What a smashing girl Nicola is. No snobbery here , A total understanding her between two super musicians what each is about. Mair power to your elbows both of you. A delight to see.
Two really very nice, very talented people. Really enjoy both of them. Aly Bain playing traditional Scottish music, and Nicola playing classic music, but also Scottish traditional music like her 7th CD "Homecoming A Scottish Fantasy."
She's indeed a terrific violinist, but lacks Aly and others fiddlers' "spark". Trad music is not something you learn from a score, you've really to live It.
Classical vs. Trad. Violinists try to get the more loud and "cutting" sound, fiddlers try to get more sweet. Besides, playing far from the bridge makes double stops a lot easier :)
When you are playing quietly, and thus with lower bow pressure, you place your bow in the “lane” by the fingerboard where the strings have less tension in order to avoid a whistling noise. When you want to project louder, as Nicola was demonstrating when playing the Strad, the only place the strings can take the pressure of a harder bow stroke without an awful crunching noise is in the bow “lane” by the bridge where the strings are at higher tension. It’s not just a classical thing-it’s for any style of violin music.
The thumb positions for Aly and Nicola are totally different. Nicola has the classically taught position and Aly has a lot of the thumb above the fingerboard?
Scottish fiddlers rarely go beyond 3rd position. Plus, Aly has huge hands. Mine are not that big, and although I'm a fiddler my left hand approach is closer to Nicola's: Otherwise, I couldn't reach some notes :)
@@NormanMackay By Charles Grant, a pupil of the great William Marshall, Aly recorded It several times, and is a very nice tune: Full of expression and surprisingly easy to play. Cheers.
I love the sound of Aly's violin, it's like a comforting old friend.
What a smashing girl Nicola is. No snobbery here , A total understanding her between two super musicians what each is about. Mair power to your elbows both of you. A delight to see.
fantastic Nicola is my favorite violinest i really love hearing her i am very much a fan
thank you for that, that was fabulous, I play in a Celtic band in California, so it is always good to hear from the masters.
Thanks for putting these up since I'd never have got the chance to see the original broadcast.
Two really very nice, very talented people. Really enjoy both of them. Aly Bain playing traditional Scottish music, and Nicola playing classic music, but also Scottish traditional music like her 7th CD "Homecoming A Scottish Fantasy."
She's indeed a terrific violinist, but lacks Aly and others fiddlers' "spark".
Trad music is not something you learn from a score, you've really to live It.
So much wanted Aly to try that Strad. Thanks for these videos. Really nice.
what is the name of the tune at 7.16
Me too!
what talent, heavenly
God given , inspirational
Wow! Just, Wow!
Tune at 2:40 is "De Day Dawn", an old Shetland tune.
Brian Drummond thank You bro, I found it long time ago. Greeting from Croatia
I like the sound of his violin better.
5:59 I thought we were in for The Can Can ! heheh
Notice when Nicola plays the Strad she bows VERY close to the bridge. When she plays Aly's fiddle she plays very close to the finger board.
Classical vs. Trad. Violinists try to get the more loud and "cutting" sound, fiddlers try to get more sweet.
Besides, playing far from the bridge makes double stops a lot easier :)
When you are playing quietly, and thus with lower bow pressure, you place your bow in the “lane” by the fingerboard where the strings have less tension in order to avoid a whistling noise. When you want to project louder, as Nicola was demonstrating when playing the Strad, the only place the strings can take the pressure of a harder bow stroke without an awful crunching noise is in the bow “lane” by the bridge where the strings are at higher tension. It’s not just a classical thing-it’s for any style of violin music.
The thumb positions for Aly and Nicola are totally different. Nicola has the classically taught position and Aly has a lot of the thumb above the fingerboard?
Scottish fiddlers rarely go beyond 3rd position. Plus, Aly has huge hands.
Mine are not that big, and although I'm a fiddler my left hand approach is closer to Nicola's: Otherwise, I couldn't reach some notes :)
what is the name of tune at 2:40
what is the name of the tune at 7.20 such a beautiful piece
Mrs Jamieson's Favourite by James Scott Skinner
@@josephmcmahon7470 Thanks for that
She is so good looking it is very distracting! LOL!
Yea you know the only thing Aly is listening to is the voice in his head saying my god your beautiful.
Does anyone know what Aly is playing at 3:20 ?
If you're still looking for an answer 4 years later - Mrs Jamieson's favourite ;)
Thanks for that Norman, I too was scratching my head trying to find out what the lovely tune is. I’ll learn it on the Anglo now! Cheers, Paul
@@NormanMackay By Charles Grant, a pupil of the great William Marshall, Aly recorded It several times, and is a very nice tune: Full of expression and surprisingly easy to play. Cheers.