About this podcast
The glasses clink and the talk and laughter grow louder. In the corner of the pub, musicians sit and play traditional dance tunes that make your feet want to stomp and slide. Join fiddler Meg Wobus Beller as she brings you along into the world of fiddling and traditional music, from bow-grips and double stops to Old-Time tunes and Irish jigs.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 112 episodes
- Our Top Five Classic Old Time Tunes in G · 15 minCharley and I compare our top choices for Old Time classic G tunes. What is a classic tune? What tunes are on Charley's list? What tunes are on my list? Listen and find out! Then…
- Frets to Fiddle Pt. 2 (Icy Mountain) · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 111Today we talk about controlling the bow on the string, another fun challenge for folks who are picking up the fiddle. I play the version of Icy Mountain from Ward Jarvis that's…
- Frets to Fiddle Pt. 1 (Kaw River) · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 110My husband is learning to play the fiddle, and with Charley's permission I discuss some of the issues he's running into playing an instrument without frets for the first time…
- Too Much Nothing (Amazing Grace) · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 109Wow, it's good to be back! This episode is an update on what I've been doing and what I've been thinking about. Hope to be back with more fiddle topics, interviews, and tunes for…
- Megan Lynch Chowning (John Rice) · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 108Great interview this month with seven time National Fiddle Champion and creator of the FiddleStar site, Megan Lynch Chowning! Megan doesn't compete in fiddle contests anymore, or…
- The Wild Shoats (Moonshiner) · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 107My interview this month on the Fiddle Studio Podcast is a conversation with The Wild Shoats, formerly The Shoats. Check out their fabulous brand new album Yell in the Shoats…
- Austin Scelzo (Trouble in My Soul) · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 106A bluegrass fiddler and a contradance fiddler walk in to a bar...and discover they both have degrees in music education. This month I talk with Austin Scelzo and we don't hold…
- Judy Hyman (Three Shoes) · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 105I could never pick a favorite interview, but this one was up there! The conversation this month is with a heroine of mine, Judy Hyman. Judy co-founded the Horseflies in Ithaca…
- Oliver Scanlon (Chris Glidden's) · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 104We’re having a conversation with Oliver Scanlon, a fiddler and traditional musician based in Syracuse NY. Originally from Vermont, Oliver learned fiddle from the great Pete…
- Dakota Karper (Coyote Howl) · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 103An interview with West Virginia Old-Time fidder and fiddle teacher Dakota Karper. We talk about fiddle and banjo, starting her folk school the Cat and the Fiddle, improv and…
- Bruce Molsky (Can I Change My Mind) · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 102I was honored to chat with Bruce Molsky on the Fiddle Studio Podcast this month. Bruce has a new album out with Darol Anger called Lockdown Breakdown. We talk about getting into…
- Alicia Svigals (Dybbuk Honga) · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 101Klezmer violinist and composer Alicia Svigals is widely considered to be the world's leading klezmer fiddler, often called the Queen of Klezmer. She was a founder and a longtime…
- Charley Beller (Won't Come 'Till Morning) · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 100Hey, it's episode 100! We hear from Charley Beller, Irish flute and guitar player and contra dance musician from Baltimore, Maryland and my spouse. Charley has played guitar on…
- Why we squeak (Cumberland Gap) · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 99Why does the fiddle squeak? If only we knew. Hang on, we do know! I offer lots of diagnosis and advice for how to get to the bottom of squeaking. Together we can not squeak as…
- The best age to start (Horses in the Canebreak) · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 98What is the best age to start? There is an exact and definite best age to begin playing the fiddle and if you don't start then you're doomed. I'm kidding. The tune for this week…
- Why play the fiddle? (Sally in the Garden) · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 97People play the fiddle for all kinds of reasons, and as a fiddler and fiddle teacher they often tell me all about it. I talk about some of the variety of reasons I've heard from…
- Busking on the fiddle (Old Aunt Jenny With her Night Cap On) · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 96Busking is playing in the street for money. I've done it. In fact, I've done in New York City in the subway! A few thoughts on busking, and some busking stories. Fun tune this…
- I try to play jazz (Cluck Old Hen, Ed Weaver's version) · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 95Recently I tried to play jazz. It got me thinking about jazz, so I share some thoughts about playing jazz as a violinist, how I approach it, what it's like, how I practice, and…
- Consider the mandolin (Shippensport) · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 94Have you thought about playing the mandolin? You could do worse. Welcome back to our regularly scheduled episodes, featuring a bunch of Old-Time tunes for the rest of June and…
- BEST OF: Double Stops and Drones (Tail Toddle) · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 93Starting summer vacation this week so I'm replaying an episode I recorded in December of 2022 about double stops and drones. I'll be back next week with Old-Time tunes. My course…
