Angeline The Baker ~ Old Time Fiddle Tune (in G)

[Blaustruempfe]

Thank you from Austria - what a lovely rendition.

[joeshea1010]

boxcar beautiful, makes a good sound box, thank you

[ronaelf]

I'm an amateur fiddler and I love your playing here and on Elk River Blues.

there is a very real heartfelt quality to your playing. thanks for sharing and please post more! Are all these in standard tuning? Nice work and I will subscribe to your channel!

[kaknockitoff]

This is so dang cool! Love, love, love it to the stars!

[ottlakerambler]

@kaknockitoff I thank you very kindly!

[bonnieWestVirginia]

One of my favorite old time tunes. I'm a clogger/square dancer from WV

[Theadamawesome]

I realy hate bro i didnt feel anything And it was just horrible u suck my name is RYAN RIESER

[EblockShorty]

@Theadamawesome Notice how everyone's ignoring you... I would do the same but I can't help feeling sorry for you.

[fngrpkn06]

Man I love that fiddle and the setting is just awesome. Take care.

[purrna2go]

Perfect! I felt like I was there, with the gentle breeze and dulcet tones beckoning through the glen. Love this video, your sound, the style.

[ottlakerambler]

@purrna2go Thanks!

[murrangurk]

Great playing, and awesome setting!

[GizzardsandGravy]

im just starting to play, and this is exactly the kind of playing that inspires me...thank you

[cadjunk]

I love the song, and love the setting, where you are playing - Wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Gwen

[springboro45342]

not bad at all

[hornbeampromise]

Great ~ really nice - many thanks ..Chris.......no more chin rests for my fiddle !!

[GraceAdele]

Wow, I just love your playing. I'm taking fiddle lessons and my teacher taught me "Angeline the Baker," but my tape recorder wasn't working. So I've been looking for it online and I found your beautiful rendition with drone and the old timey stance. Thank you for making a simple sounding tune so satisfying. A real joy!

[htarnowe]

marry me

[clfrbr]

I love your sound. How do you get it to sound so soft. I can't even describe the sound.  i play this song and absolutely love it but your's is so...absolutely soothing. Beautiful!

[ottlakerambler]

@clfrbr Thanks! I think you're hearing two things: I'm droning throughout the song, which gives the fiddle a fuller sound, almost like two fiddles playing together. And second, the boxcar itself is providing some sweet reverb and that, especially, gives this video a better sound and tone.

[clfrbr]

It did occur to me later that you might be droning. I had my first droning lesson close to a year ago and then quit taking lessons for awhile. I need to work on that again...Well, it's a beautiful combination. I'd love to hear a whole set like that? A CD, maybe? :-> Thanks for responding so I got to hear it again.

[rachwms]

what an interesting way to hold the fiddle! I might try that. Did someone show it to you?

[ottlakerambler]

I've seen some oldtimers hold it that way, so I thought I'd give it a try myself.

Takes some getting used to -- hitting notes using the pinky finger is much harder when held that way.

[otlh69]

the ragin' cajun doug kershaw plays like that.

[Ampersan5340]

Did you do something to your shoulder because I don't understand why you're playing like that.

[ottlakerambler]

I just enjoy playing it that way and it allows me to hear my fiddle more clearly.

[ottlakerambler]

Happy New Year to all of you who visit my channel. Without you folks, my efforts here would be a waste of time!

[skeetabix36]

This is fantastic. I love old time fiddleing

5+

[Yori38]

You play beautifully. This is just what I wanted to hear. It takes me back to family vacations in the mountains when I was little.

[elkriverharmonicas]

I love these settings in your vids.

[katvanbus]

One of my favorites, played beautifully, in a very cool setting!

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks to all of you below who have said all those very kind words!

[mrgreer51]

Perfect! The physical setting, the style of playing, and the way in which the song was played all combine to make this my favorite YouTube rendition.

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks!

[troitone]

Nice subtle disappearing fiddle at the end!!! Very tasteful video editing!

[ibz11]

great sound man. nice spot to play it too

[countryboy54654]

You play a mean fiddle. Sure miss that sound sometimes.

[annesophie82]

pretty

[Sundevilhp29]

simply awesome.

