Thanks for listening Georganne, Holly, Mark

Yes, expression and dynamics - a continual conscious awareness of bow speed, hair- angle, and intentional variation of playing lanes.  I don't really have these techniques fully nailed as yet, but I feel it's getting there.   

One of my issues is when I want a full-on forte or ff I'll tend to go for that by bow speed in preference to pressure.... but.... that will often lead to me running out of bow depending on whether I reach the tip or the frog, and suddenly what should be an up ( /down ) bow for the next note - I'm "stuck", "out-of-sequence", and have to somehow recover...       

Yes, @bocaholly - the reverb was added directly from within the video editing suite I use ( NCH VideoPad ).   It can be a hard-call to make, both in whether to do it at all, and if you do, just how much to add - it can too easily be overdone.

On the subject of post-processing, sometimes, depending on the environment, the laptop fan can be running, and the fan-noise is picked up by the studio mic.  I didn't have to do anything on this recording, it was fine, but there have been situations when the fan is running, where I have split the audio out of the file, and use Audacity to do a noise cancellation (a feature not present in the NCH editor), then import the Audacity-processed audio back into the video editor, replacing the original audio with the noise-cancelled one.  Audacity is pretty darned good for that!

That's why (noise and other extraneous sounds) I'm currently experimenting with the Barcus Berry pickup which is mounted directly on the bridge.  Even though it's very light, it does, without a doubt affect the sound "under the ear" - but - so far - the output from the pickup seems to be really really clean and well balanced across the strings.   I'll probably get round to a doing full report on my findings and start a topic-thread on the forum to discuss that.

Thank you @mookje - expression/feel/dynamics - I like pieces like that - they really get you thinking about, working on, and experimenting with bow control - often raising more questions about technique !  Glad you enjoyed it even the couple of poorly intoned notes weren't THAT far out.  But as I mentioned above - I did "run-out-of bow" and threw in a corrective 1/8th note or whatever to get me back-on-track (at about 37 seconds in) !

 @TheRedOne - thank you - glad you enjoyed it !   And I know, it can be difficult to give helpful tips / critique as a relative beginner.  I, being self taught often refrain from adding critique, even 4 years in, as I simply know I don't have the formal knowledge (unless it is something very specific and obvious, like intonation, wrist, elbow, arm issues, bow-hold (which I vary a lot myself as it happens) and so on) - so I do appreciate your feedback!

You're correct, there is added reverb, but there is also a limited vibrato (finger movement only) in places - I say "limited" because I can to some extent do a wider vibrato - but - I'm currently playing without a shoulder-rest (which can be quite interesting, and strangely "freeing") - but - if I'm not careful with a "wide" vibrato, the entire darned fiddle can take-flight from my shoulder, and I have to rapidly catch her before she hits the floor, and I'm left holding it in my left hand, in what is a somewhat unplayable position .   I may fashion a small velcro attachment to the backplate of the fiddle...  haha - not kidding - it's all part of experimentation and exploration of the instrument and its physical interface to the player.

Gives folks a laugh though when it happens ! And good luck with your own journey ! 

Thank you sir, @Uzi - just happy it worked out more or less as I had hoped!  Even so, as we all do, I know where it could have been better - but nevertheless, your comments/feedback are always appreciated !  Thanks !