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Hello everyone! I am a retired teacher who started learning violin about two years ago. Currently, I am teaching myself with the help of violin and fiddle methods, Matt Cranitch and Craig Duncan's books just to name a few. They have helped me a lot. I also go to YouTube for more advice and simply to keep my motivation up. Actually, I learned my very first song on YouTube with fiddlerman, btw, thank you for this! 🙂 Violin teachers are hard to be found where I live. Still, the few fiddlers I used to know were all learning fiddle by ear by listening one another! Of course if the situation where I live changes or if a new teacher offer lessons, I'll be happy to attend a few courses with a teacher one day. I already play a bit of guitar every day and have a keyboard but I rarely use it. I like almost all kind of violin or fiddle styles especially Cajun, French Canadian and Celtic music but I am not versed in Jazz much, though I can appreciate someone being able to play it. That's all for now! 🙂
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Welcome to the forum, Cajun Fiddle. There are plenty more instructions/lessons and sheet music provided, free of charge, by Fiddlerman. Check out the menu bar above the forum. Great info there!
Hey, I just sent you off a Welcome Email. I hope it helps you. If you don’t see it in your inbox, check the Junk.
Again, welcome to the forum.
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Welcome to the forum, a lot of like mimded and very nelpful friendly people on here.
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@Cajun Fiddle -
Welcome to the Fiddlerman Forum!
Love having new Fiddlers join the forum!
I've been down to New Orleans a couple times &
love ALL the music down there -
just haven't tried any alternative tunings, yet.
I'm also self taught and been playing a little over 2 years.
Hope you have a great time Fiddling with us!
- Emily
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Welcome! Where in Texas are you? There are a few Texans around here... I'm originally from the Houston area myself.
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Thank you all for the warm welcome, I am glad I found a friendly place like here.
From mouse:
Hey, I just sent you off a Welcome Email. I hope it helps you. If you don’t see it in your inbox, check the Junk.
Yes, I did and thank you very much for this! 🙂
From Stringy
Welcome to the forum, a lot of like mimded and very nelpful friendly people on here.
Thank you! I have to agree with you. there are lots of helpful people and interesting topics posted. 🙂
From ELCBK
I've been down to New Orleans a couple times &
love ALL the music down there -
just haven't tried any alternative tunings, yet.
I'm also self taught and been playing a little over 2 years.
Hope you have a great time Fiddling with us!
Thank You! 🙂 I wish to go to once it'll be safer to travel. Much of my extended family comes from the area of New-Brunswick and Nova-Scotia, they are Cadjan as they use to say ! 🙂 Part of them went to Quebec and others went to Louisiana though. I heard of G Cajun tuning and the Irish dropped D , double dropped d but I haven't try it yet!
From Andre H
Welcome! Where in Texas are you? There are a few Texans around here... I'm originally from the Houston area myself.
Thank you! In the north area, close to Oklahoma 🙂
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Welcome to the forum. I think you'll like it here, nice folks.
I'm a fellow Texas live just outside the big town of Lone Oak (pop < 600) south of Greenville, TX.
Bob in Lone Oak, Texas
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Hello and thank you Bob! I sure do, nice people here! 
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Cajun Fiddle
Welcome to the forum, and the fiddle,
My son and grandchildren are in Kingwood Texas a suburb of Huston, I try to visit there a few times a year.
Mark
Master the Frog and you have mastered the bow.
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@Cajun Fiddle
Welcome!
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
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Wow , thank you both, Mark and SharonC for the welcome! 🙂
@Mark that's nice to hear! I have a son too but cannot see him much for he has to travel to very remote areas because of his work.
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@Cajun Fiddle - Welcome to the forum!!!
I'm glad I was able to help you get started. Lots of helpful members here as I am sure you will discover.
Look forward to reading your posts and following your journey.....😁
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but the one who needs the least."
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Hey, thank you Fiddlerman! Yes, You did and before trying my new song, I was simply doing scales and follow some of Alyson's violin lessons, the piano and violin teacher. Thank you also for all the other helpful tutorials.
