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Shelley Weiss

About Me

A Chicago area native, I now live in the Philadelphia 'burbs (Bryn Mawr). I am a professional string player & teacher (violin / viola / fiddle) and songwriting hobbyist... hope you enjoy my little experiments! On this page, I am a work in progress :-) In the "Sounds Like" section, you can see a Youtube video of me performing with my friend Mickey Abraham, as well as a few videos of the Tallahassee Fiddlers, a student group I directed for 4 years.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/6/2007
Band Website: you're lookin' at it
Band Members: I made all the sounds on this page - violin, viola, guitars, vocals, etc.
Influences: Everyone. But especially Edgar Meyer, Sam Beam & Oliver Schroer.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

feeling lucky... and humbled

Dear Diary,This week I get to perform with the Delaware Symphony (viola section).  The soloists for this weeks concert are the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ)... classical guitarists with chops & st...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 18:35:00 GMT

QVC

Hey Guys & Gals,If you're a TV watcher, I wanted to let you know that I'll be playing live (with a classical string quartet) today & tomorrow on QVC, on an "info-mercial" for Bose speakers.We'll be on...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 09:01:00 GMT

Eric Bazilian band du jour

Hi... just wanted to share a little.I am now in the Eric Bazilian band du jour (see new pic).  We just played at Puck and Tin Angel, packed houses (people LOOOVE Eric!) and... well, we rock.  It is su...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 17:42:00 GMT

Horseshoes and Rainbows

Hi friends!I have just been messing around in Garage Band, & put together this version of "Horseshoes & Rainbows" by Oliver Schroer. Hope you like!If you want to hear an AWESOME version of this tune,...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:09:00 GMT

so yeah...

Remember that other band in my previous blog? Well, my interest was short-lived... I quit. They were nice & everything, but at this point in my life I have a hard time getting excited about projects...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:32:00 GMT

cool stuff

OK friends, here is some news from up in the cold place!Last week through a bunch of coincidences I met an American gypsy jazz guitar player / quirky-cool songwriter named Jon Dichter. He has been p...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:38:00 GMT

with Dan May on xpn.org

I will be playing tonight (Dec. 21st), live on WXPN radio, or xpn.org, with a singer / songwriter named Dan May, who is wonderful. If you will be near your computer, you could tune in between 8:30 & ...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:25:00 GMT

A Song for All Seasons

Hello! :-)I just put a new track up... A Song for All Seasons (the Prayerful Hymn). Written by the late, great Oliver Schroer. Performed by yours truly.This is one of my favorite songs to play wit...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:07:00 GMT

Garabushka!

Hi friends!I just recorded and posted a new tune (Garabushka!) that I learned during my tenure at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. It's a Russian dance tune that I arranged into a twin fiddle numb...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:38:00 GMT

Shelleys solo CD

Yes, I now have a solo CD for sale. . . the music was all profe ssion ally recor ded and mixed and sound s great ! Instr ument s used are: violi n ( fiddl e) , viola , mando lin, guita r, sha...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:52:00 GMT