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- Gems of Bluegrass #850 Twin Fiddling
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- Philip Nusbaum
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Timing and Cues
7:44
intro could be: On the American frontier, the fiddle was the most important instrument. For one thing, the Scots Irish settlers were used the fiddle accompanying dancing. Also, unlike the piano, it was small enough to be packed for a journey to America. From that early time, the fiddle has been used in many ways in old time and bluegras musical settings.
After the piece plays, you can play more twin fiddle music. The father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, featured twin fiddling on many of his recordings.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:On the American frontier, the fiddle was the most important instrument. For one thing, the Scots Irish settlers was an instrument used to accompany dancing,. Also, unlike the piano, it was small enough to be packed for a journey to America. The violin has a lot of tradition and a lot of special techniques, and one of the greatest is twin fiddling.
OUTRO:Phil Nusbaum, with that commentary about twin fiddling in bluegrass and old time music.
after the piece play aditional bluegrass Twin Fiddling. There is plenty available by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
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