Vassar clements fiddle book

Dec 15, 2014 best american fiddle books and resources for teaching, learning and exploring. Clements has been dubbed the father of hillbilly jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical traditions. Vassar clements no fiddle player will want to miss this powerful dvd lesson. Annie staninec portland fiddle lessons bluegrass fiddle. Vassar clements fiddle bluegrass masters series glazer, matt. A highly expressive and inventive performer, he played. Hi, my name is philip banaszak and for better or worse i am city fiddle. Since beginning his career as a session musician in nashville, tennessee during the 1960s, vassar clements has gone on to become perhaps the best known fiddler in the united states, or perhapsthe world. I think the author might have meant the flatt and scruggs duo. No fiddle player will want to miss this powerful dvd lesson. The master fiddle player vassar clements effortlessly fused country, bluegrass, jazz and swing to create a style dubbed hillbilly jazz.

Matt carefully breaks down all the tunes and analyzes the styles of benny thomasson, bob wills, vassar clements, mark oconnor and other great swing players. Vassar clements along with the del mccoury band on all star bluegrass celevbration ii dvd. Woodland sound studios, nashville, tennessee on january 14, 22. To make a long story short, the fiddle has been handed down through the hands of numerous musical legends. A true fiddle playing legend gives you an exclusive closeup on his technique and musical approach in this special dvd. Digital download only the fiddle according to vassar. Vassar clements superb technique and imaginative musical ideas are slowed down and brought up close to help you improve your technique, increase your repertoire and expand your musical horizons. Vassar clements, 77, fiddler across many styles of music.

Mar, 2004 for almost 4 hours, the strings rocked on. By his teens he had formed a string band with his cousins red and gerald. Vassar explores more than a dozen of his classic licks, showing how he uses slides, chromatics, double and triplestops, slurs and boogie. Will the circle be unbroken nitty gritty dirt band album. String cheese incident live at fillmore auditorium on 200403. Her major influences include vassar clements and pete southerland. Chads version comes from some of his favorite fiddlers, including benny thomasson, terry morris, gene goforth, vassar clements, and others. Vassar clements 1928 2005 father of hillbilly jazz. Vassar clements is an important fiddler and this book offers a great opportunity to study his ways of fiddling. Youll learn some of his best known fiddle breaks and how he uses blues and jazz to transform bluegrass sounds. Youll learn two a parts and two b parts in this lesson. Vassar clements grass routes by vassar clements and a great selection. Hillbilly jazz band, featuring vassar clements on violin doug jernigan on pedal steel exit in nashville, tenn april 4, 1975 source.

Peter rowan contributes two originals, meadow green and rainmaker, and vassar clements offers his own vassars fiddle rag. Official website maintained as a memorial for a versatile fiddle player, who combined bluegrass, country and jazz into his own hillbilly jazz. Starting with a great acoustic bluegrass set, with vassar clements on fiddle, they went on to powerful jamming through to the end of the show, when clements came back for the last few songs. Fob dfc nakamichi 550 w dobly nr, electrovoice re15 mic lineage. Vassar clements fiddle book longtime students of bluegrass instruments will recall with fondness the name oak publications, a division of. Authentic transcriptions of bluegrass breaks in the styles of 25 major players, including eck robertson, fiddin arthur smith, chubby wise, vassar clements, and kenny baker. A classic version of john hartfords good old boys rounds out this eclectic blend of old and new bluegrass sounds. Recorded on april 2nd 2003 at the grand ole opry house in nashville, tn about the artist combining jazz with country, vassar clements became one of the most distinctive, inventive, and popular fiddlers in bluegrass music. Vassar clements grass routes by vassar clements and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book features exact transcriptions of 16 tunes and breaks by the master of bluegrass fiddle. Apr 05, 1975 vassar clements, 1928 2005, was a phenomenal violin player. Clements, vassar, john hartford, dave holland vassar clements, john hartford, dave holland rounder 28 holland, deborah the panic is on gadfly 173 atr holland, jerry jcb with a trip to cape breton lochshore 178 atr holland, jerry the fiddlesticks collection green linnet 168 holland, jools.

