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Adam R Sweet created this social network for fiddlers, fiddle makers and fiddle music lovers world-wide.

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Aitor replied to jim mcauley's discussion 'Getting Started,,' in the group Bows And Bow Making

Please take that pictures an explain more, here where I live are few bow reahaiers and almost any bowmakers, so pleas do that.

3 hours ago

Aitor joined Adam R Sweet's group

Bows And Bow Making

A group discussion about the art and wisdom of Bow Design, Craft and Construction

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Aitor added 3 videos

6 hours ago

Christos Sykiotis is now friends with Mark Lewis and Kazu

14 hours ago

Christos Sykiotis was featured

Congratulate them!

21 hours ago

Carmody out of Ireland added 3 photos

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Aitor replied to Adam R Sweet's discussion 'Open-source (i.e. free) Music Score Program'

If you do like guitar pro there's is a GNU Linux program called TUXGuitar that can read an write .gp4 and earlier files, is not perfect but solves some problems, still I do prefer the original Guitar Pro.

yesterday

Aitor replied to Marvin Crone's discussion 'Sweetest violin'

I think that this depends more on the player than on the violin, but still, stradivarius and amati rocks!

yesterday

Jerry Cofer joined Adam R Sweet's group

Classifieds

List and discuss items you have for sale, swap or barter here.

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Christos Sykiotis updated their profile

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Christos Sykiotis is now a member of Fiddle World

Welcome Them!

yesterday

Patricia Higgins added a video

Slide (Daire Bracken) Oosterpoort Groningen

The Irish band Slide playing at the Oosterpoort Groningen (03-02-2009)

yesterday

Richard Shears commented on Jim Dittmer's group 'Mairead Nesbitt Fan Club'

OK everyone. The Irish Music Awards are back. We need to go in and nominate Mairead for top fiddle. http://irishmusicawards.com/ http://www.irishmusicassociation.com/irishmusicawards/nominate.html

yesterday

Tom Hagymasi joined Adam R Sweet's group

Bluegrass Music

This group is for players as well as fans of bluegrass music.

yesterday

Debra Bain and James "Gator" Fiske are now friends

yesterday

Kristopher Trevino commented on Kristopher Trevino's video 'Extraordinary Pantene Commercial'

Looks like my home just got shot up...it is all over the news.

on Friday

James "Gator" Fiske added an event

November Music at the Museum at Florida Agricultural Museum

November 21, 2009 from 3pm to 8pm

Free Admission - Family oriented - 3pm until 8pm Come and join in on the Music at the Museum event. This is an OPEN JAM featuring Bluegrass, Country, Folk and Gospel. Bring your banjo, dobro, fiddle, harmonica, mandolin, guitar, gut bucket, (empty...

on Friday

Adam R Sweet We are back home (finally) after 7 days in the hospital. Richard is a healthy baby and we're so glad!

on Friday

Sam Shazaam updated their profile

on Thursday

Mary Margaret commented on Kristopher Trevino's video 'Extraordinary Pantene Commercial'

Kristopher, I'm Irish by heritage and therefore happily sentimental - a few tears are good for the soul. Not long till you're home!

on Thursday

Blog Posts

Fiddle Handbook

Posted by Peter Sellars on October 24, 2009 at 11:11am — 3 Comments

jams and katrina fiddle update !

Posted by Ròidh on October 23, 2009 at 5:13pm — 1 Comment

Any Day Now...

Posted by Adam R Sweet on October 23, 2009 at 12:59pm

NUTS!!!

Posted by Kristopher Trevino on October 20, 2009 at 8:15pm — 3 Comments

Re-enter: the viola

Posted by Nancy T H on October 20, 2009 at 9:08am — 4 Comments

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About The Fiddle World

Welcome to The Fiddle World! Our goal is to provide a safe and non-judgmental place for fiddle music lovers of all walks of life.

Feel free to work up a personal profile for yourself, your band and/or your business. Write up a blog, chat with other members, introduce yourself and join in on our discussion forum, create a group and invite your friends, share your favorite photos, videos and music performances with us.

NOTE: This is a secular network of musicians from all over the world. We have many Atheists, Agnostics and Secularists here mixed in with an equal number of Christians, Catholics, Muslims and Jews. Please keep all comments and discussions about religion or atheism to the Blasphemy Group.

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Open-source (i.e. free) Music Score Program 6 Replies

If you've ever ventured into the world of music notation, you'll know that to produce musical scores there's normally a large amount of expense involved to pick up the relevant application (either ...

Tagged: music, composing, writing, score, transcribing

Started by Adam R Sweet in General Music - any topic. Last reply by Aitor 1 day ago.

Sweetest violin 1 Reply

What do you think is the sweetest sounding violin? I've got a Matthias Horsteiner and when it's under your ear it's a little brash.

Started by Marvin Crone in General Music - any topic. Last reply by Aitor 1 day ago.

George Elliot quote 1 Reply

"'Tis God gives skill, but not without men's hands: He could not make Antonio Stradivari's violins without Antonio." -George Eliot

Started by Mary Margaret in General Music - any topic. Last reply by Dave Light Nov 4.

Book recommendation

"Stradivadri's Genius: five violins and a cello" by Tony Faber published in 2004. Absolutely fascinating reading. My violin teacher recommended it because I have a huge interest in the instrument i...

Started by Mary Margaret in General Music - any topic Nov 1.

Help! Left thumb pain 6 Replies

This has just started, the last few weeks, and has happened when I have practised a little more than usual. At first I thought I was gripping the neck too hard, but I can now see that my thumb join...

Tagged: pain, thumb

Started by Kitty Herbert in Fiddle Discussion. Last reply by Bob Boyle Oct 27.