At least thats what drew me to your work. Youre like having the conversations, youre reading the materials, youre reading the history, the whole story. All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. She now performs at places like Dollywood, the Schermerhorn, and. Id love to hear from you. This is called Le Petit Chat Gris. Because typically when Im deeply researching every single person who comes on this show, I can get a true sense of what I imagine this person is going to say or what their ideologies are, and that is not the case with Hillary Klug. Perhaps I could explore other genres and maybe delve into Americana or Celtic music. Im really slowing down for the year. Hello my babies! Also, its not bad money when youre talented like Hillary.. In the recording, you can hear the distinct differences between Irish and Old-Time fiddle. Is that how you feel? She soon found herself competing in dance competitions which usually offered a clogging and buck dancing category while at festivals and other events. I moved to Nashville about 18 months ago, and I love it. I love this gal to pieces, see why I want to give her my songs? And then the person in the middle is like improvising and doing a solo dance, and each person takes a turn in the middle. Whereas otherwise, you know, nobody would have ever heard of him, nobody would have ever seen him. Stop taking credit for it, like all the coolest stuff. Hes the best songwriter nobodys ever heard of. How does that impact your identity? Following the passing of former President George H.W. Obama appointed Clinton as his Secretary of State following her unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Okay? I came back the next week with a dance board and an amp. My fiddling will be mostly cross-tuned and sawing on it in my old-time Georgia shuffle style. As silly as it sounds, I had no idea I could actually sell it. Congratulations on your videos and music! "Playing music to uplift people's spirits," Hillary Klug captioned her viral video, seen now by more than 320,000 music lovers around the world.. 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? So yall this week, my inspiration has been building, but its through my conversation with Hillary that it solidified. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. But I just, Ive been trying to like, learn as much as I can and try to like, understand what that means. Hillary Klug. 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. I even had somebody help me edit my Instagram posts somebody said, Well You know, you probably shouldnt use this word, you know, because people might take that the wrong way, even though it was intended the right way. In 1998, news broke of President Clinton's 1995 affair with then-22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky, which eventually led to his impeachment by the House. And then of course, if you look online, do any research then you see like Rhiannon Giddens and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Great things ahead. I'm so thankful for the experience of getting to meet and film with Mairead Nesbitt! And together well journey into the unknown reaches of the art world. But I had my fiddle and I was wearing my cowboy boots. When I have the fiddle, when I have the dance, I really cling to that tradition and that culture. Accepting. View photos, directions, registry details and more at The Knot. But the charges weren't drawn in response to Lewinsky, but to Paula Jones' lawsuit four years earlier. 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. Tell us a little bit about your current rig what does your rig consist of? On this episode of The Cultured Podcast, I talked to Hillary Klug, the National Buck Dancing champion of the United States of America, and a social media personality who has become famous for fiddling, Buck dancing and singing at the same time. The couple attended Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, 2021. They encouraged me to come back. Hope to see you when I visit your place. A few people actually stopped to watch. But its so interesting to start learning about. Welcome to The Cultured Podcast. I started stomping my foot. They fiddle and dance in Bru Boru and the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary, Ireland.#fiddle #dance #celtic #Appalachian #traditional\"This project is a dream come true for me! Both my parents were kind of self-employed; they took their own financials into their own hands, Klug says. All Rights Reserved. I could name several more phenomenal artists who play or write amazing music that nobody listens to. Ive always called that my mother-ship, right? 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.". And he doesnt teach the actual dance steps. Hes a college professor at Warren Wilson College. And then theres mediocre musicians who everybody listens to. When faced with the decision of pursuing buck dancing, fiddling, or singing, she chose to take on all three. And what we might call the Black Lives Matter movement, but I think is far beyond that right now. Includes Address (8) Phone (3) See Results. 