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Jesse Francis -electric
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Jesse
Francis - Jesse was born and
raised in California where he started playing the violin in the fourth
grade. After about 10 years of 'long hair' classical violin
training he took a break from music, but picked back up again in his
late 20's. Since then he has played with a number of bands in the
Central Illinois area, including: Pork and the Havana
Ducks, the Honky Tonk Heroes, Western Wheels (1998 Illinois Country
Music Association, Dance Band of the Year) and from 2001-2007 he was
with the Will Rogers Band.
The highlight of this band was the participation in a WTC 9/11
fundraising tour in 2002 that took the band to 11 cities in 11 days
starting in San Diego, Las Vegas, Denver.... and ending up at 'Ground Zero' in New
York City. Looks like music is in his veins. Along the
way he got a bachelors degree from the U of I and worked for many years in the CPA /
consulting world as a computer / accounting technologist. He
recently gave his five-year-old grandson a violin for his
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. .Jesse has officially joined the 
(2006 Illinois Country Music Association Dance Band of the
Year).
... Yee Haa...
coming soon: video fiddle lessons
online,
teletraining with Skype, interactive sessions tailored to your needs.
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Eighties
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- Schedule:
- FEBRUARY
- Fri. 6 Rosebowl, and
every 1st Friday of the Month in 2009 9:00P
- Fri. 20- Sandtrap, Gibson City 9:00P
- Sat. 21- Royal Valentine Dance 8:00P
- Fri. 27- Isles, Buckley 9:00P
- MARCH
- Fri. 6 Rosebowl, and
every 1st Friday of the Month in 2009 9:00P
- Sat. 14- FS Corporate Party 9:00P
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- Fri. 21- Daddy Rabbits, Teutopolis 9:00P
- Fri. 27- Radmakers, Tolono 9:00P
- Sat. 28- North 40, Gilman 9:00P
- APRIL
- Fri. 3 Rosebowl, and every
1st Friday of the Month in 2009 9:00P
- Fri. 10- Bradleys II 9:00P
- Sat. 18- Memphis on Main, Champaign
9:00P
- Sat. 25- Sliderz, Mt. Zion 9:00P
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On Valentine's Day ,
2009, the rapper Blood Raw, Bruce Falson hired me to serenade him
and his girlfriend at their hotel in Kankakee, Illinois. It
was a very touching, warm and friendly experience. He said "You
made us happy". I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. |
| Jesse's has some great riffs on the new
Robbins
and Wheeler CD ---- Delton Robbins
(left) and J.T. Wheeler are nationally recognized on independent country music
charts. In February 2007 they cut the new cd at Door Knob
Records in Nashville, Tennessee. MySpace |
 RRobbins
and Wheeler had a U. S. tour scheduled but it fell through at the
last minute. Too bad. I guess that's just part of the
music biz. |
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new cd is being produced by Cliff
Ayers at EntertainmentNet.net
in conjunction with Door
Knob Records in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Cliff
Ayers was the producer, an
extraordinary 'legend' in Nashville.
Robbins
and Wheeler They had a great gig:
October 26, 2007, Crystal Lake, IL The Raue Center For The
Arts
An evening with Chris Cagle |
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And from 2001-2007 Jesse played with
the Will Rogers Band
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In 2002 the Will Rogers Band traveled across
America to raise money for the rescue workers at Ground Zero in New York
City. We played in 11 cities, starting in San Diego then Las Vegas,
Grand Junction, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Philadelphia....etc. On the last,
Sept, 11 2002, we performed at the steps of the Capital in Washington D.C,
and the on to New York City. ... and here's his hit song:
Let it Ride MP3 |
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... Yee Haa...
Sample
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Ashoken
Fairwell
Dedicated to Debora, from war
to music to peace.
Clips
from the Robbins & Wheeler CD Backup fiddle work
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Clips
from
our own studio:
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Sample
Audio files from TwoYouDuo, a combo with Jesse Francis and Michael Felty (keyboards).
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Here are some cities
that Jesse might be performing in: Argenta, Armstrong, Bement,
Bondville, Broadlands, Cerro Gordo, Champaign, Collison, Deland,
Dewey, Fisher, Flatville, Foosland, Gifford, Hammond, Homer, Ivesdale,
Laplace, Ludlow, Mahomet, Mansfield, Mayview Monticello, Newman,
Ogden, Oreana, Penfield, Pesotum, Philo, Potomac, Rantoul, Royal,
Sadorus, Savoy, Seymour, Sidell, Sidney, St. Joseph, Thomasboro,
Tolono, Tuscola, Urbana, Villa Grove, Bloomington, Decatur,
Springfield.
