As the third quarter of the year comes to a close, it's time to move on to the next tune on my list for this Second Year of Ward Jarvis. But first, let's reflect on the progress made over the last three months.
This quarter included a month off for a family vacation. While I was gone, I missed three great local festivals. And of course, I have fallen a bit behind the pace for my fiddle playing time goal for the year. However, I got to see some traditional Greek folk music at a village festival on the Island of Rhodes.
It was difficult to knock off the rust that accumulated in my absence, but I'm back to my routine and making up for lost time.
It was nice to get another opportunity to write another review for the forthcoming issue of The Old-Time Herald. I'm hoping to write a few more to close out 2018. I also have another writing project in the works that I'm hoping to share in the next couple weeks, concerning a once great festival that met its demise five years ago. This year would have been its 50th anniversary. Any guesses?
One of these days, I need to do a little recording session to better gauge my progress.
The next tune on my list is "Grey Eagle." Jarvis plays this one in cross A tuning. It's included in The Milliner-Koken Collection and available on the accompany page of the Slippery-Hill website.
Thank you all for reading. If you have any advice on how to approach "Grey Eagle," let me know in the comments.
It was difficult to knock off the rust that accumulated in my absence, but I'm back to my routine and making up for lost time.
General Highlights
Vacation ended my daily playing streak at 89 days on fiddle and 86 days on banjo. As soon as I returned, I launched a new streak that now stands at 27 days on both instruments. I've got my sights set on 100.It was nice to get another opportunity to write another review for the forthcoming issue of The Old-Time Herald. I'm hoping to write a few more to close out 2018. I also have another writing project in the works that I'm hoping to share in the next couple weeks, concerning a once great festival that met its demise five years ago. This year would have been its 50th anniversary. Any guesses?
Fiddle Highlights
This quarter's Ward Jarvis tune was "Forked Deer" in the key of D. The tune is also among the dozen tunes I identified earlier this year as part Ohio's old-time fiddle repertoire. The tune came fairly easily, which has allowed me some time to focus on fine tuning my playing on "Head of the Creek" and "Three Forks of Reedy."One of these days, I need to do a little recording session to better gauge my progress.
The next tune on my list is "Grey Eagle." Jarvis plays this one in cross A tuning. It's included in The Milliner-Koken Collection and available on the accompany page of the Slippery-Hill website.
Banjo Highlights
While I got behind on my fiddle playing time this quarter, I'm right on schedule with my banjo goal. I've been working on adapting my Ward Jarvis tunes to the five-string, but one of the biggest highlights of the quarter was dusting off my jamming skills. I dragged my banjo to a local old-time session for the first time in a couple years.Blog Highlights
And finally, here are the Top 3 posts of the third quarter:Thank you all for reading. If you have any advice on how to approach "Grey Eagle," let me know in the comments.
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