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folkviola
United Kingdom
Registrace 24. 05. 2014
For sheet music, recordings and more info please visit www.folkviola.co.uk .
Tip jar / busking hat at ko-fi.com/folkviola
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
Viola size: 16"
Viola age: made in 1996
Shoulder rest: Bon Musica
Strings: 2020-present: Warchal Amber; older videos might have Thomastik Dominants or D'Addario Pro Artés, but I can't tell you which are in which recordings!
Do I do any teaching? No, sorry, I have no idea how to do that! (I am available as a copyeditor though.)
Tip jar / busking hat at ko-fi.com/folkviola
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
Viola size: 16"
Viola age: made in 1996
Shoulder rest: Bon Musica
Strings: 2020-present: Warchal Amber; older videos might have Thomastik Dominants or D'Addario Pro Artés, but I can't tell you which are in which recordings!
Do I do any teaching? No, sorry, I have no idea how to do that! (I am available as a copyeditor though.)
Irish fiddle tune on viola: Morrison's Jig
A traditional Irish jig tune, played on viola (transposed down by a 5th from the original key).
The pdf sheet music for the basic melody this tune is available in Volume 1 of my PDF sheet music books of traditional repertoire for viola, available here: www.folkviola.co.uk/traditional-tunes-viola.php
These books of sheet music include all the tunes in two versions: one that fits comfortably on the viola (transposed down by a 5th) and one that is in the original key so it's possible to join in with fiddle players and other trad players in sessions and ceilidh bands, without having to shift out of first position.
*NEW!* I have started transcribing the bowings and ornaments I play in traditional tunes. The detailed PDF sheet music for this tune, with bowing and ornament suggestions, is available at payhip.com/b/7MjZY .
This is also available as part of a discounted sheet music bundle of ten tunes, Folk Viola Bowings and Ornaments Book 1: payhip.com/b/Nfl9T
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Website: www.folkviola.co.uk
Tip jar: ko-fi.com/folkviola
Bandcamp: folkviola.bandcamp.com/
Buy all my sheet music with 33% off! --- payhip.com/b/Gcbla
The pdf sheet music for the basic melody this tune is available in Volume 1 of my PDF sheet music books of traditional repertoire for viola, available here: www.folkviola.co.uk/traditional-tunes-viola.php
These books of sheet music include all the tunes in two versions: one that fits comfortably on the viola (transposed down by a 5th) and one that is in the original key so it's possible to join in with fiddle players and other trad players in sessions and ceilidh bands, without having to shift out of first position.
*NEW!* I have started transcribing the bowings and ornaments I play in traditional tunes. The detailed PDF sheet music for this tune, with bowing and ornament suggestions, is available at payhip.com/b/7MjZY .
This is also available as part of a discounted sheet music bundle of ten tunes, Folk Viola Bowings and Ornaments Book 1: payhip.com/b/Nfl9T
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Website: www.folkviola.co.uk
Tip jar: ko-fi.com/folkviola
Bandcamp: folkviola.bandcamp.com/
Buy all my sheet music with 33% off! --- payhip.com/b/Gcbla
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Rags and Questions [trailer]
zhlédnutí 143Před 14 dny
There's a new music video up on my songwriting channel: @helenbell Direct link to the full video: czcams.com/video/mMyFN1tja3E/video.html This song appears on my EP "Sun-Scorched Songs of Sorrow" and will also be on my upcoming full-length album. If you want to find out more, you can do so using the links below: Website: www.helenbell.co.uk Bandcamp: helenbell.bandcamp.com Mailing list: mailchi...
The Flaming Torches: jig tune on viola
zhlédnutí 317Před měsícem
This is a tune I wrote many years ago as part of a group birthday package that my friends and I made for a friend who was spending one term of her university course studying abroad (the parcel also included a packet of Yorkshire Tea). The name of the tune comes from one of her emails to us all which described a torchlight procession up a hill in Heidelberg. The sheet music is in my first tune b...
Kraftgeek music stand review
zhlédnutí 116Před měsícem
A review of the Kraftgeek music stand. This is the first time I've reviewed a product in a video, but not the first time I've been approached about doing so - but the previous products I was asked to review looked like they shouldn't even exist... I agreed to do this one because I genuinely thought this music stand looked good and that it was something I would use myself. So just so everyone kn...
Da Slockit Light (by Tom Anderson) - viola version
zhlédnutí 1,8KPřed měsícem
Someone requested this tune in the comments recently! This is transposed down by a 5th from the original key, to fit comfortably on the viola in first position. Some people like to play very slow versions of this tune and really wallow in it, which is of course very beautiful... but I like it with a bit more movement, as I mainly learnt it in sessions where it had more of a walking feel to keep...
