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Anatomy of a "roll" in Irish traditional fiddling
This may be of use to some of you - what constitutes a 'roll' ornament. I often read different explanations of rolls in Irish music, and there are different ways of playing them, so I thought I’d do a progressive ‘build-up’ type of explanation.
Using a short phrase from the ‘Flogging Reel’ , 1st setting, bar 5 :
"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."
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Good illustration of the roll Jim.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. ~Herm Albright
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Yes, thank you Jim.
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - 
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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NICE!!
Violinist start date - May 2013
Fiddler start date - May 2014
FIDDLE- Gift from a dear friend. A 1930-40 german copy, of a french copy of a Stradivarius. BOW - $50 carbon fiber. Strings - Dominants with E Pirastro Gold string.
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