Music Maker artist Benton Flippen teaches us the basics of playing the fiddle. be sure to check out Flippen's new album
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89 year old Benton Flippen says I guess Ill keep draggin the bow until I just cant do it anymore, sitting in front of his mountains of trophies and other awards.
video by Tom Ciaburri
i love country western music and im buying me a fiddle this week...cant wait till payday.
straitcowboy72 1 month ago
it surely is a subjective thing, huh?!
karpdiem2 1 month ago
He holds the fiddle so comfortably.
brittonseanweb 4 months ago
Whatcha bin flippin' Ben Flippen??
Sefrugon 5 months ago
hi! this video is very inspiring. i'm a frustrated amateur violinist, hoping to play a tune like this one someday. thank you for posting and more power to you!
GraciellaM03 9 months ago
What a great story teller, and fiddler to top it off. I really appreciate that he doesn't play it in the conventional ways, but still gets a good sound. It inspires me to let go of my Classical grip, and embrace some different fiddling methods.
blueskyfiddle 10 months ago
This makes me feel so much more confident knowing his left pinky was stiff too...
imtessss 1 year ago
Benton Flippen was my neighbor for a few years, until December '09! I helped him once when he was locked out of his house :) He is an incredible musician
jessleighj 1 year ago
this guy is great! thanks!!
09donotdisturb 2 years ago
Fantastic! I can never duplicate Mr. Benton's wonderful style, but at 2:07 there is a neat little jig that I will put on my ipod and see if I can pickup a little. Many thanks for posting this!
AnsonFiddler 2 years ago