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**Edited**
Fiddlerman posted this over at the Halloween Party Thread after I posted it here--
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
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OK, so I posted my "party" take in the wrong thread - I've moved it to here -
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - 
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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Ohh glad to hear the vibrato is going well Emily ! I don’t really have much of a clue on vibrato but i’m really intrigued about how it’s going. I did show my teacher the exercises I was doing and she recommended a book. She also said it as a bit early for me to learn! I think so too.
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Violin & Cello
Well, it's 'Mischief Night' (aka. Devil's Night) and I was thinking of
"THE SHINING"
Remember the Ballroom Scene music?
I found, Hana Maria, a dark and edgy Violinist/Cellist/Harpist/Pianist/Composer/Singer in the UK, who has a wonderful arrangement of it!
Hana Maria founded the Gothic Rock Band, "Hana Piranha" and I really enjoyed some of her other videos! Here's a bit about her, her 4th and Solo debut album "Wednesday's Child", and music samples.
The Story of 'Wednesday's Child'
This all led me to another new find.
CELLIST/Composer/Singer, Unwoman - from the San Francisco Bay area.
Here's a tune from her "Of My Own Space and Time I Am Queen" album.
"THORNS" ...really like this one!
You can read about her & sample her other music here.
I'm glad Kids don't toilet-paper trees, or throw eggs at cars and houses anymore, but I do miss the idea of playing harmless pranks!
Have a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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I'm pretty sure we've had this posted on the forum -
or I've just seen it somewhere.
Here's the ultimate Halloween Horror video
for a Violinist!
If you have strong emotions about this video,
check out this other FM Forum Thread!
Emotions Towards an Instrument - Thread
ALMOST HALLOWEEN!
- Emily
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Glad I found this thread from last year, I'm having an awful time getting into the Halloween spirit for this one! 👻
I had forgotten how much I like the music here!
Here's more to consider learning!
SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS! I don't know how I missed last year! (Kosmostraut)
Violin Play-along Sheet Music! (A.D. Music and Tutorials)
VIOLA Play-along Sheet Music! (2 speeds - EasyViolaLesson)
Great music for Autumn & Halloween in these threads, too:
There's a Wicked Fiddler Here! Thread
PUMPKIN TIME! Feeling Like Autumn? Thread
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GHOSTS!
Just for fun - "The Ghost of The Violin" (1912) composed by Ted Snyder, lyrics by Bert Kalmer - performed by Walter Van Brunt & Maurice Burkhart (warholsoup1002).
"Ghost Choir" by Louie Zong - played by Music Twilight.
This is pretty COOL - has some Modulation, Tempo changes, Pizzicato & Harmonics!
"Graceful Ghost Rag" (1970) by William Bolcom, is the 1st of a set! Violin & piano play-along sheet music! (ThePIANIMATION).
The other 2 pieces of the 3 Ghost Rag set ("Dream Shadows" & "The Poltergeist") can be heard in this playlist: William Bolcom Piano Rags - Playlist
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Ooo...ooOOoo!
How about learning a dark & twisty JIG for Halloween time?
"The White Petticoat"
Played by Kevin Burke & Cal Scott, the rest of the set & album is nice, too!
The White Petticoat Sheet Music
...I love Eeee minor!
- Emily
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BLACK CATS!
Now I'm getting in the mood.
Elena Kats-Chernin (Australia) composed an unusually sinister sounding version of the "Black Cat Rag", performed by Ivana Tomaskova.
Warren Hood is the fabulous fiddler with the Waybacks - "Black Cat"!
"Cats Tango" by by Oleksandr Gonobolin - performed by Agrippina Bolshakova and Sophia Zavalko.
I LOVE THIS - SO CUTE!!!
This is what people usually expect to hear in Ragtime - learn/play along with "The Black Cat Rag" by Frank Wooster - composer & publisher in St. Louis, Missouri (1905). Violin Sheet music with downloadable Midi!
The Black Cat Rag Sheet Music With Audio
More Cat tunes in Critter Threads!
Celtic/Cape Breton Music Over-run With Critters! Thread
- Emily
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Ooo...ooOOoo!
How about learning a dark & twisty JIG for Halloween time?
"The White Petticoat"
Played by Kevin Burke & Cal Scott, the rest of the set & album is nice, too!
The White Petticoat Sheet Music
...I love Eeeeminor!
I started my FIDDLEVIDEO subscription back up last week - forgot to mention that Kevin Burke has a wonderful tutorial, for this tune, there!
- Emily
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@ELCBK Hey, lady, there's a party started over in the Party Room for Halloween--gather up some of your tunes & get on over there 
Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
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@SharonC -
...my butt's been draggin' this year. 🥴
Only have maybe 2 little ones ready to record, just having too much fun fiddlin' around, I guess... haven't even thought about dressing for the part, yet!
Can't wait to see what YOU are up to!
- Emily
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dark themed song
Chris Knight has a song called Down the River that has a dark story to it. cool song.
banks of the ohio another traditional tune that has a dark story.
not really related but along the same style lines as Chris Knight is a Ray Wylie Hubabrd song called snake farm. not dark at all..kinda funny...but the way he sings the ending.. well..he sounds scared. I was going to share the chris knight one but figured better left..snake farm was in the list and made me remember how much i liked it. funny lyrics to me.
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@ABitRusty -
Thank You!
Creepy, ha-all-owe'en are workin' on the same wavelength...
I'd actually given some serious thought to starting a Murder Ballad Thread, back when I learned about "The Bonny Bows" (Crowfoot). I posted a link to the Twa Sisters & related legends in the Crowfoot Thread.
Was surprised, at the time, to find out there really is such a thing as a 'Murder Ballad Genre'! 😳
Liked "Down In The Willow Garden" (aka. "Rose Connelly") and Chris Knight's "Down The River" - both sad tales, great Murder Ballads.
🤔... most ballads tend to melancholy or sad, anyway - minor keys make my day!
Here's the Waybacks (with a great Fiddle break) playing "The Witch of The Westmorland" - almost thought by the lyrics to possibly be a murder ballad, but I'm left guessing the final fate of the Witch!
Ran across Ray Wylie Hubbard's "Snake Farm" & "Rabbit" a while back, searching for 'Critter' tunes. ...decided I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole. 🙄🤣
- Emily
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