Coffee and Cajun Fiddle cajun country cajun fiddle coffee and cajun fiddle creole fiddle lessons ifiddlemag louisiana Jun 26, 2020

Hi, I'm Mitch Reed with MitchReedMusicLessons.com. Thanks for joining me on iFiddleMagazine.com. One of the things I'd like to talk about in this article is how in Cajun country and Creole country down here in southwest Louisiana, how coffee and fiddling are such a big part of the culture.

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The Basics of Cajun Tuning accordion basics cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun tuning fiddle lessons getting started how-to ifiddlemag louisiana the basics of cajun tuning traditional cajun Apr 09, 2020

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed, and thanks for joining me today. I’m going to talk a little bit about Cajun tuning. My violin right now is tuned standard EADG, like you would play if you were in an orchestra. If you live down in Southwest Louisiana and you were to go to a jam session, you would...

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My Fiddles beausoleil bluegrass cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun music fiddle lessons irish fiddle louisiana my fiddles old time old time cajun Mar 20, 2020

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed, welcome to my vlog. And my vlog today is on the violins that I play. So I’ve had a lot of you ask about what kind of violin I play and, you know, how old it is, and who made it, and all this stuff. So I thought I would go through all three of my violins that I...

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Mardi Gras Medley on Bouzouki cajun and creole cajun fiddle creole mardi gras fiddle lessons louisiana mamou mardi gras mardi gras medley on bouzouki Feb 25, 2020

Happy Mardi Gras y’all! I just thought I’d play a few traditional Mardi Gras tunes on the bouzouki since it really is an old medieval holiday that came from France to the new world and found its way all the way to Mamou, Louisiana, which is, I always think is the King capital of...

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Second Finger Slide to a Unison cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun music fiddle lessons ifiddlemag lake arthur stomp louisiana second finger slide to a unison unisons Feb 20, 2020

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed from mitchreedmusiclessons.com, and I am sharing some Cajun techniques with y’all on iFiddlemagazine.com and I’m glad to be here.

When Mike asked me about some interesting Cajun technique, I thought of one thing that really stands out with Cajun...

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Leo Soileau’s “Ma Chère ‘Tite Fille” accordion cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun fiddler cajun music fiddle lessons fiddle tune leo soileau leo soileau’s “ma chère ‘tite fille” louisiana Feb 12, 2020

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed. Welcome to my vlog and my vlog today is on a tune that I’ve been listening to played by great fiddle master, Leo Soileau. So, Leo Soileau, his name is not spoken a whole lot. He’s not as famous as maybe Dennis McGee, but he had a huge influence on Cajun...

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Finding Inspiration Everyday bluegr fiddle cajun and creole cajun fiddle fiddle lessons finding inspiration everyday irish fiddle louisiana maine old time cajun Nov 19, 2019

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed. Welcome to my vlog. And today I’m playing fiddle music for the first snow that’s falling up here in Maine and it’s so beautiful and I’m up in my apartment. I’m looking out of my window. Wish I could show y’all! It’s really...

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Bébé Carrière’s Ti Canaille bébé carrière’s ti canaille cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun mazurkas cajun polka fiddle lessons louisiana Nov 07, 2019

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed. Welcome to my vlog. And today I’m going to talk about a great old-time fiddler Be’Be’ Carriere, who was a huge inspiration to me, and to a lot of other fiddle players. Michael Doucet, and Kevin Wimmer, just to name a few. And he was like Dennis McGee....

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Being a Cajun Fiddler accordion being a cajun fiddler bluegrass cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun fiddler cajun music country music fiddle lessons louisiana old time fiddle Mar 11, 2019

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed and today my vlog is on being a Cajun fiddler and tips for you future Cajun fiddlers. Just tips on how to be a fiddler who tunes their fiddle down but also how to fit in with other styles of music like if you go to a jam and they’re playing old-timey music, or...

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Legendary Mamou Fiddlers cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun fiddler cajun music contradances dennis mcgee fiddle lessons ifiddle ifiddlemag lafayette legendary mamou fiddlers louisiana mamou shelby vidrine Mar 04, 2019

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed. Welcome to my vlog. My vlog today is on fiddling and fiddlers from the Mamou region. Mamou, Louisiana is considered the capital of Cajun music. I’m going to explain why that is. So basically, most of the greatest fiddlers you had were from Mamou or the Mamou...

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Canray’s Drinking Tunes beausoleil cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun fiddler cajun music canray fontenot canray’s drinking tunes creole fiddle creole french creole mardi gras fiddle lessons ifiddle ifiddlemag louisiana mardi gras Feb 28, 2019

Hi, I’m Mitch Reed. Welcome to my vlog. It’s Mardi Gras season! This year I’m not going to do the Mardi Gras song. I’ve done it so many times, but I thought I would do some drinking tunes to celebrate the season. And I’ve been thinking about this. Canray Fontenot is...

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Varise Conner cajun and creole cajun fiddle cajun waltz creoles fiddle lessons fiddle tunes louisiana varise conner Jan 17, 2019

Hi, I'm Mitch Reed. Welcome to my vlog again. It's been a while since I've made a vlog. I've been very busy. I'm a dad again. I have a seven-week-old daughter, so a lot of new stuff going on. I moved up here to Maine and finally settling in up here. I'm surviving the winter. It's about eight...

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