Inside-Sonoma doesn’t know a cello from a viola, much less a fiddle from a faddle. But we do know that the Cloverdale Fiddle Festival is pretty cool. And we are using Wikipedia and Video Jug to learn how to play in the next 2 days in order to get into the festival.
In the meantime, here’s a random round-up of fiddle action found on the internet, and which can also be viewed in Cloverdale. On the internet. And hence the topicality.
BTW- The Cloverdale Fiddle Festival is January 24 and 25 at the Citrus Fairgrounds in Cloverdale. Cost? $12.50 Saturday or Sunday, or special BONUS price of $20 for the weekend. $20? That’s like two grande vanilla soy lattes!
Fiddler #1 – Yes meets Michael Jackson:
Amazing Fiddle Player – Watch more Entertainment
Black Sabbath’s War Pigs – With a Fiddle! H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS-YEAH!
And finally, Barber’s Adagio for Strings on an Electric Violin with a Techno beat. “Platoon” would have been so different with this version:
