Musical Inspirations – April 2018 – Casey Driessen

Musical Inspirations – April 2018 – Casey Driessen

Looking for a new fiddler to listen to? One of my big inspirations is the great musician Casey Driessen. He has done TED talks, released a number of albums, and is currently teaching at Berklee in Valencia, Spain. He is constantly doing creative things, like his most...
Musical Inspiration – Oliver Schroer

Musical Inspiration – Oliver Schroer

Oliver Schroer Many things inspire many different people, and our inspirations will change from day to day. One of my  long-time and growing inspirations is Oliver Schroer. Oliver Schroer is a fiddle player, or 5 string player, if you will, and he...
Photos from Dirk Heydemann

Photos from Dirk Heydemann

Thanks to Dirk Heydemann of HA Photography www.haphotography.com for the amazing photos from the Fiddelium concert on May 5, 2017.   [Show slideshow] 1 2 3 ►...
Tune Writing  

Tune Writing  

Writing tunes is a very hard skill.  When you first try to write a tune you may think it’s impossible, or feel that you’re not creative enough, but there are some strategies you can use for tune writing. I have been writing tunes since I was 8 (7 years ago)....