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and coming soon,
Jesse Francis, serenading violin services, stay tuned
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| Fiddle trivia: |
- Wikipedia:
Fiddle, same
instrument as a violin, just a different name. Some fiddlers
like to 'flatten' the bridge to cut down on arm movement for
doublestops and triplestops, and chords. It is also more common
to see steel strings rather than gut or synthetic, and fine tuners on
all four strings; this being very uncommon for classical
violinists. According to Branson performer, Shoji Tabuchi the
difference lies "in how you fiddle around with it."
Solo fiddling is the norm, though twin fiddling is represented in some
North American, Scandinavian, and Irish styles. The majority of
fiddle music is dance music. Violin music came to value a
smoothness which fiddling, with its dance-driven clear beat, did not
always follow - in situations that required greater volume, a
fiddler could push their instrument harder than could a
violinist. Following the folk revivals of the second half of the
20th century, however, it has become common for less formal situations
to find large groups of fiddlers playing together -- see for example
the Swedish Spelmanslag folk-musician clubs, and the world-wide
phenomenon of Irish sessions. Bows used in
fiddling: Most fiddling styles that use the standard
violin also use the standard violin bow, the same as classical
players. However, there are a few styles which use other bows. One
notable example is the folk music from Hungary and Transylvania used
in the táncház tradition. I personally use a half-size bow,
it's more nimble. American fiddling, including Old Time
fiddling, New England style fiddling, and contra dance fiddling
generally, Cajun fiddling, Texas style fiddling, Contest Fiddling,
Bluegrass fiddling, Arabic Music, Balkan Music, Táncház (Hungarian)
and Romanian music, Newfoundland fiddle player Patrick MoranCanadian
fiddling, including, Cape Breton fiddling, with a distinct Scottish
and Acadian influence, Québécois fiddling, influenced from the
Brittany area of northern France, Métis fiddling, of central and
western Canada, with French influence, Newfoundland fiddling, with a
strong Irish Sliabh Luachra style of playing, Maritime or Downeast
style of fiddling which has many similarities to Cape Breton fiddling,
English fiddling, French fiddling (including a rich Breton fiddling
tradition), Irish fiddling including, among others, Clare fiddling,
from the central west Donegal fiddling, from the northwest, Sligo
fiddling, from a bit south of the northwest, Mexican fiddling from the
Tierra Caliente region of Mexico. Nordic folk fiddling (including
Hardanger fiddling), Peruvian Scottish fiddling, Slovenian fiddling,
South Indian Carnatic fiddling, maintainance.
Wikipedia,
Electric Violin: An
electric violin refers to a standard violin fitted with an electric
pickup of some type, or to an instrument purposely made to be
electrified with built-in pickups, usually with a solid body and have
been used in one form or another since the 1920s; jazz and blues
artist Stuff Smith is generally credited as being one of the first
performers to adapt pickups and amplifiers to violins. The Electro
Stringed Instrument Corporation, National Valco and Vega attempted to
sell electric violins in the 1930s and 1940s; Fender produced a small
number of electric violins in the late 1950s. Larger scale manufacture
of electric violins did not happen until the late 1990s. Acoustic
violins may be used with an add-on piezoelectric bridge or body
pickup. To avoid feedback from the resonances of the hollow body under
high amplification on stage, many instruments have a solid body
instead. The timbre (tone color) of a standard unamplified violin is
due in large part to these resonances, however, so depending on how
the signal is picked up, an electric violin may have a
"rawer" or "sharper" sound than an acoustic
instrument. This raw sound is often preferred in rock, pop, and some
avant-garde genres. Several "semi-hollow" designs exist,
containing a sealed but hollow resonating chamber that provides some
approximation of acoustic violin sound while reducing susceptibility
to feedback. Solid-body electric violins typically have a
non-traditional, minimalistic design to keep weight down. They are
often seen as "experimental" instruments, being less
established than electric guitar or bass. Hence, there are many
variations on the standard design, such as frets, extra strings,
machine heads, "baritone" strings that sound an octave lower
than normal, sympathetic strings, and more, without even going into
the many electronic effects used to shape the raw sound to suit the
player's preference. Acoustic 5-string violins exist, but it is much
more common for an electric violin to have 5, 6 or 7 strings than an
acoustic instrument. The typical solid body also accommodates the
extra tension caused by more strings without stressing the instrument
too much. Extra strings are usually a low C string for 5-strings, and
a low C and high B or low F for 6, and a low C, F and B-flat (or high
B) for 7. Electric violin signals usually pass through electronic
processing, in the same way as an electric guitar, to achieve a
desired sound. This could include delay, reverb, chorus, distortion,
or other effects.
