Henry the Fiddler

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Jakub Trasak and Mark O' Connor

Performance of the 3rd Movement of O' Connor's Double Violin Concerto in Berklee Performance, December 2010.

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Hey Jakub ... I bought your Houslickovy Bal cassette in Prague, summer of 1995 and was just listening to it again. I saw it in the window of a folk music shop in Prague. I always crack up listening to you singing Zuzana in English. I am glad to see you here with my old friend Mark O. From a fell...

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  Mark O'Connor Meets Berklee: "New Orleans"

  American Roots: Mark O'Connor Meets Berklee

  Double Violin Concerto: "New Orleans"

  Featuring Mark O'Connor and student Jakub Trasak

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  htfiddler said:

  Hey Jakub ... I bought your Houslickovy Bal cassette in Prague, summer of 1995 and was just listening to it again. I saw it in the window of a folk music shop in Prague. I always crack up listening to you singing Zuzana in English. I am glad to see you here with my old friend Mark O. From a f...

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  JohnStensons#2@Club_Jao_Da, St.Petersburg, Russia, November, 2011.AVI

  John Stenson's #2, Patch Adams Clown Tour, Russia, November,

  2011. Henry the Fiddler leads a session in this "new old-timey"

  fiddle tune. The se...

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  htfiddler said:

  @xian661 ... Hey Christian. Great to C U here. Yes ... we had a blast in Russia! :-)

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htfiddler commented 2 months ago

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Patch Adams Russia 2011, Clowns Dance With Fiddle Band.mov

Patch Adams and clowns, taking a dance break in a hospital cafeteria, Moscow, Russia, in support of Maria's Children Foundation. This was one of th...

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htfiddler said:

Another video of this clown dance:

watch?v=zz8dCT532ME

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  htfiddler said:

  At 4:30 hear Patch say "This is the part I really love ... from 13 to 78." He is referring to the age range diversity in this year's troupe with 13 year old Isabel to Rosi at 78, both dancing in the circle here!

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  htfiddler said:

  For anyone curious, we (Henry, Kate, Rich) played 4 tunes during this marathon: Ragtime Annie, Liberty, Soldier's Joy and St Anne's Reel. Holton, you are a saint for capturing this! :-)

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htfiddler commented 3 months ago

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RJH Concert Chorale - Ashokan Farewell

RJH Concert Chorale singing Ashokan Farewell (arr. Carolee Stephens) on Oct. 8, 2010.

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htfiddler said:

Wow ... I didn't know there were lyrics. Outstanding! Perhaps you could post the lyrics on this page? :-)

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  Rainbow fiddler

  Rainbow Henry the fiddler

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  htfiddler said:

  Hey ... thx for posting this. What an honor! I was noodling around with some strains of the famous Gypsy piece "Chardosh". WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Henry the Fiddler ~ Senior Division ~ Weiser National Fiddle Contest 2011

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  htfiddler said:

  I played the Arkansas Traveller, Westphalia Waltz & Sweet Georgia Brown in this round. Thank you so much for posting this! ........ Henry

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  Ekaterina Lozhkomoeva WELLADAY

  4 of september 2011

  WELLADAY Concert

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  Katya playing Dancing Bear. I taught it to her in 1995 in the Czech Republic at the European Rainbow Gathering. Love you Katya! :-) Henry

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  Rainbow Spirit - From the Heart of the Fire

  For more than 25 years the music from around the campfires of the Rainbow Gathering has inspired the hearts of thousands worldwide. Since 1972 the ...

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  htfiddler said:

  High ... delighted to find the full Rainbow Spirit video on this channel in such high quality video. Sadly the audio track is crakling throughout and the audio is the most important aspect of this important recording. Could you please redo it and correct this? Please let me know when it's fixe...

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  Rainbow Gathering 2011

  an eclectic group of people filled the forest of southern Washington by the thousands this July to celebrate the idea of peace and brotherhood.

  mu...

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  htfiddler said:

  This year was #40 and the best ever! Thank you Family! XOXOXOXO :-)

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  July DenBo Rainbow Potluck.wmv

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  htfiddler said:

  Wow ... Marty Heartsong all the way from Paonia! Very cool! Sorry ... I was in Wash. State. :-)

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htfiddler commented 5 months ago

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Henry The Fiddler

One Man; Two Hands; A World of Things to Fiddle...

