You Can be a FiddleStar

I post things about fiddling. And how we can all be better at it.

<p>My parking shuttle driver asked me where I was flying into today and I said Seattle and he said oh yeah? Mariners are playing the Cubbies this afternoon. You should go. And I was like, you’re right I should! So on my layover in Denver I grabbed a ticket on Stubhub and as soon as I landed I grabbed my rental car and hightailed it to T-Mobile Park and I made it for the last few innings. Crossed another beautiful park off my list and got to replace all the bad memories of living here in ‘98 and being too broke to see a single baseball game. #mariners #baseball #baseballstadium #fiddlestar  (at T-Mobile Park)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8XHmEF1lx/?igshid=hj0bek9u4uf2">https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8XHmEF1lx/?igshid=hj0bek9u4uf2</a></p>

My parking shuttle driver asked me where I was flying into today and I said Seattle and he said oh yeah? Mariners are playing the Cubbies this afternoon. You should go. And I was like, you’re right I should! So on my layover in Denver I grabbed a ticket on Stubhub and as soon as I landed I grabbed my rental car and hightailed it to T-Mobile Park and I made it for the last few innings. Crossed another beautiful park off my list and got to replace all the bad memories of living here in ‘98 and being too broke to see a single baseball game. #mariners #baseball #baseballstadium #fiddlestar (at T-Mobile Park)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw8XHmEF1lx/?igshid=hj0bek9u4uf2

Posted 256 weeks ago

Happy Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith Tuesday! Today we have Dickson County Blues #2, which was requested by my friend Tom Bailey. It was already my plan for this week’s video so it’s a victory all around! Check out the difference between the timing in the ending phrases of the A and B parts. Subtle, but powerful. That’s the blues, my friends… #fiddlinarthursmith #fiddle #blues #fiddlestar (at Fiddlestar)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4njRxlOZM/?igshid=u4wb4c2ji30l

Posted 256 weeks ago
<p>Can there be a better day than one spent with your bff meeting some awesome doggos? #rhetoricalquestion #adoptdontshop #bonapartesretreatdogs  (at White’s Mercantile)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0dXxllRxm/?igshid=6mtl1iizjnxj">https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0dXxllRxm/?igshid=6mtl1iizjnxj</a></p>

Can there be a better day than one spent with your bff meeting some awesome doggos? #rhetoricalquestion #adoptdontshop #bonapartesretreatdogs (at White’s Mercantile)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0dXxllRxm/?igshid=6mtl1iizjnxj

Posted 256 weeks ago

I made a whole video about using my super favorite thing, Strum Machine, to help you learn how and when to play fills in a bluegrass and country setting. It’s a really effective way to practice playing behind singers and a way to use Strum Machine beyond just playing fiddle tunes with guitar backup. (Which is super cool in and of itself, don’t get me wrong!) You can see the whole video on my YouTube channel or my Facebook page. Now go play behind some singers in the most appropriate way - yay! #doyouevenstrummachine #fiddle #fiddlelessons #bluegrass #countrymusic #dontplayoverthevocals (at Fiddlestar)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwyJ_-jl6oM/?igshid=rg126oar455i

Posted 256 weeks ago
<p>We are so proud of our friend Yuki and her new brick oven pizza truck. The pizza is delicious and her partners are fabulous and we just love our #girlboss friends! Also, it’s called Gattara Pizza and gattara means (crazy) cat lady in Italian and that’s the best description ever for this badass Japanese girl. Follow @gattaranashville and eat the pizza. (at Jackalope Brewing Company)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bws4hGuF-uv/?igshid=1pi700znhghzz">https://www.instagram.com/p/Bws4hGuF-uv/?igshid=1pi700znhghzz</a></p>

We are so proud of our friend Yuki and her new brick oven pizza truck. The pizza is delicious and her partners are fabulous and we just love our #girlboss friends! Also, it’s called Gattara Pizza and gattara means (crazy) cat lady in Italian and that’s the best description ever for this badass Japanese girl. Follow @gattaranashville and eat the pizza. (at Jackalope Brewing Company)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bws4hGuF-uv/?igshid=1pi700znhghzz

Posted 256 weeks ago
<p>Just a reminder - registration for FiddleStar Adult Beginner Camp opens May 1 for new campers and April 25 for returning campers. You know how we roll at this camp. We do things slowly and clearly and we focus on creating good habits and easing into playing with other people. Also, it’s super fun and you can learn more at <a href="http://www.fiddlestaradultbeginnercamp.com">www.fiddlestaradultbeginnercamp.com</a>. #fiddle #fiddlecamp #fiddlelessons #beginnerfiddle  (at Fiddlestar)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkQDW8FJBI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16ol91jee28sb">https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkQDW8FJBI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16ol91jee28sb</a></p>