[L82106]

I find this fascinating... from what I had heard, Michigan fiddling, not counting styles that drifted up with Kentuckians in the last half of the 20th century, sounds a lot more like New England fiddling than this does. Is this really an old UP style?

[ottlakerambler]

Nah, not really an old U.P. style, but it is a kind of style that I've promoted and is catching on in Marquette County.

[mrtesj]

Now I thought that was down right nice, and on a ghost fiddle yet. Amazin.

[jujujoint]

that's real purdy, thanks

[BatteryHuman]

i love playing my fiddle on freight trains, specially rolling through the middle of the desert

[Bocephys]

Not Fancy, just Classy. Ken Burns could not have outdone what you did naturally at the end. Laying down the bow, fiddle, and gazing into the distance. Thanks for posting this.

[catinnahat]

Great job on this. 5 stars for you! :-)

[UncleVRoy]

COOL SHoT

[richardjhort]

Fine, fine playing. You look so relaxed. Oh to sit in a box car and play some old tune. Alas, here in England, even if I could run fast enough to catch a train it would be cancelled half a mile down the line anyway.

[ottlakerambler]

Wow... thanks for all your fine and kind comments!

[Azathoth43]

that's the best rendition of that song on Youtube.

sounds like real mountain music played that way.

[WoolyBuggerPicker]

Great!

I loved the vapourised fiddle ending!

[intotheblue18]

nice!...and love the setting too : )

[TennesseeShine]

Great Stuff! ...fiddles and trains - two of my favorites!

[acousticbill]

nice tune, nice setting

[thecaptainshow08]

well cool nice loud

[stickynyki]

great song, and god is it nice to see a fiddle on a train!

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks! It was fun being on the train, too.

[GundamGX3]

Love it

[hucktunes]

Great tune, well rendered. Love the video.

[NotSoBigScioty]

You sure use your G tuning effectively.

Are you originally from central-Ohio?

I notice you have referenced Licking Co and Pickaway Co in at least 2 of your posts.

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks. Although I am playing this in G (everyone else in D), I'm using standard tuning. Droning the open G against the D string notes. Sometimes I forget, and pick up my GDGD-tuned fiddle, and can't figure out how I played it!

I've travelled through OH many times over the years, but never lived there. The map helps me pick out counties that I ocassionally think sound unique, or are in interesting locations. Those "critics" are from all over the place. I suppose I'm attacked nation-wide!

[curiousgeorge555]

Nice fiddlin'..nice local...nice nice nice. Thrice nice. Right nice ~cg5

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks. Thanks twice.

[BluegrassForte]

That was awesome fiddlin! Really liked the location you picked to do the video. The old train made it so authentic. Did you really lose your violin or are you just joking? :o)

Gretsch'n

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks, and yea, I'm just joking and doing a bit of over-the-top video editing.

[mnnorthcountrygirl1]

Absolutely love this video - I can't stop watching. Looking forward to exploring more!!

[ottlakerambler]

Thank you for stopping by!

[ottlakerambler]

jamala asked how I made the fiddle disappear at the end. Hmmm.  I don't know, and I'm still looking for it on the Floodwood Plain.

[useryug]

Yup. - Watched this before... Ambience is the word! .. from here, I'd call that Authentic, too. I play down on my arm sometimes just to show off! Great that you have such excellent audio - I see a lot of consideration in these laid - back looking productions... 5* plus some more!

B

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks, useryug. I started that chest hold so I could hear the fiddle better. A Black Sabbath performance in Chicago, 1978, kinda screwed up my hearing a bit.

Anyway, now I better go look up that word, "ambiance."

[XxXxGARLANDxXxX]

what's with the posture. you'll get alot better sound if you hold the fiddle properly.

[ottlakerambler]

See above, and thanks for the view.

[XxXxGARLANDxXxX]

oh, im sorry.

[oldcountrytunes]

Well, if I got the right person this time, you are good enough to suit me. Thanks for your time and effort it takes to make this video. *****.

[ottlakerambler]

That's me (but don't tell the railyard workers), and thanks for stopping by!

