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Donna Hébert

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Published in . . .

Franco-American Women’s Institute “Moé ti poé” – Rhea Cote Robbins, editor & UMaine professor

  • “Teaching the baby to swear . . .” – October 2014, in “Moé ti poé:” Vol. 4, No. 1
  • “Speak White” May 2013,”Moé ti poé:”Vol. 4, No. 1
  • “La femme de la terre” November 2013 “Moé ti poé:” Vol. 4, No. 1
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    Lesson blog on fiddlingdemystified.com

      1 Diatonic chords & music
      2 Jiggety-jig to the dance
      3 Rhythm bowing patterns for jigs and reels
      4 Learning the art of the groove (course syllabus)
      5 Welcome to my living room – an essay on stage fright
      6 Louis Beaudoin: fiddle tunes
      7 Naming the band
      8 November Wind: A waltz by Jane Rothfield

     

    Fiddling Demystified for Strings, PO Box 2632, Amherst MA 01004

      1 Fiddling Demystified for Strings: vln, vla, cello, 2006
      2 The Grumbling Old Woman: tunes for contradancing. vln, vla, cello, 2015 (1995, 1981)
      3 Handmade Tunes: original tunes by Donna Hébert. vln, vla, cello, 2014
      4 Louis Beaudoin: transcriptions by Donna Hébert. Housed in the VT Folklife Center and Le centre pour le patrimoine vivant de Lanaudière in 2015.

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    • Donna’s Jig by Tony Parkes
    • 10-18-21 – Fall on the Cabot Trail
    • 9-21-2021 – Summer’s End
    • 9-12-21 – West Mabou Road
    • 23 February 2021 – Un canadien errant revient
    • 11-25-2020 – A Doggedly Grateful Thanksgiving
    • 10-18-2020 – Blessing
    • 10-11-2020 – Well, Well, Well
    • 10-5-2020 – Big Intervale on the Northeast Margaree River
    • 10-2-2020 – Broad Cove Marsh Road
    • 9-27-2020 – Along the Margaree River
    • 9-24-2020 – Avalon Isle, Part 1
    • 9-20-2020 – Margaree Harbour and Whale Cove
    • 9-19-2020 – Island Light
    • 9-12-2020 – Two Pints of Strawberries
    • 9-8-2020 – Why We Live Here
    • 9-7-2020 – Millworkers – My People
    • 9-5-2020 – Music on the Deck and Online
    • 9-2-2020 – Troubled in Paradise
    • 9-1-2020 – Bread and Butter Pickles
    • 8-31-2020 – Ravens on the Lawn
    • 8-29-2020 – Turning Toward the Light
    • 8-27-2020 – Music as a birthright
    • 8-26-2020 – The Lure of Cape Breton – Part 2
    • 8-25-2020 – The Lure of Cape Breton – Part 1
    • 8-24-2020 – Betty Beaton’s Oatcakes
    • 8-22-2020 – Beaton’s Delight Espresso
    • 8-20-2020 – Blueberry Dreams
    • 8-19-2020 – Cooperation, Chéticamp Style
    • 8-18-2020 – Who Really Owns Canada?

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    Donna performs with five bands, teaches fiddle at Smith and Amherst Colleges and leads Fiddling Demystified workshops for schools, universities, conferences and ASTA chapters. She also directs the Great Groove Band of school-age folk musicians at the Old Songs and Philadelphia Folk Festivals.

    What’s here . . .

    FIDDLING . . .
    • Lore, blog, poetry
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    • For credit @ Smith, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke
    • Private, Online lessons, Workshops

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    • Away with the Faeries with Jane Yolen
    • Max Cohen / Donna Hébert duo
    • Mist Covered Mountains Celtic group
    • The Great Groove Band™ at Old Songs & Philly Folk Fests

    Lesson blog

    • Donna’s Jig by Tony Parkes
    • 10-18-21 – Fall on the Cabot Trail
    • 9-21-2021 – Summer’s End
    • 9-12-21 – West Mabou Road

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