
THE MURPHY METHOD
Jim Wood, who teaches five of our fiddle videos, is the only person who has won
the Tennessee State Fiddle Championship five times. He was born and raised in
the Nashville area and began playing music on his daddy's knee. Jim attended
Nashville's Bellmont College, and Berklee School of Music, and has taught numerous
young (and old) aspiring fiddlers. Jim has performed on countless recording sessions
with major country artists, and recorded with bluegrass icon John Hartford. Jim
currently fronts the band Terra Nova, an Americana and fiddle music ensemble,
and is creative director for the acoustic swing ensemble, Swing Toujours.