Just a reminder - registration for FiddleStar Adult Beginner Camp opens May 1 for new campers and April 25 for returning campers. You know how we roll at this camp. We do things slowly and clearly and we focus on creating good habits and easing into playing with other people. Also, it’s super fun and you can learn more at www.fiddlestaradultbeginnercamp.com. #fiddle #fiddlecamp #fiddlelessons #beginnerfiddle (at Fiddlestar)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkQDW8FJBI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16ol91jee28sb

Posted 257 weeks ago
<p>What a lovely #easterbonnet luncheon with my some of my favorites. We sang, we ate, we wore hats, and Ashby wore whatever it is those things are. A perfect ending to a fantastic weekend. (at Nashville, Tennessee)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwiOwpYF0YC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z3x0w2ov30hs">https://www.instagram.com/p/BwiOwpYF0YC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z3x0w2ov30hs</a></p>

What a lovely #easterbonnet luncheon with my some of my favorites. We sang, we ate, we wore hats, and Ashby wore whatever it is those things are. A perfect ending to a fantastic weekend. (at Nashville, Tennessee)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwiOwpYF0YC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z3x0w2ov30hs

Posted 257 weeks ago
<p>Surrounded by some of the best podcasters in the business… It’s always an inspiration to watch people do their thing. Also, they’re genuinely hilarious and you all know how important that is to me. And also part two, anyone who has ever been in a band or some sort of improv troupe can tell you that three people talking at once and all being funny at the same time and making that timing work is some kind of sorcery. Kudos to the #godawfulmoviespodcast guys for that.  (at Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwdmWjZlhtj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18i5avyox2upa">https://www.instagram.com/p/BwdmWjZlhtj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18i5avyox2upa</a></p>

Surrounded by some of the best podcasters in the business… It’s always an inspiration to watch people do their thing. Also, they’re genuinely hilarious and you all know how important that is to me. And also part two, anyone who has ever been in a band or some sort of improv troupe can tell you that three people talking at once and all being funny at the same time and making that timing work is some kind of sorcery. Kudos to the #godawfulmoviespodcast guys for that. (at Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwdmWjZlhtj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18i5avyox2upa

Posted 257 weeks ago
<p>I’m in a deco wonderland. #netherlandplaza  (at Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwa9-hJFFhL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mln9eb81a82m">https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwa9-hJFFhL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mln9eb81a82m</a></p>

I’m in a deco wonderland. #netherlandplaza (at Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwa9-hJFFhL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mln9eb81a82m

Posted 257 weeks ago
<p>Thinking back to our day at Notre Dame, around this time last year. I am not a religious person but I am a person who values beauty and architecture and history and this fire was certainly devastating to all of those things. Have you heard though, that for decades, on the property of the Palace of Versailles, the French people have been growing oak trees to replaces the wooden structures of Notre Dame, in case they were ever damaged? It’s true. And the beauty and architecture and history and vision of that idea brings me great peace and it is a reminder that we can be doing more in every area of our lives to sustain the things that sustain us. (at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris)<br/>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BwU3LtSlxg3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i1trjrifs4sz">https://www.instagram.com/p/BwU3LtSlxg3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i1trjrifs4sz</a></p>

Thinking back to our day at Notre Dame, around this time last year. I am not a religious person but I am a person who values beauty and architecture and history and this fire was certainly devastating to all of those things. Have you heard though, that for decades, on the property of the Palace of Versailles, the French people have been growing oak trees to replaces the wooden structures of Notre Dame, in case they were ever damaged? It’s true. And the beauty and architecture and history and vision of that idea brings me great peace and it is a reminder that we can be doing more in every area of our lives to sustain the things that sustain us. (at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BwU3LtSlxg3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i1trjrifs4sz

Posted 258 weeks ago

 1/25/13
I am excited to embark on a new chapter of my working life - I recently gave my notice to the Pam Tillis organization and will no longer be touring with her or Lorrie Morgan (on their awesome Grits and Glamour Tour). I must admit, I'm sad to be leaving. It's been an incredible four years and I have learned so much. Thanks to Pam, her amazing husband/manager Matt Spicher, and my bandmates, especially the lovely and talented Mary Sue Englund, with whom I spent more time over the last few years than I did with my husband. And I wouldn't trade a minute of it...