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htfiddler said:

Will the real "Henry the Fiddler" please stand up? Many thanks from the real Henry the Fiddler. htfiddler

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  Kate & Ben at the Urbana Farmer's Market

  See title

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  htfiddler said:

  Oh ... Reel du Marguerite I think you said. Check out this Jean Carignan version of Hangman's: watch?v=gT3DctGzUhI

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  Kate & Ben at the Urbana Farmer's Market

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  htfiddler said:

  Great fiddlin' Kate!

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  *No video - Only audio* Rainbow Gathering 2011 fiddle music by the fire

  Henry the Fiddler plays fiddle by the campfire at Lovin' Ovens Camp, Rainbow Gathering 2011

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  htfiddler said:

  Hey ... thx for posting this. What an honor! The tunes are Dancing Bear and the Tarbolton Reel. WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Alex Depue World's Fastest Violinist! Flight of the Bumble Bee 58 seconds!!

  Alex DePue sets a world record for the fastest violinist playing Flight of the Bumble Bee in 58 seconds

  However Fast you can play it...Alex can pl...

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  htfiddler said:

  I saw Alex a few hours ago at Weiser National Fiddle Championship. Asked him why he doesn't get his 58 sec. version certified by Guiness? He said, "Because it costs $8,000!"

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htfiddler commented 7 months ago

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Fastest violin player

The fastest violinist is David Garrett (Germany) who played "Flight of the Bumblebee" in 1 min 5.26 sec on the set of Guinness World Records: Die G...

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htfiddler said:

Alex DePue beats him by 7 sec!

watch ? v = qV7IKBK45gM

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  ORIGINAL Elephant Painting

  Watch this elephant paint a beautiful image of an elephant holding a flower. You'll be amazed at how her talent unfolds as she carefully completes...

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  htfiddler said:

  This is indeed real. Check snopes.com

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  Star Trek theme song played on a Musical Saw

  The Saw Lady, musician/street performer Natalia Paruz, plays the original Star Trek theme song on the musical saw.

  Enjoyed the performance? Click ...

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  htfiddler said:

  Natalia ... you are awesome! .... Henry

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htfiddler commented 11 months ago

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MBB Angry robot Cello

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unbelieveable ... please delete this crap ... what disrespect ... not to mention destruction of a valuable instrument!

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  Rachel

  Fiddle: Glenn Godsey, Cello Banjo: Mike Long

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  htfiddler said:

  Hey buddy ... just tripped across this one surfing YouTube! Henry

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htfiddler commented 1 year ago

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Biggest Musical Saw Ensemble World Record

This is the New York Musical Saw Festival 2009 at Trinity church in Astoria, NY on 4/18/2009, where 63 musical saw players played Ave Maria and bro...

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htfiddler said:

Better one of this same moment. 53 of em. View @ YouTube: watch?v=vj5znm8LMJc

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  Richard's 71st Birthday Party

  A friend asked me to record and upload this video of a family gathering.

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  htfiddler said:

  If old hippies can't learn to sing "Happy Birthday to U" in tune, they should try ooom-ing instead. Really !!!

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htfiddler commented 1 year ago

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Amazing Saw Festival

And you thought it was just for cutting wood. Welcome to the 8th NYC Musical Saw Festival.

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htfiddler said:

Hi ... I am the saw player at 0:41 playing Ghost Riders in the Sky. My name is "Henry the Fiddler" however you credited "Henry Fiddle". I realize it may be too late to correct, but if possible the correction would be appreciated. Also, while you're at it, Ghost Riders is 2 words ... not Ghostr...

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  Hangman's Reel-- a hot hoedown

  Friday night cabin jam in Hampshire County, WV. Scorching fiddles and banjo and ringing mandolins. Filmed in darkness, except for moonlight beams a...

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  htfiddler said:

  Best version online!

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  science of the musical saw

  Henry The Fiddler gives a lesson in the science of the musical saw. He uses salt to show the pattern of how the saw vibrates when a note is played....

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  htfiddler said:

  Thank you Julia ... very nice! ... Henry

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  KICK ASS FIDDLING!

  this is one of our violinists at Baylor tearin it up in the Hyatt on the Riverwalk :)

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  htfiddler said:

  At least 95% of this rendition is note for note quoted from Mark O'Connor's version of the Orange Blossom Special on his New Nashville Cats album. Go figger!

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