Violin bows used by fiddlers are
usually made from wood, but bows made from fiberglass and other
materials are becoming more common.
- Wikipedia:
A tribute to the best damn fiddle player in the world
- And a new concept were working on is
the formation of a peace band, ...anti-war fundraising band, ....
liberal, progressive causes only.
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Lounge Music research |
- FIQL
website
- Sunshine, Atmosphere
- 15 Step, Radiohead
- Water, Aesop Rock Naive
(Live)
- Lily, Allen Flux Bloc
Party
- Teardrop, Jose Gonzalez
- Beginning To See The Light, The
Velvet Underground
- Me Gustas Tu Kiko, Menendez
- Waiting To Die, Mickey
Avalon
- Let's Call It Off, Peter Bjorn
And John
- Killing, The Apples
- Postcards From Italy,
Beirut
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- Fireworks, Animal
Collective
- How To, Live Bears
- Valerie Mark Ronson Ft. Amy
Winehouse
- If You Got The Money, Jamie
T
- The Emotional Kind, Superdrag
- Guaranteed, Eddie Vedder
- Summer Day, Coconut
Records
- Ever Fallen In Love, Nouvelle
Vague
- Here Comes A Regular, The
Replacements
- Rain Bishop, Allen
- Silently Blonde, Redhead
- To The End Of The Earth,
Keane
- Lollipop, Ben Kweller
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Eighties, violin research |
Recording Studios,
& Misc |
- Wikipedia,
Come on Eileen
- David Parman, violin
- Steve Brennan, violin, fiddle
- Roger McDuff, violin, fiddle
- Softshoe,
violin, Melloncamp
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- and we ran across some folks on the
web we like to mention: FiddleChicks
including: Sheri West (California), Sheri Margrave (Los Angeles,
California), Al Bautista II (South San Francisco, Calif.), Lisa
Boucher (Champaign, Illinois), Stephanie Quinn (Wilmette,
Illinois), Oleg Melnikov (Winston-Salem, NC), Renee Scagnelli
(South NJ), Shannon (Auburn, NY), Michele M. George ( Cleveland,
Ohio), Enion Pelta (Portland, Oregon), Dave Wascher (Nashville,
Tennesee), Sarah Meade ( Northeast TN), Sarah Meade (Southwest, VA),
JayDean Ludiker (Spokane, WA), Samantha Robichaud (Riverview, New
Brunswick, Canada), Elaina Lozinsk (Hamilton, Ontario) nashville
fiddle europe agent
- and More:
more on
fiddle lessons online, sites: FolkoftheWood
fiddlehub fiddlehangout
fiddleguru musicked
bluegrasscollege fiddlefork
onlinefiddlelesson
onlinelessonvideos
fiddleworld.ning
buddyspicher denversuzukistrings
learningmusician
We love to teach fiddle, have been tearching for years and consider a good
teacher to be someone who intently listens to the desires of the student
and customizes each lesson to those needs.
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- Serenading violin: send the gift of a
violin serenade, excellence, passion, musicianship, ... a treat
... a professional performance in a romantic setting. Its
elegant, affordable, and an alternative to the monotony of flowers,
... classically trained violinist, tuxedo-clad, at home, at a
restaurant. 3 selections, usually lasting 10-15 minutes, a
personalized written message may be included, perfect for Birthday's,
Valentines Day, or Anniverseries, ... make an unforgettable
impression. Songs performed include: The Swan, (Saint-Seans),
Beau Soir, (Debussy), Czardas, (V. Monti), The Old Refrain (Fritz
Kreissler), Meditation from Thais, Massenet. and here's some funny
spellings: JessieFrancis, JesseFrances, JessieFrances, and other funny
words: f-hole, kajun, cajun, Doug Kershaw, William Rogers
willrogersband,
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- AP
We're curious about the career of the Canadian fiddler Ashley MacIsaac,
after declaring bankruptcy in 2000, he is now auctioning off his
future earnings for the rest of his career. Minimum bid is C$1.5
million. The investor would receive half. Among his
credits are 10 albums released through Universal Music Group, a unit
of the French media giant Vivendi, and raised eyebrows when he
revealed his private parts in a Celtic Dance while taping a "Late
Night With Conan O'Brien". His agent now is Courage Artists Inc,
Toronto.
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T Jean Luc Ponty: He really made a name for himself
in the late 60's right through the 70's. In my opinion his material from
around '74-'82 was his best. He was one of the first to electrify the
violin. Maclsaac Jean Luc Ponti,
Ponty
Wikipedia
Ponty
Here's some Jean Luc videos, some old some new:
Ponty
video
Ponty
video
Cool montage of his albums set to music:
Ponty
video
At times he could make his violin sound like a synthesizer:
Ponty
video synthesizer
Ponty
vidoe synthesizer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNhd__gfm...