The Princess Royal - English morris tune on viola - English fiddle
zhlédnutí 833Před 2 měsíci
English morris tune played on the viola, down a 5th from the original key. The sheet music for this tune is in Volume 3 of my pdf sheet music for viola: www.folkviola.co.uk/traditional-tunes-viola.php Website: www.folkviola.co.uk Tip jar: ko-fi.com/folkviola Bandcamp: folkviola.bandcamp.com/ Buy all my sheet music with 33% off! payhip.com/b/Gcbla
Fly Up the Hill - fast viola tune with varied time signatures
zhlédnutí 760Před 3 měsíci
This tune is a bit different to most of the tunes I've recorded here in that it doesn't stay in the same time signature all the way through. Mostly it switches to a different one every bar, except in couple of places. We used to play it in a band I was in many years ago, which was called Ola (it's the opener on our first album, "The Animals Are in the West"). Sheet music is available in my firs...
Hole in the Wall (Purcell) on viola
zhlédnutí 942Před 3 měsíci
This is a tune I really like (so much that it surprises me I'd never made a video of it before). It's "The Hole in the Wall", which is attributed to Purcell and also appears in Playford's Dancing Master. The sheet music for this melody is in my pdf book of traditional repertoire for viola, available at folkviola.co.uk - this tune is in Volume 1 (here's a direct link to the sheet music purchase ...
Rooftop Chartreuse - folk viola tune in 9/8 - Helen Bell
zhlédnutí 653Před 4 měsíci
This is one of my own tunes, titled "Rooftop Chartreuse". Sheet music is in my second tune book, Round the Back of Dandelion Street, available at: www.petrichordia.com/round-the-back-of-dandelion-street.php There is an older video of a duet version here: czcams.com/video/1AfuEWcISHA/video.html (uploaded here 7 years ago, but it was actually recorded nearly 12 years ago back in 2012!) However, i...
Bright Underwing - Helen Bell [folk viola song accompaniment 4]
zhlédnutí 659Před 4 měsíci
This is a song I wrote in 2020. I released a studio recording with three-part vocals and a variety of different drone instruments on my EP "Invisible Threads" in 2021, which you can hear and download at helenbell.bandcamp.com/album/invisible-threads . This video is a slightly different arrangement, with just two vocals and two violas (whatever you call the viola equiavalent of "fiddlesinging", ...
Shave the Donkey [trailer] fiddle and viola duet
zhlédnutí 610Před 5 měsíci
Here's a video I made with fantastic fiddle player (and fellow violist!) Deb Chalmers. It's a morris tune called "Shave the Donkey" which was one of the first we ever played together, years ago... You can see the full video on Deb's channel: czcams.com/video/s_W3_H8uKFI/video.html. Also check out Deb's book about fiddle style (how to put in the twiddly bits, bowings, etc. that make a tune sound...
The Longacre / The Crooked Bridge - Irish and Scottish tunes on viola
zhlédnutí 666Před 5 měsíci
Here are two tunes with a lot of repeated phrases. I have a soft spot for really repetitive tunes that seem simple. There are (at least) two tunes in the world called The Longacre (or the Long Acre) and this one seems to be less well known than the other. I really like the way the phrases in the B part form a three-beat pattern across the bars of 4/4 in this one. The Crooked Bridge is also know...
Esk - Viola and Guitar - Starfoil (with a slight breeze)
zhlédnutí 978Před 6 měsíci
Here's another tune from the story-telling ghost walk event we played for a few months ago. For anyone who hasn't seen the other video from this event (well, from its aftermath*), here's the Background Information: recently we provided the music for four nights of a story-telling event as part of York Ghost Week and York Walls Festival. The story-telling tours took place on York City Walls, in ...
Bourrée No. 1 on viola - Helen Bell
zhlédnutí 766Před 6 měsíci
This is a tune from my second tune book, Round the Back of Dandelion Street. Sheet music is available at: www.petrichordia.com/round-the-back-of-dandelion-street.php or as part of my "everything" bundle at www.folkviola.co.uk/folk-viola-sheet-music-bundle.php This is the first in a set of three 2-time bourrées I wrote for a ceilidh band that never managed to get off the ground. The other two wi...
Lullaby of the Holly Tree - Winter Folk Viola Music - Tune in 5/8
zhlédnutí 573Před 7 měsíci
This is a tune I wrote a few years ago. Originally it was supposed to the introduction to a song about the holly tree standing watch while all the deciduous trees went to sleep for the winter. But the song wasn't really working, so I just kept the tune in the end. It's in 5/8, which is not a very commonly used time signature in Irish, Scottish or English traditional music, but it has been used ...
