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Susie here. Sorry I haven't kept up this website. Too much school, too little time. ;~) Anyway, many people have asked me the difference between a fiddle and a violin. There are tons of jokes I could tell you, but that would take up too much space. Instead, I put a new excerpt of a poem at the bottom of this page. I hope you like the it, because I do. It may take a while to understand, so try reading it several times.
Hey, I'm Sharon. We've just gotten back from a week at fiddle camp in Texas, and we had an amazing time there. While there, I worked on a few new versions of my favorite tune, Ragtime Annie. I also learned a new song, Cotton Patch Rag, from one of my favorite Texas fiddlers, Marty Elmore. I played Cotton Patch Rag recently in New Jersey, and it helped me take home first place in a contest.
The Fiddler's Reply
by Joel Mabus
I have played tunes -- not songs.
Not voiceable, obvious word-infested songs -- but
tunes, each tune a puzzle, each one a box
with its own proud secret. Each its own smile
Sweetly shown -- each tune is a lesson pondered.
Pattern -- at once familiar yet unique --
Like snow crystals -- like footprints -- like the way
The world is right now -- that's what a tune is..
No sir. They don't all sound the same to me.
For the rest of the Fiddler's Poem
