Austrialian Fiddling

Subject: Australian Fiddler Pixie Jenkins
From: Beer
Date: 26 Nov 03 - 04:28 PM

I've read that "Pixie" is one of Australia's top fiddlers. My question is. Does Australian fiddling differ from Canadian fiddling from the Maritimes? Or can you but a comparison to it like Irish, Scotish, New Endland and so on?

Subject: RE: Austrialian Fiddling
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 26 Nov 03 - 05:21 PM

Pixie had a clip on the ABC playing his 5 string fiddle a few years back. Was played as a "fill" - where Commercial TV stations whould have ben running ads.

Subject: RE: Austrialian Fiddling
From: GUEST,Big Jim from Jackson
Date: 26 Nov 03 - 07:56 PM

Pixie will be performing in concert with John Williamson and Warren Williams on Feb. 3rd in Laguna Beach, California, and on Feb. 7th in Springfield, Missouri. This should be a killer concert!!!!

Subject: RE: Austrialian Fiddling
From: Hrothgar
Date: 27 Nov 03 - 04:51 AM

I thought this would be about Peter Reith.

Subject: RE: Austrialian Fiddling
From: Joybell
Date: 27 Nov 03 - 04:36 PM

You really need my old friend O'Leary in here. Come in O'Leary! Read your emails!

Subject: RE: Austrialian Fiddling
From: Bassic
Date: 27 Nov 03 - 04:59 PM

I have tried playing my fiddle standing on my head, Australian style, it isnt easy, and it hurts!!

You need to develope a completely different bowing technique to compensate for the "reverse gravity effect" and it buggers up any chance of playing in the Northern Hemisphere with any degree of sympathy. :-(

Subject: RE: Austrialian Fiddling
From: GUEST,S.Milligan
Date: 28 Nov 03 - 11:08 AM

Australian fiddling is about the same as English fiddling except you make a few dollars instead of pounds.