And our fiddle music evolved from Irish music. And you find that music inside your heart, and you just let it out through your feet. Lexi Lew, a 23-year-old busking regular, understood what it took to become a street performer, and she encouraged Klug to do it for a living. I filmed and edited the video myself, and I areanged the 3 fiddle parts. Okay? For those beginning fiddlers who want to learn basic fiddle tunes or any of my tunes from my first record, stay tuned for this project. "I was dumbfounded, I was just beside myself with anger and disappointment. Michelle Khouri 9:27Which is called busking, right? I played my first international show in January 2019 in London, and it was sold out! And so thats the percussion that goes with it. You talk about, like, oh, you just find that thing thats unique to you. And I have a Facebook, facebook.com/fiddleanddance. They actually started you on your way in fiddle playing, dancing and eventually singing! Jed Clark is a founding member of Acousticult. And the European dance was always done in groups and couples. I love I love, love, love all the African influences in our culture, and like, white people take all this music and they say, Oh, this is this is our music like rock and roll. They like take all this like blues and all this Motown and they say, Oh, this is our white people music, and its like no! So that being said, as a disclaimer, I have actually started delving into the history of buck dancing and fiddle playing a little bit. Hillary Klug 31:35Oh, yeah. Hillary Clinton praises billionaire Thomas H. Lee, 78, as 'considerate, generous and unpretentious' at memorial after he shot himself in his Fifth Avenue office - as mourners say 'they can't . As the only child of the couple, Chelsea spent the first 12 years of her life in Arkansas before moving to Washington DC to become the first daughter. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -Hillary Klug is the Nashville dream realized. Following the passing of former President George H.W. In the 1990s, the "Whitewater controversy" rocked the couple's budding legacy when the United States Office of Independent Counsel investigated the couple in relation to their investment in 230 acres of riverfront landin Arkansas in 1978. Hes the best accompaniment for my fiddling, and he knows my tastes better than I do. Also, I find it really interesting that you say that theyre all mediocre. And thats something that I can have, that nobody can take away from me. We even played music together in church as a string trio. My fiddle mentor, Jim Wood, was a huge part of my life, and he did way more than just teach me the instrument. Because doing two things at the same time isnt enough. The farm has been in the Klug family since the 1950s. Before I left, I met some other street performers who regularly performed on Broadway. So that was the end of violin lessons. With humble beginnings as a busker, she's risen from street to symphony thanks to her social media success! Both the fiddle and the guitar use 10+ tunings each. So grateful. Also known as Hilary Peterson Klug, Hillary M Klug. Its not enough to just play fiddle and dance. And I have my YouTube. Its such a coincidence that we even happened to go to the dance. I started playing, but nobody wanted to listen. It makes people happy, it entertains and then it became a job. We have 25 feet of road frontage for the driveway. So I talk a lot about being Colombian but what many of you may not realize is Im actually half-Argentinian half-Colombian. You know, I couldn't imagine how he could have done that to me or to anyone else, and that's what I basically told him on that long ago morning.". But it was the best coincidence to have a viral video at the same time as a CD release. My friend Rick Taylor of Huntsville, AL. I mean, its a phenomenon thats not unique to just fiddle music or dance. Normally, this isnt talked about. I started stomping my foot. We were greatly looking forward to being in Houston for our event this week, and are excited to come back next year as soon as we find a date.". Im inspired by the song Hey Brother by Dan Tyminski and Avicii. This is my first try putting together the dance and the banjo. Look for the blue verification badge! My name is Hillary Klug, and I fiddle and dance. Includes Address (8) Phone (3) See Results. And I was raised hearing stories about my ancestors, about my grandmother, my grandfather, my great grandparents, and for better or worse, Colombian culture pays a lot of attention to last names, and thats part of that classist system from that side of my culture, which Ive never been a fan of, and pretty much railed against my whole life. Hillary Klug 24:20Well, exactly, we still have that today. -H." and Bill writing, "Aidan has made two dads very happy this Father's Day. I started clogging at age 8, but I didnt even know what a fiddle was until I randomly started taking lessons at age 13. Hope to see you when I visit your place. . she met her husband at the Flat Creek Dance Her Family, Parents, & Siblings