Scuttlebutt - March 29

March 29, 2023
The Strings Magazine article on my For the Greater Groove Podcast is now online. It was great to chat with David Templeton about the future of string playing and the amazing guests I've had on the show. 

Speaking of amazing guests, I'm interviewing my hero, electric violinist Jean Luc Ponty , next week!

Click the image below to see the Strings article. 
People keep signing up, so I'm going to keep offering my  FREE STRUM BOWING LIVE-ONLINE WORKSHOP  whenever I can. The next one is tonight, Wednesday March 29 at 7:30 pm central time. If you've heard about Strum Bowing but aren't sure what it is, this is a perfect opportunity to get a free lesson on it.

Grab your instrument and join this fun interactive session! Click the button below to sign up for FREE. Seeya tonight!
Bringing some solo electric violin looping to Ardmore, OK's Goddard Center this week, joined for a few tunes by my friend and local celeb, pianist Caleb Hogan .
One more shot from the ASTA conference last week, a virtual who's-who of the progressive string convening at a panel session. From the left:  Jason Anick , Mike Block , Rob Flax , Martin Norgaard, Darol Anger , Julie Lyonn Lieberman , Jesús Florido , Martha Mooke , Christian Howes , Duane Padilla , Doc Wallace , led by our fearless Eclectic Styles chair, Kenny Baker .
Stoked to announce I'm coming back once again to join the forces of electricity and rock and roll at the Mark Wood Rock Orchestra Camp this summer, July 9-15 in Olathe, KS. This is THE place to be for rock string players young and old--a structured free-for-all of good vibes and distortion pedals! Don't miss it!!
from the left: Doc Wallace, Laura Kaye , Deb Winant, William Winant, myself and the one and only Mark Wood!
So proud to be coming back to Fiddle Hell Online this year! 

iykyk, and if you don't--well, I'll tell you! It's just the greatest, funnest fiddle camp anywhere. It's live in November up in the Boston area, and online in April, this year April 13-16. I'll be teaching 2 different classes and appearing on one of many, many concerts that you will have access to if you join--which you should!
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Jean-Luc will also be the special guest at the  CLAZZ International Music Festival  again this year in Tuscany, Italy! 

So come and hang with Jean-Luc in Tuscany!

Spots will fill up, so make your plans now! Scholarships are available. Click reply if you have a question or want to discuss anything with me personally.
Upcoming Events
March 31
Solo Concert and educational session
Ardmore, OK
April 13-16
Solo Concert and 2 educational sessions
May 7
"Ficciones" by Roberto Sierra with the 
Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
Richmond, VA
July 9-15
educational sessions and solo concert
Olathe, KS
July 17-31
Clazz International Music Festival
educational sessions and solo concert
Arcidosso, Italy
August 7-9
NJCC Multi-Style Strings Symposium
educational sessions and solo concert
Jersey City, NJ
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Tracy Silverman