Darol gets to recording... a lot! part 2
Wed, 11/22/2017 - 6:15pm
Mr Sun, Darol's band of youthful string virtuosos, spent a November week in a remote cabin in the Maine Woods recording their 3rd release in 2018.
This recording will remedy a veritable logjam of new material that the band constantly insists on creating. Featured on the recording will be one rarely-heard epic composition of Darols, "A Real Dragon", which has seldom been played live in the 20 years it's been written. In addition there are two brand-new Darol compositions on this release. Also there will be ambitious and startlingly beautiful new tunes and songs from guitarist Grant Gordy and mandolinist Joe K.Walsh, and a couple of much-loved tunes from the repertoires of Charles Mingus ( Better Get It In Your Soul) and Ray Charles (Just A Little Lovin'). One of Darol's tunes is a fiddling tribute to Bluegrass giant Kenny Baker, called "Breakers' Bakedown", which will be shared and taught here on the Artistworks site.
Kimberley Fraser Teaches Fiddle Tune
Tue, 10/31/2017 - 12:00am
Kimberley Fraser, native of the beautiful Cape Breton, joins Darol Anger's Fiddle school as a guest instructor. In her three part guest teacher lesson, Fraser brings her unique and melodic fiddle playing to ArtistWorks students. In the newest installment of her guest teaching, Fraser plays a tune that traces back to the Shetand Islands, but has also found a home in the people and culture of Fraser's Canadian hometown. Click here to dive in!
Darol Anger & Kimberly Fraser Interview
Fri, 10/06/2017 - 9:59am
In this interview series Darol is joined by Kimberley Fraser for some great fiddle jamming and discussion. Entertaining since the age of three, Kimberley Fraser is one of Cape Breton Island's most accomplished traditional musicians and one of the foremost sought after instructors for Celtic music. Kimberley holds a degree in Violin performance from Berklee College of Music and in Celtic Studies from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Education is important to her, reflected in Kimberley’s dedication to teaching Cape Breton music both at home and abroad.
There will be more to come in this series so check back for more in the coming weeks. Click here to check out part 1!
Update: we've added Parts 5-7, click here to check out Part 5!
Bluegrass All-Stars Live at RockyGrass
Fri, 09/08/2017 - 2:44pm
Topics: andy hall, bluegrass, bryan sutton, darol anger, mandolin, michael daves, mike block, mike marshall, missy raines, Tony Trischka
Good News: We have some exclusive new videos for anyone in our bluegrass schools. It's the ArtistWorks Bluegrass All Stars performing live at RockyGrass 2016!
The two songs are played back to back: "The Puppy Belly Dance" and "Fox Chase". We also uploaded their performance of "State Line". There's a fun impromptu dueling guitar portion between Michael Daves and Bryan Sutton in that one, very entertaining! After that Mike Block leads the gang in "Johnny B. Goode". Next we have their performance of "Chief Sitting in the Rain". For anyone who plays mandolin, Mike Marshall teaches a great version of this in his school.
We added "I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome", a classic bluegrass tune that Bill Monroe wrote with Hank Williams a long time ago. Michael Daves teaches how to sing both the lead and tenor vocal parts in multiple keys in his intermediate curriculum for those interested in adding this to your jam list.
Next we added another classic: "Way Downtown" by Doc Watson*. It's sung here by Bryan Sutton and Michael Daves in this lively performance. For the fiddlers out there, Darol Anger teaches this tune in his Beginner and Intermediate curriculum. For Mandolin pickers, Mike Marshall teaches this in his Beginner curriculum.
Then Darol Anger kicks off a great fiddle tune titled "Cherokee Shuttle". There's some fantastic soloing by Darol, Mike, Tony, Bryan and Andy in this installment and another all around team effort from the All Stars as they rock another tune with only minutes of prep time before taking it live to a full house. Next we added the classic "John Hardy" - don't miss it!
Update: Thought the show was over? Not yet! After the crowd erupted in cheers and a standing ovation, the begging for one more tune convinced the Bluegrass All Stars return to the stage for this awesome encore performance of "Deep Ellum Blues" lead by Andy Hall on vocals (who also teaches this tune in his Intermediate Dobro lessons).
You can find all this great exclusive content +Music section of the Learn area!
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