Hillary grew up with two older siblings - a brother and a sister. I love how you approach everything with so much gusto. Going to jam sessions. I dont know how to research, fiddle playing insofar as like, African American influence, but Ive been delving into the cultural history of fiddle playing. Both my parents were kind of self-employed; they took their own financials into their own hands, Klug says. I joined a clogging team when I was eight, and then picked up the fiddle at age thirteen. And now that weve had that incredible conversation, I want to sort of focus it on you. I'm so thankful for the experience of getting to meet and film with Mairead Nesbitt! Next on Klugs plate: buck dancing. A few people actually stopped to watch. I was a proactive kid, and I went ahead in the book and figured out how to read music, and where the notes were (we had tapes), and I listened to the audio CD, and I learned three songs on my own. She just draws my attention. Since I was out of shape, I was worn out before we even got to the hill. They fiddle and dance in Bru Bor. Thats the next step for me. I played with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn in February. In 2014, the Clintons became grandparents for the first time as their only daughter welcomed her first child, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, into the world. I had a lot to think about. With humble beginnings as a busker, she's risen from street to symphony thanks to her social media success! We got to know some of our family, but very on the surface. Welcome to Hillary Klug and Evan Winsor's Wedding Website! I use a few fiddles for each performance, and I keep them in separate tunings so I can change keys really fast. I was born and raised in Fayetteville, Tennessee with an older brother and sister. Jim invited me on a 13 mile bike ride one time (back before I did any regular exercise). There was no amount of practice that was enough. Dancing singing fiddle player. I also listened to a lot of Irish such as Kevin Burke, Lunasa, Bothy Band, and Planxty. So in recent years, Ive, you know, even just as recently as you know, these past few months, its like, maybe the need for validation is or the need for income is no longer my purpose. Some of the tunings are traditional and some of them I invented. Well, I had. If so, in what ways? Im your host, Michelle Khouri. Welcome to The Cultured Podcast. He taught me the old-time way through his words and actions. He became my dance mentor, encouraging me to develop my clogging into more of a buck dance style. I look forward to future projects with her! Im a tuning geek. If you search for Hillary Klug, /ch/HillaryKlug. The music that went with these dances was considered like a slaves job to do the music. [Rewind] When Art & Hip-Hop Collide, With FRKO, [Rewind] Performance Art, With Danielle Deadwyler, Expansive Art and Expansive Minds, with Daniel Popper, Art as Connective Tissue To Science, with Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya. Um, so I grew up going to the Contra dance. I married my husband and graduated college in 2015. It was very frustrating having so many people look at me funny or ignore me. The two have been together for about 50 years, and have been involved in the political sphere for about as long, both on a state and national scale. Her talents have garnered her titles like the Kentucky State Championship in 2013, and under Nic Gareiss, Klug traveled Ireland for nine days to study dance in April. Hello, Hillary. Hillary Klug 28:41Its time to actively be anti-racist. Sometimes it doesnt feel good, but it is so rewarding. And I dont know, Ive been thinking a lot about it. And in this book that Im reading, its actually like a dissertation put out by Phil Jamison. Thomas family took me in as one of their own. The thing that I love about this period of time is that it is pushing us to start telling the whole story about things. Michelle Khouri 33:32Oh my goodness. I mean, listen, you are doing so much work very clearly. I can see how capitalizing these skills can be problematic. Hes the best songwriter nobodys ever heard of. My folks were very encouraging, and they took me to lessons, and jam sessions, and festivals. But me and my own personal buck dancing, you know, maybe Ill do a flashy dance step every now and then, because, you know, Im trying to entertain the audience and its much more fun to see like, you know, me kick my legs in the air, or do a little twist. While they're completely unique, they also compliment each other in this fusion we created!\"-Hillary KlugBe sure to subscribe to Mairead Nesbitt and follow her on social media!https://www.maireadnesbittviolin.com/https://solstice-jewelry-by-mairead-nesbitt.myshopify.comhttps://www.facebook.com/maireadnesbittcelticviolinisthttps://www.instagram.com/maireadnesbittcelticviolinist/https://twitter.com/MaireadNesbitthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDj5VhGk2B5T2o499c1BT2QHere's the link to Hillary's \"Patreon\" page:https://www.patreon.com/hillaryklughttps://www.instagram.com/hillaryklug/https://www.facebook.com/FiddleAndDance/https://www.tiktok.com/@hillary_klug?https://hillaryklug.comStream Hillary's music on Spotify:https://bit.ly/hillaryklugspotifyVideo Credit: Tyler Follonhttps://vimeo.com/videotylerInstagram: @videotylerHuge thanks to Jim Wood for recording the audio and mixing and mastering in Tennessee studios!jim@jimwoodmusic.netHuge thanks to Karl Nesbitt for recording his and Mairead's parts at his studio in Ireland!https://www.youtube.com/user/karlnesbittcomWe both used Thomastik Infeld strings on our fiddles!https://www.thomastik-infeld.com My mentors changed my life, and it wasnt just about the fiddle or the dance. But its so interesting to start learning about. Obama appointed Clinton as his Secretary of State following her unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. I happened to meet a fiddle teacher at the local contra dance. I guess I was soft and weak. Shes done what all serious musicians do, as far as she has learned from many traditional sources and everything, but shes not stopped at that. I love your dance and fiddle tunes. Im amazed because youre clearly passionate and youre doing the work. And to have the tough conversations. Leggo! In the audio recording, I actually used two fiddles and a viola.Im proud to play my Celtic Dawn fiddle from Mairead Nesbitts fiddle collection! Press Esc to cancel. Its okay to be wrong and Ill learn from that. Hillary and Bill Clinton have been married since 1975. I think we have a lot to talk about. I tried harder. He is from United States. So why dont you walk us through a little bit what it is about the traditions that you engage in through your art form that really stir your soul and bring you joy. Shes done so much research and work on her own and she brings a lot of that knowledge to this episode. She is a joy to talk to and we get very real about conversations regarding race and the whitewashing of the history of fiddling and buck dancing or clogging. Like I was just researching this fiddle tune I was working on. But the more I got involved, the more I like, opened my eyes to see like, wow, theres this whole world of fiddle music out there that you just dont see if youre just a part of, you know, just the general public. People loved the fiddling and dancing, and they tipped me plenty of money to pay for parking. My fiddle mentor, Jim Wood. I wasnt very good at playing and dancing at the same time, but nobody cared. These are the steps that you have to learn to be a dancer. No, each dancer kind of creates their own unique dance and they improvise it and they would contribute to the music, like, as if they were another instrument. Im even incorporating a song that sounds more Americana. Because I know its something a lot of especially black people, and part native people here in the US, their whole history has been whitewashed or erased. We have 25 million views. Im always developing my craft by learning new songs and techniques and dances. Oh yeah. There are tons of stories I could share, but one that really stands out is the first time I ever pushed myself. Hillary Klug 11:14Okay. Doing two things at the same time isnt enough. Four years before the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, Paula Jones, a former employee of the State of Arkansas' Industrial Development Commission, sued Bill Clinton, alleging that he exposed himself and propositioned her at a conference in Little Rock. Hillary Clinton's decision to stay married to former President Bill Clinton, despite his affair, is the gutsiest thing she's ever done in her personal life, the former secretary of state and first . And I can feel the music of my people, modern and old, permeate when the drums hit or when the voices, like Im listening to Lido Pimienta a lot, when I hear that sort of tribal mixed with soul kind of confluence of sounds, it takes me deep into my roots. I spent late nights at their house working on school work after long days teaching fiddle students. Hes always teaching, encouraging, and demonstrating. The guitarist, Jim Wood, also used a bunch of different tunings. Were talking about doing a collaboration together with one of my original fiddle tunes. We all end up dance circles. Basically from the age of eight, I believe you were dancing. And I figured there would be a lot of nuance for you as a performer of these art forms, when it comes to our ongoing conversations as a country about race, and arts and race. Im releasing some Celtic music on my YouTube channel, and my next album with probably be Celtic. Here's What Hillary Clinton Is Doing Now 16 of the Best Political Podcasts Reviews of Two New Political Books Marketing genius. Hillary, tell us a bit about who you are, what you do and where youre located. I do a lot of photos and iPhone videos and professional videos. A love for politics and service brings Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham together. But then, like this book, it talks about like, Native American fiddle players and like African fiddle players, they