Hints or more of both of these fiddlers show up in her playing. Vassar clements band lonesome fiddle blues youtube. Three albums every bluegrass fiddler should own eric. Includes recordings of all of the solos, played slowly and uptospeed, as well as helpful tips. Richard greene, johnny gimble, kevin burke, bruce molsky, john hartford, michael doucet, james kelly, jay ungar, charlie acuff, juan reynoso. It contains detailed transcriptions of fiddle solos from 25 major bluegrass fiddlers, including chubby wise, kenny baker, vassar clements, benny martin, dale potter and johnny gimble. Richard greene, johnny gimble, kevin burke, bruce molsky, john hartford, michael doucet, james kelly, jay ungar, charlie acuff, juan reynoso, laurie lewis. I have tried to play like jimmy buchanan, richard greene, jean luc ponty, vassar clements, kenny baker, johnny gimble, ricky skaggs, mark oconnor, james kelly, bobby hicks, chubby wise, scotty stoneman, liz carroll, stuart duncan and aubrey haynie but i ended up sounding like me. Vassar explores more than a dozen of his classic licks, showing how he uses slides, chromatics, double and triplestops, slurs and boogiewoogie. Youll learn some of his bestknown original and traditional fiddle breaks and how he uses his earliest influencesblues and jazzto transform ordinary bluegrasscountry fiddle sounds into extraordinary ones. Vassar clements fiddle workshop with tania elizabeth, wayne jakes, carol clements, matt flinnersuwannee springfest live oak, fl, 2004032601.

Vassar clements superb technique and imaginative musical ideas are slowed down and brought up. Best american fiddle books and resources for teaching. Vassar clements three albums every bluegrass fiddler should own fiddle patch by bobby hicks click book now to schedule a. Jan 01, 2008 vassar clements is an important fiddler and this book offers a great opportunity to study his ways of fiddling. Live at the station inn, late 80sthanks to michelle putnam for this footage. Old and in the waythat high lonesome sound acoustic disc. Featuring vassar clements, natalie macmaster, martin hayes, sam bush, stuart duncan, john hartford, bruce molsky, matt glaser, richard greene, alisdair. This book features authentic transcriptions of classic bluegrass breaks in the styles of major players like eck robertson, fiddlin arthur smith, chubby wise, vassar clements, kenny baker, byron berline, jimmy. Vassar clements explores the classic licks and techniques that have made him one of the greatest fiddlers of all time.

Vassar clements fiddle bluegrass masters series by glazer, matt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Runaway fiddle by buddy spicher, vassar clements on amazon. There are 46 solos in all, from master fiddlers such as curly ray cline, chubby wise, kenny baker, mac magaha, vassar clements, bobby hicks, glen duncan. The article states that the scruggs clements duet achieved some recognition playing the theme to the television sitcom the beverly hillbillies. But dont expect sparse its a big sound, with cracking tempos tempi. Stacy phillips dobro and fiddle books and recordings. Tunes include avalanche, good womans love, lonesome fiddle blues, windjammer, orange blossom special, down yonder, more. Recorded at kansas state university, manhattan, kansas on march, 1972. Starting with oldtime texas fiddling, youll progress through modern texas, western swing and jazz soloing. Avalanche good womans love lonesome fiddle blues orange blossom special down yonder and more. There are 46 solos in all, from master fiddlers such as curly ray cline, chubby wise, kenny baker, mac magaha, vassar clements, bobby hicks, glen duncan, james price and many others.

Heres a sample lesson from the fiddle according to vassar taught by. Vassar carlton clements april 25, 1928 august 16, 2005 was a grammy awardwinning american jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Lonesome fiddle blues vassar clements and sue cunningham. Traditional bluegrass fiddle transcriptions 46 solos. Vassar clements was one of the worlds finest and most versatile fiddle players. Vassar explores more than a dozen of his classic licks, showing how he uses slides, chromatics, double and triplestops, slurs and boogiewoogie patterns to enhance a variety of tunes. Mar 31, 2015 crossing the catskills by vassar clements. Hillbilly jazz exit in nashville sat night show, 1975. She has also absorbed much from other fiddlers she has met and played with. He teaches some of his bestknown original and traditional fiddle breaks to tunes such as. The most complete bluegrass fiddle book ever published.

