Percussionist and instrument designer Andy Graham shared this set of videos, demonstrating his Fiddleridoo – a hybrid didgeridoo & fiddle.
Graham plays the Fiddleridoo by blowing, bowing, tapping & sliding, creating a wide array of sounds that he processes and loops.
Is there any need?More painful buskers to avoid.
Why the need? Music is about having fun, not needs.
That’s genius
Who would have thought that two of the most annoying instruments sounded that good if combined? Actually enjoyed that second video.
Thought it was familiar. Graham reworked the sound mix from 2019 videos.
The fiddle part is pretty limited, since the notes cannot be changed. So it is limited to 4 notes (the number of strings). Fun as a curiosity, but not more.
I was starting to think the same thing early on. Sorta cool concept if you want to basically listen to the same 5 notes over and over again. It would be cool if the two sound sources could modulate or interact with each other somehow, or at least be able to change the pitches on the “fiddle”.
I think at the end of the day, it makes more sense to buy a didgeridoo and then just hire someone to play a real fiddle on your music.
Some of my favorite songs consist of only two notes. Limitation is the best thing that can happen to an artist.
That first thumbnail is hilarious.
Wow… I’ve often been thinking about new instruments, but I never saw that one coming. It looks like it’s easy to mount a fingerboard on the fiddle-part.
I cannot listen to the video. The resplendent vision in my head from just the thumbnail is too gorgeous to spoil.