by Jenny O'Connor | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog
Are you scouting gifts for violinists and fiddlers? To help you with your search, here are some of my favorite things that will inspire and delight the violinists, fiddlers and music lovers on your holiday gift list. I just love the idea of channeling some of the...
by Jenny O'Connor | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog
Q: I want to learn to play some songs that are cool and sound great but are simple enough for a beginner. I don’t like the songs beginner books offer — things like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or worse, songs I’ve never heard of! Can you recommend a good book or...
by Jenny O'Connor | May 18, 2014 | Blog
Last September I was performing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival and someone asked me, “How do you amplify your violin to get such a natural sound?” I get that question a lot online, but this time, I had everything set up in position to shoot a...
by Jenny O'Connor | Dec 3, 2013 | Blog
I’ve been performing on tour with Circa Paleo for 20 weeks now, and have gotten waaay behind on answering emails and messages. I just got a Facebook message today with a juicy question that made me really miss interacting with all you fiddlers out there-...
by Jenny O'Connor | Aug 20, 2012 | Blog
I could totally relate to this question sent in by Rodrigo in Mexico city: “I’m 32 years old, and I am very busy most of my day. I have a sales franchise and work in a consulting firm here in Mexico and most of my day is spent on my work. However I’m...