Jun 01, 20 ellen carlson is a new hampshire fiddler with a strong grasp on several genres. Here is vassar just before he ventured out with the vassar clements band and electrified fiddle. Homespun the fiddle according to vassar clements dvd. Its a good study of an excellent fiddle player any lover of real fiddle music should have. Bluegrass fiddle styles by kenny kosek softcover sheet. This was one of the first bluegrass fiddle books to be published, and it has proved an influential and valuable resource. It includes insightful analysis of vassars fingering and bowing. His fiddle licks are universally recognized by every violinist in the world.

The fiddle tune paddy on the turnpike is popular in the bluegrass, oldtime, and texas fiddling worlds. If you want to have a knowledge of important fiddling styles, you cant afford not to have a copy of this book. His phenomenal ability to virtually play any kind of music bluegrass, country, pop, rock, jazz and swing has garnered him various awards, including five grammy nominations and a track record that involves multitudes of recording performances. Includes vassar clements fiddle book and the fiddle according to vassar dvd paperback june 1, 2010 by vassar clements author 5. Flatt and scruggs had a popular bluegrass band at that time, but i can find no evidence that vassar clements played fiddle on that number. Vassar clements is considered one of the worlds finest and most versatile fiddle players. Matt breaks down all the tunes and analyzes the styles of bob wills, vassar clements, mark oconnor, and others. Cds played by the original artists byron berline, vassar clements. During the time this was produced, vassar was stretching his limts playing with the likes of john hartford, norman blake and tut taylor. At a later time john called vassar and gave him the fiddle as a christmas gift. Annies book of transcriptions is available for purchase here. Instruments fiddle old time country fiddle homespun. Hillbilly jazz band, featuring vassar clements on violin doug jernigan on pedal steel exit in nashville, tenn april 5, 1975 source.

Vassar clements is on of the most creative fiddlers of all time, and is one of my fiddling. Hillbilly jazz exit in nashville fri night show, 1975. His phenomenal ability to virtually play any kind of music bluegrass, country, pop, blues, rock, jazz and swing garnered him numerous awards, including five grammy nominations. Includes his biography, discography, details of his fiddle, and photo gallery. Traditional bluegrass fiddle solos instruction book annie staninec. This unique group of talented individuals featured, in addition to garcia, peter rowan on guitar and vocals, david grisman on mandolin and vocals, vassar clements on fiddle and vocals, john kahn on bass, and exposed a huge number of people to bluegrass for the very first time. Matt glaser texas and swing fiddle default manufacturer starting with oldtime texas fiddling, youll progress through modern texas, western swing and jazz soloing. The fiddle according to vassar clements by vassar clements.

Vassar clements superb skills and imaginative musical ideas are slowed down and presented to you by the man himself, accompanied by bob hoban. Vassar clements fiddle bluegrass masters series questions for book club. Will the circle be unbroken is the seventh album by the nitty gritty dirt band, with collaboration from many famous bluegrass and countrywestern players, including roy acuff, mother maybelle carter, doc watson, earl scruggs, randy scruggs, merle travis, pete oswald kirby, norman blake, jimmy martin, and others. When vassar rose to fame playing with john hartford, old and in the way and hundreds of other artists as a session player in the 1970s, he was considered a progressive bluegrass musician.

The fiddle according to vassar taught by vassar clements. Vassar, one of the alltime great fiddle players, sometimes forays into jazz but here he sticks to traditional material, which is what i lmost like to hear him do. To call vassar a traditional bluegrass fiddle player is only half right. This book features authentic transcriptions of classic bluegrass breaks in the styles of major players like eck robertson, fiddlin arthur smith, chubby wise, vassar clements, kenny baker, byron berline. Peter rowan contributes two originals, meadow green and rainmaker, and vassar clements offers his own vassar s fiddle rag. Vassar clements 19282005 was tagged with the nickname the kissimmee kid after the town in which he was raised and first took up the fiddle at the age of seven. Lonesome fiddle blues fiddle tune a day day 364 vi. Lonesome fiddle blues fiddle tune a day day 364 vi wickam. The great vassar clements performs with sue cunningham and hickory project at hickory fest, august 21, 2004 in wellsboro, pa.

In the early 70s vassar was working with john hartford who acquired the fiddle and let vassar use it. They became a staple on local radio stations and by age. Page 1 3 2 5 4 4 0 am 6 0 2 3 2 3 5 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 5 g 4 5 0 2 0 2 3. Jan 01, 2008 vassar clements fiddle by vassar clements, 9780825602238, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes.