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Get The Complete Irish Fiddler Course, and take your fiddle playing further, faster

 
  • A clear, structured course of lessons
  • Incredible launch price offer
  • Immediate access to 30+ modules
  • More than 10 hours of high definition video lessons
  • First access to all new modules as they are published
  • Course workbook and sheet music (download in January 2026)
  • Membership of the Complete Irish Fiddler community

 

 

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Do you feel a bit stuck in your fiddle playing?

 

If you’ve been trying to teach yourself to play Irish fiddle, perhaps learning from YouTube, workshops, or scattered tutorials, you might feel that:

  • Your playing doesn’t yet have that Irish lift or lilt in its phrasing
  • Ornamentation is confusing - you know about cuts and rolls, but you’re not sure exactly how to play them, or where to use them
  • Your bowing feels rigid or mechanical, and you are unsure about bowing patterns
  • The more you look for advice, the more confusing it gets!
TAKE THE NEXT STEP

That’s why I created the

Complete Irish Fiddler

courses that bring everything together in  clear, structured lessons

 

THE COMPLETE IRISH FIDDLER

CORE SKILLS FOR IRISH FIDDLERS

The Essentials course gives you the core techniques, exercises, tune types, and practice habits that shape skilled Irish fiddlers — clearly presented lessons, structured to ensure you progress.

I’ve taken everything I know from teaching thousands of hours of Irish fiddle, and distilled it into the lessons in this course. There are more than 30 modules, with further lessons to come. That's already over 10 hours of high definition video lessons, with more to be added soon. 

TUNE TYPES - 11 modules

Introductions to the types of Irish tunes: learn the rhythms and phrasing of the core Irish tune types. With case-study tune tutorials for each type.

ORNAMENTATION - 3 modules

Learn the 3 ornaments you need to know to play Irish fiddle:  The cut, the long roll, the slide. Detailed lessons for each, with in-depth discussion of how and where to use each one.

TECHNIQUE - 6 modules

Technical fundamentals for bowing and your left hand to improve your playing: the best bow hold for fiddlers, bowing slurs, bowing patterns, finger groups, the invisible strings and more.

PRACTICE TIPS AND TRICKS - 7 modules

Tips and techniques you will learn nowhere else, drawn from all my teaching experience: looping your practice, playing at speed, clean entries, playing repeats, tripwires and more

EXERCISES - 5 modules

My best exercises to master your new fiddle techniques: the thirds scales, intonation exercises, bowing patterns, rhythm exercises and string crossing

+ TUNE TUTORIALS

Bring together everything you have learned in professional-level settings of some of my favourite tunes, with detailed phrase-by-phrase tutorials and authentic ornamentation, bowing and phrasing suggestions. New tutorials will be regularly added. 

CLEAR PRESENTATION IN HD VIDEO

Each lesson is clearly explained and presented in high definition video, with multiple camera angles to show the left hand in close-up and bowing techniques and posture.

Plus, learn and use my tried and tested exercises to build your playing, practice new techniques, and gain confidence. 

FREE SHEET MUSIC AND COURSE BOOK

You do not need to be able to read music to take the course, since every lesson features a lesson video tutorial.

But as well as phrase by phrase tutorials, the course includes sheet music (with finger notation) and ABC notation for all exercises and examples. PLUS sheet music/ABC transcriptions of my own settings of all the tunes, with bowing and ornamentation exactly as I play them!

Keep track of your progress with a course book with lesson summaries, practice journal and progress checks as you work through the course [coming soon]. You’ll soon see how far you’ve come!

 

 

I'm Bradon.

I started playing the fiddle over 35 years ago. I've had the privilege of learning with some of the best fiddle players; but I also know the frustration of trying to work things out for myself. 

I've been playing as a full-time professional musician and teacher for years now. But I still remember the feeling of playing well but still not getting the true fiddle sound that I heard in other people's playing. 

Gradually, I pieced it together, and began to really understand the techniques, phrasing, bowing patterns and pulse that make up the Irish fiddle sound. 

I've taught those techniques to hundreds of fiddle students across thousands of lessons and workshops.

And now I've put all of it in to these courses for you.

 

"Bradon is an engaging and patient teacher and his knowledge of folk fiddle playing is second to none."

 
Stuart Omond

"Highly recommended! Bradon is an intuitive teacher - focused on your objectives but gently challenging you as well. I was unsure about online lessons but because of his creativity it works really well. I have learnt a lot and feel I have really improved"

 
Glenda Collier

"Bradon is a remarkable fiddle tutor who has the ability to improve my playing by continually introducing new tunes and new techniques to keep it all fresh and fun. Importantly he does this with patience, good humour and a great personable approach. Great downloadable audio and visual resources that just make the whole process much easier for me when I’m practicing at home. Great teacher, great website!"

 
Julian Hamilton-Smith

"Bradon is an incredibly patient and knowledgeable teacher. He has the ability to break down learning the fiddle into a way that makes sense. This is especially helpful as a mature student learning from scratch. The online resources are really useful, meaning you can be learning and consolidating tunes wherever you are. Definitely recommend."

 
Bernie Prettejohn

"Bradon is an excellent patient teacher, allowing you to learn at a pace that suits you. Highly recommended. Thanks Bradon!"

 Val Bell

IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR YOU?

 

If you have wondered how to take your fiddle playing to the next level, then this course is for you.

  • Maybe you want to know how to execute real Irish fiddle ornaments, and know where to place them in tunes so that your playing finally sounds Irish....
  • Perhaps you feel like your bowing is too stiff, sounds too 'classical', or lacks swing, lilt' and lift....
  • You dream of playing in faster Irish sessions, but find the speed intimidating... 
  • You've done well to teach yourself so far, but now want to fix some playing habits that are holding you back....
  • You can learn tunes from notation, but they sound a little lifeless, and you want to master learning by ear....

The Complete Irish Fiddler Course is designed to take you through each of these challenges, with detailed lessons, and tips and tricks at every turn. 

The next step in your fiddle journey

It starts here. Let's take your playing further.

 

 

The COMPLETE IRISH FIDDLER - Essentials course

Pre-release price: ÂŁ295

NORMALLY ÂŁ395!

  • Incredible early-bird price offer
  • Immediate access to 30+ modules
  • First access to all new modules as they publish
  • Downloadable workbook and sheet music [coming soon]
  • Membership of the Complete Irish Fiddler community
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14 DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

If you aren’t completely satisfied with the Complete Irish Fiddler Course, let me know within 14 days for a full refund.