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Sept. 30 – Oct 21 – Dorian tunes in Am

Fiddling Demystified Class, Philadelphia Folksong Society’s Folkschool. (Signup form for classes and archived lessons)

Sept. 30 – Oct. 21 – Dorian tunes in 4/4 and 2/4 to learn and backup – the tunes are meant to be played as a medley, with Cutting Ferns followed by Cluck Auld Hen in 6/8, then Cluck Old Hen in 2/4.

  • Cutting Ferns (strathspey) Am
    • sheet music (treble clef) from Jerry Holland, Vol. I, Cranford Publications.
    • YouTube link: Jerry Holland’s first Rounder recording, Master Cape Breton Fiddler)
    • track Cutting Ferns/Brenda Stubbert’s © Jerry Holland – excerpt from Acadian House Party CD with Eddie Arsenault
  • Cluck Old Hen (Southern Old-Time reel) Am (from Fiddling Demystified, Vol. I),
    • sheet music for treble clef in 2/4 and 6/8
  • Donna plays all three separately and together on YouTube:
    • Cutting Ferns
    • Cluck Auld Hen 6/8
    • Cluck Old Hen 2/4
    • Medley of all three tunes

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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.

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