The story of Blues Violin, from the birth of the blues to the present day.

The violin was one of the key instruments in the early days of the blues, but by the 1940's it had virtually disappeared. This video tells the story of the origins of blues violin, its decline, and eventual rebirth. Among the artists discussed are Lonnie Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, WC Handy, Eddie Anthony, Howard Armstrong, Carl Martin, Papa John Creach, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Don Sugarcane Harris, Ann Harris, Ilana Katz Katz, Perry Leandro, Cedric Watson, Niels Bonefaas, and Lionel Young. Below are details of further fiddle resources from Chris Haigh 1. Patreon 2. Books 3. Subscription video courses 4. Website 5. Email to request pdf’s. 1. PATREON This is a platform where anyone can help support creative artists and get closer access to their work. You can join me on Patreon at three levels, for £4, £10 or £40 per month. At the lowest level you get access to all my pdf’s and tune collections, plus many exclusive tuition videos not available to the public. At level 2 you can join also me once a month for a group Zoom chat, and can request a backing rack once a month. Level 3 gives you all the above plus a free lesson once a month, and access to all my backing tracks. You can find me on Patreon at   / thefiddlechannel   2. BOOKS I have seven fiddle tuition books published by Schott, all widely available from the publisher, from Amazon, and many other outlets. All come with audio tracks illustrating the tunes and exercises. Exploring Jazz Violin Beginning Jazz Violin Discovering Rock Violin Exploring Folk Fiddle Exploring Klezmer Fiddle Hungarian Fiddle Tunes French Fiddle Tunes Exploring Country and Bluegrass Fiddle (due out October 2021) You can order from https://bit.ly/31ZWmgm 3. VIDEO SUBSCRIPTION COURSES I have three video subscription courses MUSIC GURUS- Exploring Jazz Violin. Based on my Schott book Parts 1 and 2 are each £26 for 26 lessons, covering the first and second halves of the book Part 1; https://tinyurl.com/49tfk5ef Part 2 https://tinyurl.com/23atebfc -MUSIC GURUS Discovering Rock Violin. . Based on my Schott book £35 for 46 lessons https://tinyurl.com/2ua2kuxh ACADEMY OF FOLK Includes a folk fiddle primer course, with introductions to basic techniques and concepts plus an Irish Fiddle Course and Scottish fiddle course. A monthly sub of $9.99 gives access to all lessons https://academyoffolk.com/ 4. WEBSITE My website is probably the most extensive and detailed summary of fiddle styles on the web, as evidenced by the range of top hits on Google for many fiddle styles. www.fiddlingaround.co.uk ___________________________________________________________________________________ TO REQUEST PDF’S, or ask any questions, CONTACT ME AT [email protected]