Enrico on viola - English fiddle tune
zhlédnutí 935Před 8 měsíci
Enrico on viola - English fiddle tune
Captain O'Kane (The Wounded Hussar) - O'Carolan on Viola
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed 8 měsíci
Captain O'Kane (The Wounded Hussar) - O'Carolan on Viola
Esk - Viola and Guitar - The Fallen Alder (with a slight breeze)
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 9 měsíci
Esk - Viola and Guitar - The Fallen Alder (with a slight breeze)
Horsetail [folk viola song accompaniment 3]
zhlédnutí 609Před 9 měsíci
Horsetail [folk viola song accompaniment 3]
The Vandals of Hammerwich - morris tune on viola (in a tractor)
zhlédnutí 496Před 10 měsíci
The Vandals of Hammerwich - morris tune on viola (in a tractor)
Tendrils - new tune for viola, played in a half-finished roundhouse
zhlédnutí 856Před 11 měsíci
Tendrils - new tune for viola, played in a half-finished roundhouse
Woodland Improvisation: A Duet for Viola and a Surprise Second Instrument
zhlédnutí 730Před rokem
Woodland Improvisation: A Duet for Viola and a Surprise Second Instrument
Walberswick - waltz tune for viola (played on 16 inch viola)
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed rokem
Walberswick - waltz tune for viola (played on 16 inch viola)
I Thought It Was an Antelope - Esk - viola and guitar
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed rokem
I Thought It Was an Antelope - Esk - viola and guitar
Irish fiddle tune on viola: Cliffs of Moher
zhlédnutí 13KPřed rokem
Irish fiddle tune on viola: Cliffs of Moher
Le canal en octobre (Frédéric Paris) on viola
zhlédnutí 991Před rokem
Le canal en octobre (Frédéric Paris) on viola
Can You Not / This Was a Bad Idea - two new folk viola jigs
zhlédnutí 926Před rokem
Can You Not / This Was a Bad Idea - two new folk viola jigs
Tanteeka (Jo Freya) played on a 16 inch viola
zhlédnutí 695Před rokem
Tanteeka (Jo Freya) played on a 16 inch viola
I love your videos thanks
The viola works well on this dramatic tune.
Echos of O'Carolan here? Lovely.
A lovely, dignified piece.
Again - fabulous flow to it. Well done! ☘️
Thank you!
1:45
I'd forgotten I set this challenge! (you are correct!)
Beautiful viola work❤
Thanks!
I love Morrison’s and I love violas! 😃🎶 Lovely playing :)
Thank you!
Lovely playing. Thanks, Helen.
Thank you too!
So nice!
Thanks!
For the bowings and ornaments, there is detailed sheet music available. First tune: payhip.com/b/AZSQ6 Second tune: payhip.com/b/lngws Both are also available as part of a discounted sheet music bundle of ten tunes, Folk Viola Bowings and Ornaments Book 1: payhip.com/b/Nfl9T
The sheet music for this tune (including bowings and ornaments) is available as a pdf at: payhip.com/b/p0O4M . This is also available as part of a discounted sheet music bundle of ten tunes, Folk Viola Bowings and Ornaments Book 1: payhip.com/b/Nfl9T
*NEW!* I've started transcribing the bowings and ornaments that I play in traditional tunes, and publishing the PDF sheet music. This is available at payhip.com/b/5jqvo
Som da delicadeza. Agradável e puro.
Hi! ❤ I want to learn to play to violin too😊
Stunningly Beautiful!
Thank you!
The viola sounds great for Celtic music. Flutist Matt Molloy recorded a beautiful version of this tune.
This tune symbolises my life being Titanic.
The strap is a seat belt from a car 😄
Heals a tired heart.
Nice
Amazing. You should visit Heidelberg - it’s stunning :)
Very nice tune, Helen.
You make it look so easy...
That was really fun!!
Wonderful 🔷🔷🔷✨✨✨
Gorgeous!
Quite nice to not only hear you speak, but also see that you have accessorized for upcoming travels with a quality music stand. Nice review...
A very engaging and informative and sincere review and I think a model of how youtube product review/advertising could be done.
Didn't find the sheet music from the site, I would love to play this with a 5 string violin. I've learned these songs by ear, but it would sometimes definitely help to get them on paper as well 😅
Hi, thanks! The sheet music is in my tunebook, "Midnight on Platform 16B", which you can get at www.folkviola.co.uk/new-tunes-folk-viola.php or www.petrichordia.com/midnight-on-platform-16b.php (more info in video description) -- there is a treble clef version included for violin.
@@folkviola Thank you, now the book is in my digital shelf :)
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Brava!
I love it.
What's is the name of the tune you play on this video? czcams.com/video/CdbA6dXLuzg/video.htmlsi=CJc9VgpSxAi9wCZ_
Hi, that tune is called "Orinoco" (written by Georgia Nettleton)
@@folkviola Thank you I'm learning this on my viola and i didn't know what to answer when they asked me the name. You played it beautifully
Wow, the way you make the music have feeling and sing is bliss!
Beautiful ❤️
Absolutely beautiful ❤
Really beautiful tune - I love it!
Muito lindo! Em sol maior!
You always make me want to pick up a viola :)
I love your playing your sound at THE viola its realy BEAUTYFULL
So nice! Love that tune!
Tempo on metronome??
This was absolutely lovely. Thank you
Lovely! Viola power!!
This is beautiful. You used to perform in Second Life years ago, yes? These RL performances are much preferred :)
Yes! (We did also make a brief SL comeback around 2021...) Thanks ever so much!
So nice to hear this, Helen - as I grieve the loss of a 19-year relationship, it's a reminder of happier parts of my past and sounds like a promise of happy times yet to come.
Paling suka kalo denger viola ❤
I have always loved this piece. You play it beautifully!