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Learn how to play the British Isles fiddle tune Gobby-O on your violin - free video series.
There are 15 videos in this series:
See a demonstration of a classic British fiddle jig, Gobby-O, with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the A part first element of the Gobby-O jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the A part second element of the Gobby-O Fiddle Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the A part third element of the Gobby-O Fiddle Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the A part of the Gobby-O Fiddle Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the B part First Element of the Gobby-O Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the B Part Second Element of the Gobby-O Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the B part third element of the Gobby-O Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play Part B of the Gobby-O Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to play the Gobby-O at half speed on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn a bowing pattern variation for the Gobby-O Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to create a lilt in the bowing pattern of the Gobby-O Jig on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to use single stroke bowing to create the lilt in the Gobby-O jig using a violin with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to create the slurring across the bar line bowing effect on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
Learn how to use all bowing patterns spontaneously on fiddle with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video clip.
The fiddle is basically the same instrument as the violin, but has identifying modifications such as fine tuners on the bridge and a slightly less curved bridge than that of the violin. The words fiddle and violin refer to the same instrument though the former is an English derivation while the latter is an Italian one. The biggest difference however is the culture and genre of music that is associated with the "fiddle" versus the "violin". The term fiddle is more often associated with folk music, country and western music, and traditional British Isles jigs. The mechanism for playing the fiddle is the same as that of the violin, and the bows for fiddle playing are generally the same as the classical violin with some cultural exceptions.
In this free online video series learn fiddle playing and how to play the "Gobby-O" jig from expert fiddle instructor David Kaynor. The "Gobby-O" is an old British Isles Fiddle Jig played with a violin. It is also referred to as the "Jefferson and Liberty" song, as it was played during Thomas Jefferson's presidential campaign. Watch fiddle demonstrations to learn bowing patterns and step by step how to play the "Gobby-O".
This series is an Equilibrio Films production.
David Kaynor David Kaynor has over 30 years of fiddle playing experience. He currently teaches and plays the fiddle in the Connecticut River Valley. He can be often found calling music and playing at the Montague Center and Guiding Star Grange in Montague and Greenfield, Massachusetts. He is also actively involved in the larger regional and national contra dance and folk scenes. This year Kaynor was on the teaching staff at Northern Week at Ashokan, NY, for the nineteenth time and at Contra Dance Musicians' Week at the John C. Campbell Folk School for the sixth consecutive year. Please visit www.DavidKaynor.com for more information.dkdk
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