western classical composers especially Debussy and Mozart, bluegrass, blues, gospel-style singing, arabic singing, beating on a pot and getting some rhythm
Sounds Like
depends on the band...in general I think of the violin (and music) as based on friction, not smoothness.
I play with:
Celtic Sands, acoustic Celtic music
Ocean Sands, classical chamber music
the Santa Cruz Symphony, San Francisco Sinfonietta, and various other professional orchestras
and a local Irish rebel band , the famous one.
Hey Ben, thanks for adding me. I'm glad to see that someone else is interested in both Dave Rovics and Irish Rebel music, haha. Heart goes out to you, even if I can't listen to your music 'cos my internet is lame. <3