Dont forget Patreon. I was able to share my platform and share my voice with him and get people to watch him. I made my first national TV appearance, and I appeared in the movie Wild Rose dancing and playing my original tune. I imagine that could involve big name session musicians and more intricate arrangements and instrumentation. Watch. She said, You pay for half of the violin, and Ill pay for the other half of it but if you quit taking lessons, you have to pay me back for my half. So, I kept taking lessons and never quit.. View photos, directions, registry details and more at The Knot. Now in that tradition, in my experience, I have not seen any African or Native American buck answers, or in the music world, like Ive seen two banjo players. 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. We were instant friends, and the dynamic was as though I've known her and played with her for years! I think thats what brings people together is like seeing other cultures and other ancestral lineages. Its seriously worth listening to. I have no control over it. Im always researching to figure out what works best for the different platforms and different audiences. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. And theres a sense of power, of support, but also of innate tension in that, you know? I dont know what hes done since he created his record. And really, I am the biggest geek in the world, just like I listen to old recordings from the 50s of fiddle players or old recordings from the 30s it just, uh, you know, thats what I listened to. I started cross-tuning so I could play constant double stops. Well, I have a website, hillaryklug.com. Theres a reason this is called the Cultured Podcast and its that arts is just fundamentally a part of human self-expression. Like, doing all of those things at once is exceptionally difficult. In May 2015, she married her husband, Michael, whom she also met at the Flat Creek Dance. With a luscious garden, chickens aplenty, four cats and an Anatolian shepherd named Ataana, Klug lives. Theres just not a big enough market for it. All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. And I feel a sense of coming home to myself because of it. Hes the six time National Buck Dance Champion and hes received the National Heritage Award for his contribution to the arts. I could name several more phenomenal artists who play or write amazing music that nobody listens to. They instilled in me the habits of daily practice and exercise. Well, congratulations. Klug knew at an early age that her script would include a fiddle on-shoulder. And I loved your response to everything thats going on in our society right now. Beware of scam artists! Whereas otherwise, you know, nobody would have ever heard of him, nobody would have ever seen him. I love hearing the fiddle and to hear a young person play and dance is such a joy. Jed Clark is a founding member of Acousticult. as well as other partner offers and accept our. How does that impact your identity? I wanted to play bluegrass, but it never really worked out. I took on fiddling as dancing as my identity, and I plugged myself into the old-time community. Early in their relationship, the former White House residents embarked on a political endeavor together as they traveled to Texas in 1972 to aid George McGovern with his presidential campaign. It takes tons of time and energy and business skills. This woman is such a hardworker at her craft, she is such a beauty, she is so loveable, Hillary loves what she does so much that she just walks into your heart, dancing, and plays and sings music so sweetly that it makes you cry, while shes smiling the whole time! Like I was just researching this fiddle tune I was working on. I love traveling and performing, but Ive been performing solo, and I really look forward to being able to perform with a band. Hannah Schrodt Madilyn Klug brushes Riley. Marketing genius. Its not that good, but, Hillary Klug 31:54I have a video of me, like, my first try. His melodies are resonant to the core of your soul. Im playing on Thomastik-Infeld strings. 1. Nobody in my family plays music or dances, and I had no idea that the world of old-time music and dance existed, but the more I learned, the more I was drawn to it. Hillary released her third memoir, "What Happened," in September of 2017, which reflects on her election journey, career, and personal life in candor. 