Driftless

I wrote this tune for some workshop students, so I could include all the techniques I wanted to teach in one piece…mainly bow lifting, syncopated phrasing, using a lower string double stops. The style is Old-Time, inspired by the playing of Bruce Molsky in particular. This style is a little sparser and in some ways simpler sounding compared with Bluegrass or Texas Style, which tend to be a bit more note-heavy.

Here you can learn the tune phrase by phrase:

Learn fiddle techniques including lifting the bow off the string for rhythmic punch, syncopation, and double stop drones.

And here is an arrangement with 2 options for backup:

(click to view 2nd page)

And here you can practice playing along with all the parts:

Play along with the melody of fiddle tune Driftless, or choose from two accompaniment parts.