1st Fiddle. We live in a rental double-wide modular home on an 87 acre piece of property out in the middle of nowhere. Like, we dont talk about this type of stuff. I am happy for her success but also know her limits are well beyond the horizon. Michelle Khouri 0:02What does it mean to want to tell the whole story behind the art form that has been a part of your life since you were a little kid? I love hearing the fiddle and to hear a young person play and dance is such a joy. And you find that music inside your heart, and you just let it out through your feet. And I think well when I'm walking. I have seen, like, racist comments on some of my videos. Im playing on Thomastik-Infeld strings. We have internet and a personal cell phone tower (no cell phone signal out in the middle of nowhere). They kind of took me in, and man, he kicked my butt. Id also invest a little in promoting the album. We had an unexpected treat today when Sammy Passamano with 615 Hideaway brought Hillary Klug down to the media room at World of Bluegrass to perform a mini showcase for us. They actually started you on your way in fiddle playing, dancing and eventually singing! While her mother taught the children and worked as a caregiver to the elderly, Klugs father, Mike, worked as a carpenter. Bill's first successful foray into politics came with his election to Arkansas Attorney General in 1976 when he ran unopposed. I have my music on Spotify, Apple Music, anywhere where you can stream music. So if anybody wants to find them theyre going to be up at culturedpodcast.com. So its weird how it all happened for me. YouTube has been an enormous part of your journey. 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! She is a great musician and wonderful Buck dancer. 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. And I geek out about like older if we find an old field recording of some fiddle player that nobodys ever heard about, you know, North Carolina or something. I'm proud to preserve my Tennessee music heritage and share with audiences ar It makes people happy, it entertains and then it became a job. That was done by Africans and then it was later adopted by Europeans. Thats no longer what drives me. So that being said, as a disclaimer, I have actually started delving into the history of buck dancing and fiddle playing a little bit. Im able to focus on being a content creator. And I dont know, Ive been thinking a lot about it. We split the cost 50/50, but we made a deal that if I ever quit lessons, then I would have to pay her back for her half of the instrument. We even played music together in church as a string trio. National Champion Buckdancer, Hillary Klug is known for her fiddling and dancing. Now I continue to exercise everyday. I hope he gets some traction in the music business and get his music out there. Hes an inspiration to me in the way he keeps the tradition alive. Theres no set of dance moves, that, This is buck dancing. And then Ive been singing for about two years now. May God Almighty keep His hand on her life to bless and protect. Um, so I grew up going to the Contra dance. Although Lewinsky initially denied the claims in regards to the Paula Jones case, she later confirmed the relationship and testified twice in front of the grand jury and handed over to prosecutors a dark blue dress that she alleged may contain physical evidence of her sexual relationship with Bill Clinton. But your response I mean, your art form is part of a heritage and culture that is tied to slavery, and you cant think of Tennessee and like that old traditional culture without thinking about some of these things that are tied into this movement. 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.". Since I was playing by myself, I needed a fuller, more rhythmic sound. 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. I have to be wireless, so I have two Shure wireless transmitters and receivers. Hillary and Evan. You have to really be a geek to kind of open your eyes. I had a big Irish fiddling phase, but its more of a hobby for me now. You can request what song you'd like me to play (from my repertoire of songs that I currently know), and you can request a special message. Hillary Klug 9:29Right. Well, I have a website, hillaryklug.com. Hillary and Bill Clinton have been married since 1975. And so I might not have the correct words or the correct language, but my thoughts and intents are 100% positive. His songs are phenomenal and incredibly deep. But when I proudly played them for the class, the teacher scolded me and told me I shouldnt be playing those songs yet. I use a few fiddles for each performance, and I keep them in separate tunings so I can change keys really fast. But it depends on the song, because some songs they need that rhythm and so I cant stray away from just doing these basic rhythmic steps. You know I was dancing while she was performing. There are good fiddle players and there are good dancers, but I dont know anybody in the United States who dances as well as she plays or plays as well as she dances.. Hillary Klug 6:57Well, my name is Hillary Klug and Im a dancing fiddle player. Shortly after, I added vocals. Hillary's high-profile marriage to Bill provided a platform from which she launched her own political careerbut the marriage also gave her a series of scandals that would haunt her for years. Hillary played fiddle, sang, and accompanied herself buck dancing, supported by Cristina Vane on banjo and Evan Winsor on guitar. Understanding. And without further ado, Hillary, thank you for being here. 