would learn these fiddle tunes and they would play the fiddle to entertain the white folks, like, that was a slaves job was to play music to entertain the white folks and to dance. Its learned that were taught that. Michelle Khouri 32:07Alright, well all of those tasty links are going to be in the show notes. I have my little Instagram its @Hillaryklug. Shes also traveled Europe Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg to broaden her busking. However, in my research, I started really delving into the African influence on buck dancing, just to share some of those with you. Content Creator. So youre not going to see as flashy dance steps. I am a 70 yr young Gospel music musician and song writer with 30 or so tunes in my repertorie that I just want to GIVE to Hillary Klug as a present, and wish her the best with them. Thank you for being willing to chat with us Hillary. And understanding that I am both of those people and very separate from those people. In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters in 2003, Hillary divulged the details of Bill's confession of the Lewinsky affair to Hillary: "I was furious," she said. Hillary, I got one am glad your sister had some hippie friends! I find it so interesting, this idea that your lack of traditions growing up, has led you on this quest for sort of surrounding yourself by your own chosen traditions and your own chosen heritage. Well, congratulations. What are you at like 65 million or something, like even more than that, at this point, like huge. I mean, listen, I wouldnt call it so much a phenomenon as I would the White men in charge told the white man story, right? Your email address will not be published. Is that correct? And from now on I am. I talked to Hillary Klug and the conversation goes to places I could have never imagined. I started tapping my foot. Ah! National Champion Buckdancer, Hillary Klug is known for her fiddling and dancing. Listen to this episode to hear how Hillary refuses to be fearful of mistakes, both in her art and in difficult conversations about race. Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. Hes an inspiration to me in the way he keeps the tradition alive. I love this gal to pieces, see why I want to give her my songs? His nomination and election came after a failed run at the House of Representatives in 1974, according to CNN. First of all, to engage in this conversation so openly. I found you on Instagram a while ago and I am super enthralled by the energy that you bring to your performances. Five months before the 2016 presidential election, Hillary and Bill became grandparents the second time over when their daughter Chelsea gave birth to her son, Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky. We stop there. Theres no universal formula. I particularly like the Dominants for recording. But hes encouraged me and he was there when I won the national championship the first time. Michelle Khouri 14:21Well, because lets not even take the credit away from you. In 1976, Bill was elected to his first government official position with Hillary by his side. Other former presidents and their partners George and Laura Bush, Barack and Michelle Obama were also in attendance. Also known as Hilary Peterson Klug, Hillary M Klug. She included a sentimental ode to Bill in her book, reflecting on the high points of their 40-plus years together, saying, "He has been my partner in life and my greatest champion since the moment we met.". Theres a reason this is called the Cultured Podcast and its that arts is just fundamentally a part of human self-expression. Here goes, were gonna roll this camera and Im going to give it a go.. I think your old soul will keep you on the road you choose best for you. The biggest video has over 61 million views. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Begin typing your search above and press return to search. March 11, 2023 Fairfield, CT. 18 Days To Go! So yall this week, my inspiration has been building, but its through my conversation with Hillary that it solidified. He taught me how to dance and everybody in his family danced. I love making videos for my different social media outlets! Just think about how many people are listening and watching who would otherwise never be exposed to this type of music and dance. My best friend started taking group violin lessons, and she asked me to join her. And also, its like, it sounds like every wedding Ive ever been to. I mean, listen, you and I, our backgrounds could not be more different. What are three musicians today do you think are underrated? So as a recap for The Cultured Crew, I just want to say you know, you have been dancing, you have been playing the fiddle your whole life. Professional street performer. He always compared me to others. It takes tons of time and energy and business skills. He doesnt have social media or a website, so in this day and age, he virtually doesnt exist. He taught meethics, analytical psychology, and religion. 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