Darol Anger talks Improvising on Fiddle Tunes: Billy in the Low Ground

Acclaimed fiddler and teacher Darol Anger expands on a very special category of musical improvisation: How to come up with variations on fiddle tunes without obliterating the character of the tune. Here he examines the classic "Billy In The Low Ground". For way, way more of this kind of thing, check his Artistworks Fiddle School:

[evancarawan]

Thanks darol for some new takes on one of my old faves.

[pilotdrew]

great improvisation advice for any instrument, thanks Darol!

[jessewilliams]

I heard the story of how this song came to be the other day. Billy was out exploring the land, and he fell into some quicksand and luckily he had his fiddle so he began playing until someone heard the music and came to help him out.

[philnewcomers]

Thomason plays a 3d pt fst fngerholding ConAst andGonEstn which seems to be a restatement of 1st pt which is very interesting ttfn&ty

[poppyk]

What is attached on your bridge? What is their function? The low black dots just above the bridge feet.

[davidsawyer]

Just GENIUS he always will be too. 🎻 🏳‍🌈 🪕

[FiddlinFriar]

Interesting, but it would be nice to hear the entire tune played a few times with different variations.