Complete Irish Fiddle Player
À propos de cet e-book
Includes access to online audio download files featuring solo fiddle. The teaching recording plays the first tunes slowly, but by the end, the correct speed is played. This stereo recording contains 77 of the 80 songs from the book.
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À propos de l'auteur
Born in the country near Stafford, England in 1951, Peter started violin at
the age of nine and went on to study English at Balliol College, Oxford. In 1978 he became a
professional fiddle player and singer, performing in Britain, Europe and the USA. first in
partnership with Appalachian dulcimer player Holly Tannen (Frosty Morning.1979), then with
traditional singer Peta Webb (The Heart ls True, 1986). Since the midl980s Peter has
concentrated on the study and teaching of folk fiddle styles. His first solo album, All Around The
World (1990), released on his own Fiddling From &ratch label, featured music from Ireland,
Scandinavia, Eastern Europe & the USA. His 1993 album, The Wounded Hussar explores the rich
diversity of the Irish tradition and includes many of the tunes in this book.
Living in Hackney, London with his partner, Peter teaches on residential courses, runs adult
education classes and gives individual tuition. He reviews for Musical Traditions and Folk Roots
magazines and has composed music for films by Peter Greenaway and Moira Sweeney. As well as solo
gigs, he performs as a member of Vivando, with Kathryn Locke and Geoff Coombs. Their first album,
Vivando, released in 1995, includes some of his own compositions.