Imaginary Voyage part 4:
Inaginary
Voyage
Imaginary
Voyage
There were many great fusion bands from the 70's that featured virtuoso
violinists. One band was call 'The Dixie Dregs, not too many vids by them
though.:
Dixie
Dregs
Also check out 'Mahavishnu Orchestra', another great fusion band featuring
guitar virtuoso John McGlaughlin, and Jean Luc Ponty played on a few of
their albums as well.
I played violin when I was younger as well, and I really got tired of the
classics, much to my parents dismay. I found satisfaction playing and
listening to jaz fusion.
This Canadian guy was verging on punk rock, but he is also a
classically trained violinist. He founded the rock band FM in the 1970's.
Their claim to fame was that they never used electric guitars, only
electric violins an electric mandolins!
Phasors on Stun by FM:
Phasors
When you listen to their album 'Black Noise' it's quite amazing, because
you could swear there was some guitar happening in there. Their
violin/mandolin players name was 'Nash the Slash'. He then left FM and
carved out a fairly successful career as a solo artist. he made a lot of
weird experimental music using his violin. His trademark was his bandaged
face:
Black
Noise
FM
war
This is funny, because the guy doing the interview is none other than CNN
correspondent John Roberts (he's Canadian). John used to be known as J.D
Roberts back in the 70's and early 80's in Canada. Check out the young CNN
John Roberts:
John
Roberts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFfJJA6xe...
Nash the Slash with the Canadian punk band DOA:
Nash
the Slash Jazz For Peace
There are many other great violin rock bands from the 70's that featured
violin as their main instrument as well. Maybe try googling just that?
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- MonaLisaSound
Offering Rock string quartet sheet music (Zeppelin,
Stones, Beatles) made famous by the Grammy nominated Hampton String
Quartet; music cds and digitally printed music poster art.
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- Videos
- Ed Busking
Chester
- Electric
Violin Shredding
- Electric
Violin
- Violin
Rock Star ****
- Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams
- Matt
Stedman
- Doobie Brothers Blackwater
- more songs i play:
- Unwound
Tequilla Makes Her Clothes Fall Off
Much Too Young
Anything But Mine
Man of Constant Sorrows
Who's Cheatin' Who
Ice Ice Baby
Diggin' Up Bones
1982
Guitars and Cadillacs
Ring of Fire
I Love a Rainy Night
Stay Here and Drink
Just Give It Away
Divorce Song (original)
Aint Goin' Down Till the Sun....
Beer for My Horses
Breakfast at Tiffanies
Wonderful Tonight
Carry On
Gone Country
Wild Thingery Rose Has
Its Thorn
Crazy Bitch Sexy Back Tulsa Time 1000
Miles From Nowhere Woman, Sensuous Woman Singin' the Blues Dumas Walker
American Honky Tonk Bar ... Hill Billy Rock Gospel MedleyGo Folsom
Prison Little Sister Dixie Land Delight Are You Sure Hank Brickhouse
Come a Little Closer He Stopped Loving Her Today Be My Baby Tonight
Chattahoochie Five O'clock Somewhere What I Need To Do Faith Dumas
Walker
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- Jethro Tull flute solos:
songs:
- Baker St. Muse
- Big Dipper
- Bouree
- Bungle In The Jungle
- Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)
- Cross-Eyed Mary
- Cup Of Wonder
- Fire At Midnight
- From Later
- Living In The Past
- Look Into The Sun
- My God
- Nothing Is Easy
- Passion Play Edit #8
- The Whistler
- The Witch's Promise
- Thick As A Brick
- Third Hurrah
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- Kansas tunes:
- Point Of Know Return
- 2. Carry On Wayward Son
- 3. What's On My Mind
- 4. Icarus: Borne On Wings Of
Steel
- 5. Song For America (Live)
- 6. Wall (Live)
- 7. People Of The South Wind
- 8. Hold On
- 9. Fight Fire With Fire
- 10. Play The Game Tonight
- 11. Tomb 19
- 12. Stand Beside Me
- 13. Hope Once Again
- 14. Got To Rock On
- 15. Reason To Be
- 16. It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A
Man)
- 17. Lonely Wind
- 18. Dust In The Wind
- 19. Wheels
- 20. Perfect Lover
- 21. Incomudro
- 22. Portrait (He Knew) (Single
Edit0
- 23. Can I Tell You (Demo0
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- Dear
Old Fiddlers
- Wil
Maring
soldier CountryMusicForPeace
Country Music For Peace,
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