Seneca Square Dance, Part 1 | Beginning Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddle

Seneca Square Dance, Part 1

from: Beginning Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddle with Chad Manning

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Seneca Square Dance

Seneca Square Dance, Part 1

Seneca Square Dance, Part 2

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Seneca Square Dance, Part 1

In this lesson you’ll learn the old-time tune “Seneca Square Dance,” which Chad learned from a 1920s recording of fiddler Sam Long (listen to the original recording here). He plays the tune through and then breaks it down, phrase by phrase, paying particular attention to the bowing, which combines long held notes with quick bow strokes. You’ll learn the A part to “Seneca Square Dance” in this video.

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