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. We have internet and a personal cell phone tower (no cell phone signal out in the middle of nowhere). And there are just all of these injustices with immigration and just so many things, so many things are broken. But before I start going on ahead of myself, why dont we level set and why dont you tell us who you are and what your art forms are? More people travel the streets rather than each individual bar, so more people see your talent on the streets, Lew says. Lived In Middlebury CT, Seattle WA, Aspen CO, Waterbury CT. Related To James Klug. Listen to this episode to hear how Hillary refuses to be fearful of mistakes, both in her art and in difficult conversations about race. First of all, to engage in this conversation so openly. I met Thomas Maupin at these festivals. Take a few tips from Hillary Klug on how to prepare, endure, and maybe prosper, too. Tell us a little bit about your current rig what does your rig consist of? She got her start dancing and dazzling down on Broadway. In August, amidst his trial, President Clinton submitted to hours of videotaped testimony from Independent Counsel Ken Starr's prosecutors for the grand jury. If you look at the immigration patterns, the Scotch-Irish came and settled in the Appalachian Mountains. Here goes, were gonna roll this camera and Im going to give it a go.. In the recording, you can hear the distinct differences between Irish and Old-Time fiddle. Going to festivals. I can see you maybe in the vain of a colonel Sanders. And theyre all like dancing and doing their dance around a big fire. Saturday rolls around, and 25-year-old Hillary Klug wearing cowboy boots, which she claims to be her dancing shoes, a gray T-shirt and cuffed blue jean shorts shuffles her feet to the beat of her fiddle. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. It is the Colombian side that I was raised in and deeply ingrained in that heritage, in that culture. And it is fascinating and frankly relieving to hear the whole history behind an art form, rather than just a tiny morsel of the history, right? I started a band when I was just 16. He challenged me to develop strong values. Hannah Schrodt Olivia Klug, left, and her sister Madilyn ride horses at their family's farm. Bill's first successful foray into politics came with his election to Arkansas Attorney General in 1976 when he ran unopposed. She's seen some incredible success over the past couple years with her performances. In May 2015, she married her husband, Michael, whom she also met at the Flat Creek Dance. 332,165 talking about this. Hillary and Evan. I was a starving college kid, and I dont know if I had the money to get out of the garage. After her loss in the 2016 presidential election, Hillary detailed the moments following her concession, writing in her third memoir "What Happened," that she laid in bed after she conceded to Trump and "stared at the ceiling," according to CNN. I competed in both dance and fiddle at many festivals over the years with the National Championship being my biggest win. In addition to busking full time, shes recording her debut album, Fiddle Feet, and shes also filming a scene and recording the soundtrack for an independent film set to release next summer. And actually, thats a pretty rare occurrence for me. Practice, business, and relationships. So yeah, itll be a good fusion of different genres and sounds. Singing, dancing, and fiddling. I am so glad to hear that you include church and God in your talent. Not only did Wood help musically, he also lent one of his propertys homes for rent while Klug studied at Motlow State Community College in Tullahoma, where she earned a $5,000 scholarship to study music in Brazil for a month. I dont mean to but by accident, you know, maybe I was just you know, not remembering that, you know, oh, yeah, the banjo comes from Africa. "I was dumbfounded, I was just beside myself with anger and disappointment. The 5-String Banjo, and So Much Moore - Steven Moore, Something Maude Something New - Cassidy Maude, Tommy Emmanuel Interview From ROMP 2022 In Owensboro KY. Oh yeah, we have black influence in, you know, buck dance. Hillary Klug 6:57Well, my name is Hillary Klug and Im a dancing fiddle player. Its such a coincidence that we even happened to go to the dance. The one way I can contribute is I can lift people up. Ive always called that my mother-ship, right? https://hillaryklug.comHillary Klug and Mairead Nesbitt collaborate on a fusion of traditional Celtic and Appalachian music! Hillary, Im glad you did this interview. I have several projects in the works, so stay on the lookout! During his second term, Bill Clinton was impeached in December 1998 by the House following the news of the Lewinsky scandal, on the grounds that Clinton committed perjury and obstruction of justice. Im asking my mentors, Im interviewing. I mean, listen, you and I, our backgrounds could not be more different. I have a friend who does electronic music. All this music evolved with square dance and Contra dance and English country dance. And when I say ancestors, Im specifically referring in this instance to the people in my lineage, in my direct family lineage, particularly on my moms side, which is the Colombian side. 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