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TESSA DALTON ORIGINALS FEATURING MY FIDDLE PLAYING

"You See Me"

Arranged and played string parts on my original piano-ballad

"Overkill"

Played non-conventional, experimental sounds on violin to create a unique atmosphere in this original pop song

"Nothing Left of Me"

Pop-rock song with violin effects

"Christmas, Bring Me Home"

Released a folk Christmas song with her sisters Josie and Lyla Dalton - Tessa played mandolin, guitar, banjo-uke, and fiddle

HOW I CREATE

How I Arrange My String Parts

How I arrange string parts in the studio for an unreleased vocal track

(TBD release date)

Writing Songs - "One More Night"

How my first single came to be - in a voice memo brainstorm

FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2024 National Twin Fiddle Championship

National Old Time Fiddlers' Contest and Festival

Tessa Dalton and Shelby Murdock, 1st place

2023 National Old Time Fiddlers' Contest - Young Adult Division

National Old Time Fiddlers' Contest and Festival

Tessa Dalton, 2nd place Young Adult

FIDDLE ORIGINALS

Pickle Paint

Tessa Dalton original "new-grass" tune performed at the Belmont Bluegrass concert 2024

Bailey's Waltz

Tessa Dalton original jazz waltz featuring Jojo Fisher on saxophone

Celtic Original at the Station Inn

Tessa Dalton original celtic-style fiddle tune at the World Famous Station Inn featuring Grant Brown on cello

Covers / Transcriptions

Stuff Smith Jazz Transcription

"It Don't Mean A Thing" on violin

Buddy Emmons Steel Guitar Transcription on Violin

"Four Wheel Drive" played in the National Swing Division at the National Old Time Fiddlers' Contest and Festival 2024

COOL VIDEOS

Made it on Obama's Summer Playlist

This was a crazy discovery - Two of my songs, "One More Night" and "I Keep Changing", made it on Obama's summer playlist 2024

Unreleased Song - "I'm Glad We Exist"

This video received 30k views on YouTube which is crazy! I hope to release it soon. I wrote it during Thanksgiving.

Projects Featuring My Fiddle Playing

Russell Dickerson "Bones" Wedding Version

Played in a string quartet for the music video

Abby Powledge's EP "If I'm Honest for Once"

Played on "Generations in the Making", "Real Winter", "Forgive", and "To Be Held"

Anslee Davidson "Runner Up"

Played country fiddle

Five For Fighting - The Song TV

Played in a string quartet with John Ondrasik

Abby Powledge

"The Way That I Am" Live Recording

Played folk-style violin

Sierra Jean

Diary of a Heartbreak Icon EP

"Songs About You"

Wrote / arranged rock-ballad violin parts

Hannah Geiser

"Exit Sign"

Played bluesy, old-country fiddle

"A Cowboy & A Dreamer"

Played soulful-country-ballad violin accompaniment

Caroline Carter

I Did What I Promised EP

"Kissing Your Friends"

Played indie-style violin accompaniment

Emma Andersen

"The Wedding Song"

Played indie-folk violin accompaniment / arranged string parts

Rianna Marie

NASCAR Ep

"Nascar", "Holy Man", "I Think I'll Break Your Heart", "Rearview"

Played / arranged classic country / folk string accompaniment for slow and up-tempo songs

Sliver in Time EP

"Tortoise & The Hare" (fiddle solo at the end), "The Other Side of Fear", "All I Am", "Sliver in Time"

Recorded fiddle live with a band

Logan Freevol

"For Rose" ft. Caroline Carter

Played experimental/versatile violin parts in an alt-indie style

Art in Heaven EP

Played experimental/versatile violin parts in an alt-indie style

Kendall Nicole

"Reckless Jealousy"

Wrote / played ballad string parts / pads

"I am, for you"

Wrote / played sad-ballad violin parts

Sara Grace

"I Don't Cry Anymore"

Arranged / played violin on this sad country ballad

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