)Gypsy Jazz- Lady Be Good (George and Ira Gershwin)Cajun- Cajun Fiddle (Don Rich, Buck Owens)Country - Devil Went Down to Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band) Swedish- Flippen (Vasen)Klezmer- Hopak Katsatske (trad)Prairie Canadian Old-time - Marg Cote Reel (Calvin Vollrath)West Coast- Flowers (Oliver Schroer)Contemporary- June Tune (Trent Freeman) Ukrainian- Arkan (trad)New England- Moneymusk (trad)Breton- Danse Andro (trad)Blues- [Generic 12-bar blues in G]Shetland- Spootiskerry (trad)Mariachi- Jesusita En ChihuahuaJazz- Misty (Erroll Garner)Maritimes- L'Acadienne (trad)Choro- Tico-Tico no fuba (Zequinha de Abreu)Folk fiddle backup (Standard folk song chord progression with fiddle improvisation- I wanted to represent how the main role of many fiddlers is accompanying singers/singer-songwriters, rather than simply playing instrumental tunes).Czech- Beer Barrel Polka (Jaromir Vejvoda)
Danno Gervaisky - Day 291 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-10-17 | Joined again today by Daniel Gervais who this tune was written for by Calvin Vollrath, and Kai Gronberg!
LAcadienne - Day 290 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-10-16 | Today I am joined by Daniel Gervais, a great fiddler from Alberta, for this French tune.
Andy Renwicks Ferret - Day 289 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-10-15 | by Gordon Duncan
Moses First Change - Day 286 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-10-12 | Some audio issues because the camera was on the keyboard.. ah well!
The Wind That Shakes The Barley - Day 278 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-10-04 | ...
The Rolling Waves (#2) Day 277 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-10-03 | This is the other Rolling Waves! Playing with Michael Viens at the Billy Bishop/
Jimmys Favourite Jig- Day 275 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-10-01 | Day 2 of Iona Fyfe concert, had some time to play this classic Old-time jig!
The Silver Spire - Day 274 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-30 | Jamming this tune with Andy Hillhouse, before we accompany Iona Fyfe for a concert at the Kay Meek theatre!
Josefins Waltz - Day 273 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-29 | Swedish waltz by Roger Tallroth.
Lime Hill - Day 272 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-28 | Strathspey by Dan R Macdonald
Flying Home To Shelley - Day 271 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-27 | Reel by Paul Gitlitz.
My Cape Breton Dream - Day 270 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-26 | Jig by Pierre Schryer
Tropiganda - Day 269 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-25 | Joined by Russell Shumsky on marimba and Joe Bourchier on guitar, at Van Dusan Gardens.
Fly in the Puddin - Day 266 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-22 | This is from a UBC Fiddle Club concert way back in 2017, with Micki-Lee Smith! Together we founded the club in 2016 which ran sessions and concerts on the UBC campus. This is a tune by Calvin Vollrath.
Gigue Des Mélèzes- Day 265 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-21 | Tune by Andre Brunet
Fire on the Mountain - Day 264 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-20 | The story behind the title apparently refers to a mountain fiddler who played so fast his bow caught on fire which then spread to the mountain! So in honour of that I played it through pretty fast the last couple times!
Health to the Ladies- Day 260 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-16 | Also known as 'Irishman's Heart to the Ladies' or sometimes just 'To the Ladies'
The Cavers of Kirkcudbright -Day 258 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-14 | By Mike Vass
Hanging On The Curtains - Day 256 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-12 | Here's an original tune, written for my cat Luke, who as a kitten enjoyed to hang on the curtains!
The Atholl Highlanders - Day 255 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-11 | Today I'm still at the Catnap Music Camp with Michael Viens and Rosie Carver, who are the founders of and instructors at the Camp!
Spotted Pony - Day 253 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-09 | Today I'm joined by Lyndsay Wills, A Vancouver based singer-songwriter! We're at the Catnap Music Camp at Camp Latona, Gambier Island!
Tommy Sullivans #2 - Day 252 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-08 | Still on Gambier Island. This is a tune by Mark Sullivan, written for his grandfather.
The Jig of Slurs - Day 251 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-07 | I'm on Gambier island teaching at a fiddle camp. Here's a Scottish tune.
Victors 39th - Day 250 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-06 | Today I'm joined by Joseph Desjarlais and Kai Gronberg for this tune from the playing of John Arcand.
Waiting for Emilie - Day 247 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-03 | Today I'm joined by Emily Yarascavitch, who is a fiddler, violinist, and educator from Oshawa, Ontario, for this Brian Pickell tune!
Stan Lennox First Change- Day 246 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-02 | tune by Gordon Stobbbe, Calvin Vollrath, and John Arcand
Bill Sullivans Polka - Day 245 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-09-01 | Polka polka polka!
Saturday Night Hoedown - Day 244 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-08-31 | Here's a tune from Old Crow, Yukon!
Anne Laceys - Day 243 - 366 Days of Fiddle Tunes Michael Burnyeat 2024-08-30 | Still in Whitehorse for the CGM- today I'm joined by Chloe Davidson from Kelowna BC. I've known Chloe for many years and we first met at the Sabir Sisters fiddle camp in Abbotsford, where we were both in Liz Carroll's class. So here's a great Liz tune, Anne Lacey's!
