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Greasy Coat, Part 2: Bowing and Drones


This lesson is part of the course Old-Time Fiddle with Bruce Molsky.
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Get deep into the roots of Southern Appalachian old-time fiddling. Bruce breaks down the melody, bowing patterns, rhythms, and embellishments of each tune he teaches so you can really learn to play like Bruce and the old masters he learned from.
 
 
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GREASY COAT
 
West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons was recorded in 1947 by a collector named Louis Chappell. Hammons’s playing has a Scottish influence, with strongly detailed phrases and an old-fashioned style of intonation. You’ll learn his version of “Greasy Coat” in this lesson. “Greasy Coat” is in A E A E tuning, and Bruce starts by playing the tune through a couple of times, before breaking the melody down for you phrase by phrase. He also shows you how Hammons often played thirds and sevenths slightly flat, and trilled the third. You’ll learn the melody of both the A and B parts in this video.
 
 
 
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Greasy Coat, Part 2: Bowing and Drones
Greasy Coat, Part 2: Bowing and Drones
 
You’ll learn the bowing to “Greasy Coat” in this video. The first three phrases of the A part start with a shuffle and end with a flourish. The fourth phrase starts with a trill and ends with saw strokes. The bowing of the B part is very even. Bruce walks you through the bowing and then shows you where you can add some drones to punctuate the melody. He also shows you how to add a sweep of the bow to the flourishes in the A part.

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