Daniel Carwile: Fiddles, standard guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, tenor guitar, viola, clawhammer banjo
Amy Carwile: Fiddle, piano, bouzouki, vocals
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DANIEL CARWILE - FIDDLE MASTERS CONCERT SERIES III
DANIEL & AMY CARWILE AT J.D. CROWE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - TATES CREEK JERUSALEM RIDGE
DANIEL & AMY CARWILE AND FULL MOON ENSEMBLE
Sounds Like
CARWILE STRING STUDIO
Specializing in fiddle, violin, viola, mandolin and guitar instruction
COL ARCO
Daniel and Amy's latest recording, showcasing stylistic diversity on traditional tunes as well as original pieces. Featuring Daniel and Amy on fiddle, five string fiddle, viola, piano, mandolin, banjo, tenor, standard, and archtop guitars, bodhran, spoons, and vocals.
TERRA NOVA
Reflects Daniel's eclectic approach to traditional tunes as well as several cross-tuned numbers. The accompaniments are traditional and non-traditional, including various combinations of bouzouki, DADGAD guitar, and cello.
U.S. GRAND MASTER FIDDLE CHAMPION
This recording captures the essence of Texas-style contest fiddling. It contains eight rounds consisting of a hoedown, waltz, and tune of choice.
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
Championship Fiddling Series
Instructed by Daniel Carwile
Three great videos designed for the intermediate
to advanced player. Tunes are presented slowly and at desired tempo. Camera angle captures fingering and bowings. Available on DVD.
HOEDOWNS: Forked Deer, Bittercreek, Dusty Miller
WALTZES: Kelly's, 40 Years Ago, Memory
TUNES OF CHOICE: Texas Serenade, I Don't Love Nobody, Beaumont Rag
CONTEST STYLE RHYTHM: STANDARD GUITAR
Learn how to create a good groove! Video
describes the essence of contest style accompaniment--harmonized bass lines. Several progressions are presented in different keys. Recommended for players with a basic understanding of chords. Includes tablature.
CONTEST STYLE RHYTHM: TENOR GUITAR
Explore the rhythmic and chordal possibilities of
this unique instrument. Learn chords and their inversions as well as several progressions in different keys. Recommended for all levels.
Includes Tablature.
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Champion fiddlers, multi-instrumentalists, educators, and composers, Daniel and Amy Carwile are a dynamic husband and wife musical duo whose personal connection lends poignancy to their music and spark to their performances. Showcasing versatility on fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, piano and vocals, their broad repertoire of acoustic music includes traditional tunes with modern interpretations as well as original compositions stylistically ranging from bluegrass and old-time to Celtic and swing.
Seasoned and diverse musicians, their 25 year performing career has found them performing with artists such as Mark O'Connor, Bela Fleck, Alasdair Fraser, The Moody Blues, Martin Hayes, Mike Snider, The Battlefield Band, April Verch, Bobby Hicks, Vassar Clements, Alabama, Kenny & Amamnda Smith, J.D. Crowe, Natalie MacMaster, Buddy Spicher, among others. Competing throughout the country, Amy has garnered fiddle awards in over 10 states and British Columbia. Daniel, U.S. Grand Master and World Series of Fiddling Champion, is also a sought after session musician, recording on Rounder, Rebel and Sugar Hill Records. From Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee, Daniel has recorded with Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, Adam Steffey, Alison Brown, John Cowan, Claire Lynch, Barry Bales, Viktor Krauss, Michael English, Jim Hurst, Don Rigsby, Ronnie Bowman, Sammy Shelor, Larry Cordle, Tim OBrien, and others. His contribution on, "Moody Bluegrass: A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues" earned him a nomination for Recorded Event of the Year from the International Bluegrass Music Association and climbed to number 8 on Billboards Bluegrass Chart. Daniel can also be found on Kenny and Amanda Smith's Grammy nominated project, "Tell Someone" on Rebel Records. Daniel and Amy's latest project, Col Arco, charted at 5 on the Acoustic/Folk Music Charts for August 2007.
They are two of the most accomplished musicians I have run across in a long time, said Don Rigsby, head of the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music. Amy and Daniel are masters of their art, added Alex McKinven, who coordinates the Mull of Kintyre Festival in Scotland. Pulsating, heart stopping reels and jigs, their music defies an audience to remain seated--simply exhilarating!
When not performing, Daniel and Amy teach private fiddle, violin, mandolin, and guitar lessons, passing along America's rich musical heritage to students of all ages. In tandem with their private instruction, they travel throughout the U.S. and abroad conducting fiddle workshops and master classes in addition to music camps such as Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camps and String Conferences, The International Fiddle School at Vanderbilt University, and the Swannanoa Gathering.
From the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee to venues and audiences across the country as well as Canada and the British Isles, Daniel and Amy's unique musical style has been heard far and wide. Whether mesmerizing the audience with a slow harmony or busting bow strings on foot-stomping hoedowns, the Carwiles deliver, straight from the heart.
hey. it was nice getting to see you at granny's this last weekend. so when are you two goin to make your way back over here? well the concert was good and i forgot to ask tina to buy a cd so now i have to wait a while to get one. but i love you and i'll talk to you later kyle
Amy! So great to see you at IBMA. Wish you could have stayed longer! Really bummed that I'll miss you when you guys come up at the end of the month...hopefully our paths will cross soon though.
hello daniel and amy. i watched all of your videos and looked at all your pic's, i have one of your cd's at home and i'm looking forward to seeing your perform at the log cabin.
Hi Kids, Just listening to some awesome Carwile fiddling and thought of you both. I'm going to miss you at IBMA this year unfortunately. I hope that all is well and maybe see you sometime soon. Why don't ya'll have a gig down here at the Station or something? Take care. Jennifer
Hey Daniel, Thanks for posting Sally Goodin' on myspace. I've shown it to several of my students! Oh, and have received, but not yet tried, new rosin. Thanks.
Thank you so much for introducing me to your circle of friends.
I find your music to be enchantingly beautiful and uplifting, something that I know will keep on drawing me back again and again.
Wishing you happiness and tranquility in all things.
I'm sure we must have crossed paths, if not actually met this past week outside the Cooper Music Center at PLNU during the Mark O'Connor Strings Conference.
Please take a look and see if you are in any of my photos, either those in my Blog, or the full collection of images in one of my special photo directories. If you can identify any of the performers whose names I've forgotten to include in the captions, that would be a great help. Feel free to use any of my photos should you happen to be captured in them.
I want to tell again how much I enjoy and love your music. Bravo for all the joy you've brought to me and many others through your playing!!!
DANIEL CARWILE ON THE GRAND OLE OPRY - SALLY GOODIN
