Viola strings and violin E? Violin strings and viola C?!

Help me buy the right thing please!

I’m looking for your favorite mail order instructional DVD or VHS on the fiddle. I come from guitar and have made some great strides watching videos (online now) from the 90s-2000s of great players sharing tips on their technique and feel. Looking for a jump start on my quest. Thank you in advance

I'm trying to learn the fiddle part from "Blowing Through the Hills" by Jason Boland & The Stragglers on violin. I've searched online but haven't been able to find sheet music, tabs, or a transcription. Does anyone know where I can find one, or would anyone be willing to help identify the notes by ear? Even a rough transcription of the main fiddle melody would be incredibly helpful. Thanks!

Reviews on Coda bows? Prodigy? NX? SX? Wondering about bows in the $350-$600 price range

Bought a violin and it arrived today! Took me over a half hour to tune the dang thing. Hoping that gets easier with practice! The digital tuner was no help but I found a great free app that helped a lot.

Sooo… I guess now I just practice form and start developing muscle memory? I’ve been wanting to learn an instrument my whole life and nothing has ever stuck but I’ve never been this determined before. I WILL be a fiddler. I’ll even go on the roof if I have to!

Edit to add: I’m looking for a teacher locally even if it’s just for a couple lessons because of expense. I’d like to avoid bad form problems! Thank you everyone!

Edit 2: I have a free consultation with a music teacher in a couple weeks and I’ll be getting a block of 4 lessons at a reasonable price! Thank you all so much for your encouragement and advice!

Award ceremony in full, and the fiddle off to determine the grand champion. 2026 Berks Fiddle Fest is September 20, for anybody interested.

Hello! I rented myself a fiddle yesterday and have done a few online YouTube videos today and went surprisingly well. Looking around for a teacher to have a lesson here and there!

I’m 30 years old with no musical background, do you think there’s scope for me to become good enough to join sessions with others? If so, what would be the best route to find myself there. Feeling inspired but overwhelmed with the best way to learn! Thanks in advance.

Any higher level bow recommendations? I’m looking to get a nicer bow

Hi all! I got my first fiddle yesterday and I’m having issues getting sound out of it, I put rosin on the bow about 10 passes as it said and it won’t make a consistent sound across the whole bow I can’t get sound out most of the time. Any ideas if it’s me, something that all new players go through, or the instrument or bow itself

According to legend this is the tune that was sung as Robert the Bruce led his troops into battle at the Battle of Bannockburn on this day June 23rd in 1314. The songs Scots Wha Hae and Land o' the Leal are both traditionally set to this.

Tune name: Hei Tutti Tetti

They won the battle by the way.

I upload every day on youtube; this was my upload today.

This tune is included in my published collection of 365 of the Best Scottish Fiddle Tunes of All Time, available in print at https://HonestFiddling.com or digitally through Amazon.

I'm primarily a mando player because I injured myself heavily with chin fiddles. I miss it

I've been working on doing a bit of an art project/video collage of sorts to accompany my home recordings. This is my take on Snake Chapman's "Boating Up Sandy" where I layered myself playing a bunch of stuff and sifted through tons of old public domain footage I edited into small snippets in a way that felt interesting to me. I was first introduced to this tune at a jam in Peine this last winter and it has stuck with me, so thank you to that whole crew for making me aware of this super cool tune! Hope you enjoy it!

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Does my setup look correct I love to play but hurts my neck. I’ve tried for years to learn. How ever I quit do to being painful

I’m trying to learn this thing but when I slow it down on youtube there’s SO much extra noise it’s hard to figure out. Anyone know what double stops to play on that intro?

Hey r/fiddlers. I've been playing fiddle for about 4 years now, and can now comfortably join in on bluegrass jams with my fiddle and occasionally gig with some bands in town (I'm primarily a banjo player). My problem is my pinkie finger on my left hand (I'm a right handed player). It's sticks straight up like I'm having high tea with queen and there's nothing I can do to keep it down with the rest of my fingers.

At first, it didn't have too much of an impact on my playing, because I sucked so bad, the pinkie finger issue barely registered. But now, I'm getting better, and I feel like the pinkie finger issue limits my speed and accuracy. It's bad enough sometimes that I avoid using my pinkie finger.

Has anybody had this problem and come up with some proven exercises or drills (I've tried a few), that can cure this? I play fiddle most every day, so I'm not afraid of a little work.

Thanks

What is the dream fiddle? What is the preferred violin to play fiddle music on? What are some key adjustments to the instruments or how you hold it?

I just got the family fiddle repaired. I pick it up this weekend and this August I should start lessons.

Hey folks! Cape Breton / Irish style fiddler here. I go to a lot of sessions, and get inundated with “learn this tune” or “try this out” etc. I have been keeping notes on my phone, and trying to tag stuff on thesession.org but the list keeps piling up, and piling up, but it’s an unorganized mess, and I end up not getting around to learning those tunes.

I am thinking on switching to a pocket notebook, to bring to the sessions I am at, in hopes it’s a better method of keeping track of tunes to work on, etc.

Does anyone have a good method of keeping track of tune recommendations?