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Take your bowing to the next level with an audio guide to fiddle groove and bowing. Fiddler Gretchen Koehler explains common bowing patterns, insider tips and practical guidance.
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Learn Ice Harvest Reel from the Fiddling With Traditions Suite by tunesmith Gretchen Koehler.
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Venture onto the frozen lake where the fiddler’s bow saws into the ice! This edition of "Fiddling With Tradition" featuring the IPW-101, the volunteer crew that builds the annual ice palace in Saranac Lake, NY.
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Build-a-tune: Here are some ideas for the tune Gaspé Reel including audios, sheet music!
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A North Country fiddle tune bank~~ Some of these pieces are well-known in fiddle circles across the Northeast and eastern Canada, while others have not traveled far beyond our little corner of New York… until now!
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Virtual Tune Banks: Gretchen Koehler made the jump to the digital world to pass on her old tradition on social media, creating a resource for musicians around the world.
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Musicians want to make music and be creative. Sometimes it’s good to put “work” on hold, to do something for yourself.
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As a tribute to my husband’s uncle Stephen Fleury, I share a vignette that Steve wrote in 2018 about finding, restoring and learning to play his grandfather’s fiddle. “The Return of the LeRoux Family Fiddle” by Steve Fleury.
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Fiddling With Traditions is now an ALBUM!!!
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The behind-the-scenes of the orchestra commission of Song of The Saint Lawrence composed by Gretchen Koehler & Barb Heller.
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Enjoy “Fiddling With Traditions” 8 part music video series feat. Koehler & Kelly performing their soundscapes alongside the talented artists keeping American folk traditions alive.
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Fiddling With Traditions LIVE SHOW
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An new album, launch of a school program… lots going on with Fiddling With Traditions!
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The creative process behind the show, SIT BY THE FIRE ~ MUSIC & POETRY. Meet the authors, see the music, and more.
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Learn more about the artists and the traditions that inspired the music of Fiddling With Traditions.
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Learn more about the music of Fiddling With Traditions
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“Fiddling With Traditions” goes on the road! Learn more about this multi-media show.
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Behind the scenes of the exceptional reunion concert of The Koehler Sisters and their extended family at Mohonk Mountain House.
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Learn about the process of making a music video with mother-son filmaking team, Gretchen Koehler & Syl Foisy.
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A visit with guideboat builder Chris Woodward inspires a new tune in honor of master builder, Carl Hathaway.
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