[ottlakerambler]

LOL! I figured I had only a 5% chance of the train to start moving, but a 50% chance of somebody chasing me away. I mean, I'm not the type who usually hangs out in railyards....

[rmstudio]

I have to agree such a fitting place for the song you are playing. Great fiddle playing. I envy you there. I so wish I could play a fiddle. This scene you have the video set in reminds me of "Oh Brother were art thou" When George Clooney says "Any of you boys smitties" "Cant I depend on you people" "Who elected you leader of this outfit" Enjoy it my friend its a great place.

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks for your nice comment. And it is a great place, but perhaps you can tell me where I dropped my can of Dapper Dan?

[rmstudio]

"I carry F.O.P I dont carry Dapper Dan" "I can order it for you it will take a couple weeks" "Well aint this place a Geographically oddity! 2 weeks from everywhere!" Glad someone else knows a good movie when they see one. Keep playing love it.

[reliablebow]

You pick great locations for these tunes you love. Makes me love them too...

[fendermac]

Love it.Feels,looks and sounds so right.

[lcarroll9]

loved it!! thanks for sharing!!

[playmorebluegrass]

great job.

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks folks!

[lemonostiftis]

that was really great mate

cheers

[dkblubau]

Excellent.  Can't wait to get back and try to pick along. Keep 'em coming ottlake.

[kickingmule]

Nice and it gives me a feeling of trains to the Old West, but your Music is the Best. 5*

Peace.

Urban

[NOSMOJEFF]

Nice video and nice playing

[calinkus]

Thanks for bringing to my attention some of you work like this video.How did you get such good sound pickup from the camera angle you were at? Your music/video is rated 5 for original, in my opinion.

[ottlakerambler]

It's a Flip Ultra video camera. I've used it for all my videos, and it has a pretty good mic. Funny thing is... it fell out of my front shirt pocket into a toilet! Now I need a new one...

[beatlesfreak100]

I agree with the "He's a bum" quote.

[ottlakerambler]

You are a mean one, Miss Emily!

[nondepouk]

beautiful tune; great playing

[monello198]

ok yeah.. great music, great video.. perfect backdrop

5*****

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[willythewave]

This is a GREAT share Suze!!!

George:}:}:}

[suuzzee5]

Back for another listen. I think the song got even better while I was gone off to work today. Awesome fiddle playing, man...

[nllleonard]

Nice tune! Lovely view!  Thanks Suze! ;)

[beatlesfreak100]

I didn't like it.

[fltpckfid]

Outstanding! I like the setting too....

[BoxcarFrank]

Quite unique!

[wjbr111]

Just wonderful!

BR

[deckthree]

great playing and video.

Thanks suze

Rusty

[emifolk]

awesome wish i could play the fiddle treid once but it doesn't work

deserves all the stars

thanks Suze for sharing

[rollinwiththeflow]

Ain't nothin' like good fiddle music, is there!

Ott.....good stuff, man!

[ottlakerambler]

Thanks, folks, for your nice comments and for sharing.

(Hey David, do you know how loud a moving boxcar is?! And I'd be likely to fall off the blamin' thing... not gonna try it!)

[nitetrainwayne]

great work man!!

[blinddrunkal]

Wonderful old time fiddling! We used to sing "Oh can you wash your father's shirt, oh can you wash it clean, oh can you wash your father's shirt, and send it to the queen" to that tune. Well done indeed! Oh, and thanks to Suzeee for sharing.

[DAVIDDAMIENR]

Great Playing but I'd like to hear you play that while the Train was movin'

David

[OldTimeVoice]

Well done great stuff....Colin.

[Featureman]

Trains and fiddles go together well.

[broncose1]

This is very good! Thank you for sharing and thank you,Suze for sending me this video, Shirley

[suuzzee5]

Oh... and thanks to arrrgSky for sharing this. Got so excited by your music, I forgot my manners. :O

[suuzzee5]

Best folk fiddle I've heard on here. A+ and all the stars...

[arrrrghSky]

First thoughts to me.....He's authentic,....so keep it up, really good work, man!

[jamala22]

Your fiddle disappears! You are a magician! Do teach!!!

[ottlakerambler]

I'm still looking for it in the Floodwood Location....