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 . In May 2015, she married her husband, Michael, whom she also met at the Flat Creek Dance. He lost to Richard Nixon, but the pair was officially in love, and by 1973 Bill proposed for the first time after . With humble beginnings as a busker, she's risen from street to symphony thanks to her social media success! Im working on another album of fiddle tunes, and Im hoping to have it done around Christmas or New Years. His melodies are resonant to the core of your soul. He knew there was an impossible long and steep hill, and he wanted to teach me to push myself. And understanding that I am both of those people and very separate from those people. Maybe it is because you combine all of them that its ridiculous to think that that would even be remotely mediocre. Here goes, were gonna roll this camera and Im going to give it a go.. I knew it would be a bad idea because my family didnt have extra money for things like violins or lessons, but I mentioned it, and my mom was actually cool with it. Hilary Swank, the actress and producer, has been happily married since 2018 to Phillip Schneider. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Begin typing your search above and press return to search. Michelle Khouri 29:50Youre not here for that BS anymore, right? 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. 332,165 talking about this. Both Hillary and Bill tweeted their happy sentiments, with Hillary saying, "What a joy being with our new grandson, Aidan. Thats something thats not talked about. Back to Local News News Next Article Listening to his music and his presence is like stopping for a moment attracted by the deep blue of his eyes and the sun of his hair. And I can just put positive energy out into the world. The bow had hot pink hair, and it looked so awesome in the video. Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled in favor of Clinton stating that the claims did not amount to sexual assault and that Jones had no evidence she'd been punished or emotionally afflicted. But hes encouraged me and he was there when I won the national championship the first time. If theres somebody who is racist and doesnt want to hear the history, I am fine with losing racist followers or, like, white supremacist followers. This is my first try putting together the dance and the banjo. Hes written and recorded many phenomenal songs with intense passion and emotion. Bush, the Clintons postponed their appearance in Sugar Land, Texas, to attend Bush's funeral services in Washington, DC. Stay true to yourself and keep doing what you love. 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. -Fiddle-A-Grams- I'll create a fiddle-a-gram for you every month! Hillary and Bill Clinton have been together for nearly 50 years. I always judge myself so harshly. Hannah Schrodt Madilyn Klug brushes Riley. I love making videos for my different social media outlets! Her ability to draw enthused crowds with only her feet and fiddle has led to many awards, including the title of National Buck Dancing Champion, which she earned in July 2013 at the Uncle Dave Macon Days Old-Time Music Festival in Murfreesboro. It was very frustrating having so many people look at me funny or ignore me. Michelle Khouri 14:21Well, because lets not even take the credit away from you. It just came natural to me to use the talents I had to make money rather than having to go find an employer to give me a steady paycheck.. I play fiddle, dance, and sing all at the same time. I figured it out. Its not enough to just not be racist. New YouTube video featuring Brenna Macmillan and Emily Otteson! In 1976, Bill was elected to his first government official position with Hillary by his side. But for now, were about to get into some communication with Hillary Klug. After Barack Obama's historic win in the 2008 presidential election, Hillary Clinton returned to the White House nearly a decade after she left it, but this time in a new role. I happened to meet a fiddle teacher at the local contra dance. And where I got my discipline actually came from my fiddle mentor, him and his family. I like to collaborate with other artists and feature dancers and musicians. Theres just not a big enough market for it. Michelle Khouri 32:07Alright, well all of those tasty links are going to be in the show notes. Im very mediocre. They gave me advice and told me the rules. Its so easy to, like, just not talk about it or just, you know, forget about it or repress it, suppress it, because thats just whats always been done. And I connect very much to what you said about your upbringing, your childhood, and whatever chaos was in there driving you forward to find a sense of peace or harmony or accomplishment or your own path forward. All are cleared of any wrongdoing. It became my primary source of income. Mostly because my family has no heritage, traditions, or culture. Because doing two things at the same time isnt enough. Is that correct? 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. Bill and Hillary Clinton announced they would be embarking on a speaking tour throughout the United States and Canada starting in November 2018, according to the Washington Post. 1,304 following. Its just fiddle music. We love you for your simplicity and awareness of the people around you that you cherish. Twenty-nine Clinton administration officials are subpoenaed or testify at congressional hearings. What are your favorite 5 albums, and do they influence your work? I used 13 different tunings for the 17 tracks. I guess I was soft and weak. 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. He was re-elected for a second term in 1996. He taught me the old-time way through his words and actions. 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