Fiddle Studio

About Fiddle Studio

The glasses clink and the talk and laughter grow louder. In the corner of the pub, musicians sit and play traditional dance tunes that make your feet want to stomp and slide. Join fiddler Meg Wobus Beller as she brings you along into the world of fiddling and traditional music, from bow-grips and double stops to Old-Time tunes and Irish jigs.

Publisher

Meg Wobus Beller

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2022

Latest episode

30 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

114 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Nov 2025

   Frets to Fiddle Pt. 2 (Icy Mountain)

   Today we talk about controlling the bow on the string, another fun challenge for folks who are picking up the fiddle. I play the version of Icy Mountain from Ward Jarvis that's cross tuned AEAE from the Milliner Koken collection. The B part should NOT have been repeated, oh well! Here is the bow control exercise, starring Silas the dog. It turns out I DON'T have an episode on slurs, so putting that in the hopper. My course for learning slurs and shuffles for jigs and reels is here...

2. 

   25 Nov 2025

   Frets to Fiddle Pt. 1 (Kaw River)

   My husband is learning to play the fiddle, and with Charley's permission I discuss some of the issues he's running into playing an instrument without frets for the first time. This time we talk about left hand tuning issues. Next time will be the bow. A lovely version of Kaw River, a Texas style reel in D from fiddler Sunita Pathik. Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: Fiddling for the Complete Beginner is FREE on Amazon! It has over 30 easy beginner fiddle tunes with sheet music, ...

3. 

   4 Nov 2025

   Too Much Nothing (Amazing Grace)

   Wow, it's good to be back! This episode is an update on what I've been doing and what I've been thinking about. Hope to be back with more fiddle topics, interviews, and tunes for you all soon. For my anti-tech writing, check out my Substack A Life Outside or my short (FREE) book Turn It Off: A step by step guide to going offline. Sheet music for Amazing Grace is here: https://fiddlestudio.blogspot.com/2025/11/too-much-nothing-amazing-grace.html Thanks for listening! My Fiddle Studio Book 1: ...

Who has been a guest on Fiddle Studio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David Smuckler
• James A. Bland
• Edward Winter
• The Bucking Mules

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

237,261

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

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