My inspirations are my ancestors. I have enjoyed watching your much deserved success, but Im really excited to hear that you are venturing into the Celtic world. Basically from the age of eight, I believe you were dancing. Im honored to be one of his proteges, and its my privilege to carry on the buck dance tradition. Since becoming an internet sensation, she's performed in many different countries with big name acts and in prestigious venues, the most notable are The Nashville Symphony and Konzert Haus in Vienna, Austria. Well, I had. Shes coming up with her own thing based on the traditions,-Jim Wood. -Fiddle-A-Grams- I'll create a fiddle-a-gram for you every month! But also like youre incredibly entertaining and your energy is inviting. And he actually they did the festival in his name, and thats when I won the second time. And then of course, if you look online, do any research then you see like Rhiannon Giddens and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. So, lets talk a little bit about buck dancing. I hope he gets some traction in the music business and get his music out there. I mean, I am as Latina as they come, but the sound, the frequency of a fiddle really, really hits my heart and it just gets me moving. Tell us a little bit about your current rig what does your rig consist of? Im also hiring a cajon player to add energy and make the CD more appealing to a wider audience. We have 25 feet of road frontage for the driveway. Both the fiddle and the guitar use 10+ tunings each. ", In her 2003 memoir "Living History," Hillary only briefly acknowledged the controversy, simply writing there were "public relations mistakes in how we handled the growing controversy'' and ''Whitewater never seemed real because it wasn't.". She has over 1 Million Facebook followers, more than 25 viral videos, and her biggest video has over 61 million views! And then theres mediocre musicians who everybody listens to. New YouTube video featuring Brenna Macmillan and Emily Otteson! 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 . She wedded to Michael in 2015 after the completion of her study. And the reason why I clung to the fiddle was because I always had this sense of like, okay, I dont have anything going for me to try to do with What am I going to do with myself? But in her 2003 memoir "Living History," she wrote, "I didn't know whether our marriage could or should survive such a stinging betrayal, but I knew I had to work through my feelings carefully, on my own timetable," calling the decision to stay with Clinton one of "the most difficult decisions I have made in my life.". Like, we dont talk about this type of stuff. Theres no universal formula. Other than that, the property is tucked away behind the hills. Jed Clark is a founding member of Acousticult. Its okay to be wrong and Ill learn from that. So where would I continue my lessons? Thats something thats not talked about. But then they got their influence from the African culture. Tell us a little bit about your beginnings. We also used 432hz tuning for the entire project (as a matter of fact, I mostly play in 432hz). Michelle Khouri 28:37Its learned behavior. I came back the next week with a dance board and an amp. So after the contest, I took my fiddle and my boots over to Broadway, and I set out my case for tips. Maybe it is because you combine all of them that its ridiculous to think that that would even be remotely mediocre. Whereas otherwise, you know, nobody would have ever heard of him, nobody would have ever seen him. Im really proud of my Triple Threat Cotton Eyed Joe YouTube video. I love how you approach everything with so much gusto. Who does that? 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. Thank you for being willing to chat with us Hillary. 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. Some people will be like, Yeah, murca. Not to mention, it takes an enormous amount of dedication and structure to be a musician and to play instruments and to dance and all that so. She now performs at places like Dollywood, the Schermerhorn, and. Includes a song and a message. I grew up in a small town with an older sister and an older brother. Pin. And then well do performance. Its the street, and you dont have to be polished or professional. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -Hillary Klug is the Nashville dream realized. But I grew up hearing about these people and I grew up hearing about their accomplishments or their personalities and it never really quite clicked and what I do know is that Ive always been connected to that land. Now Im just like realizing, oh my word, theres so much, so much stuff, going on in this world thats just out of control. Hope to see you when I visit your place. Um, so I grew up going to the Contra dance. 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. Im stronger both physically and mentally. And they would be in lines or they would be in squares. When faced with the decision of pursuing buck dancing, fiddling, or singing, she chose to take on all three. Nobodys aware of the African influence and nobody talks about it. $50 / month. I have what would be considered, you know, maybe a less than ideal childhood, but a lot of that was actually kind of the driving force. Hillary and Bill Clinton have been married since 1975. 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? Theres no set of dance moves, that, This is buck dancing. Earl Klugh's income source is mostly from being a successful . 1. (Musical performance). And understanding that I am both of those people and very separate from those people. He always compared me to others. Keep it curious. The one way I can contribute is I can lift people up. Bush, with 370 electoral votes against Bush's 168. Well, I have a website, hillaryklug.com. 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. And then the person in the middle is like improvising and doing a solo dance, and each person takes a turn in the middle. And then theres all these emotional factors of feeling like Im not good enough and feeling like Im unworthy. My mentors changed my life, and it wasnt just about the fiddle or the dance. 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. Klug dreams of nothing more than playing the Grand Ole Opry one day. Singing, dancing, and fiddling. Im now endorsing a string company, two fiddle companies, and a bow company! I started clogging at age 8, but I didnt even know what a fiddle was until I randomly started taking lessons at age 13. As opposed to clogging which would be doing a set of choreography and it doesnt necessarily contribute musically. Im releasing some Celtic music on my YouTube channel, and my next album with probably be Celtic. 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! You know? Once Bill Clinton's second term as president ended in 2001, the couple moved to Chappaqua, New York, to pursue other endeavors, according to The History Channel. Im going to actively step in and say something. With a luscious garden, chickens aplenty, four cats and an Anatolian shepherd named Ataana, Klug lives. Simultaneously, with the guidance of her beloved mentor and the support of her massive YouTube following, Hillary's multi-faceted performance style has skyrocketed from its . Has new CD, a comprehensive take on the many sounds of old-time fiddling in various tunings. The career tables turned after the Clintons moved to Chappaqua as Hillary made her own foray into politics as she ran and won a seat in the Senate. YouTube has been an enormous part of your journey. I use a Bartlett fiddle mic and a CountryMan vocal mic. In 2014, the Clintons became grandparents for the first time as their only daughter welcomed her first child, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, into the world. Gotta do three things at once. Its in time with the music and its done for show. The biggest video has over 61 million views. National Champion Buckdancer, Hillary Klug is known for her fiddling and dancing. He is a native of Cabool, Missouri but currently resides in the Ozark Mountain Region with his wife and three dogs. And in this book that Im reading, its actually like a dissertation put out by Phil Jamison. But fiddling wasnt enough to preoccupy Klug or her fans, for that matter. Like not feeling beholden to somebody elses style, ways, whatever, but rather flying and helping to evolve. You are beautiful-talented and unique. I never had a good outlet for it. You know those lines of communication are always open, honey. While they're completely unique, they also compliment each other in this fusion we created!\"-Hillary KlugBe sure to subscribe to Mairead Nesbitt and follow her on social media!https://www.maireadnesbittviolin.com/https://solstice-jewelry-by-mairead-nesbitt.myshopify.comhttps://www.facebook.com/maireadnesbittcelticviolinisthttps://www.instagram.com/maireadnesbittcelticviolinist/https://twitter.com/MaireadNesbitthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDj5VhGk2B5T2o499c1BT2QHere's the link to Hillary's \"Patreon\" page:https://www.patreon.com/hillaryklughttps://www.instagram.com/hillaryklug/https://www.facebook.com/FiddleAndDance/https://www.tiktok.com/@hillary_klug?https://hillaryklug.comStream Hillary's music on Spotify:https://bit.ly/hillaryklugspotifyVideo Credit: Tyler Follonhttps://vimeo.com/videotylerInstagram: @videotylerHuge thanks to Jim Wood for recording the audio and mixing and mastering in Tennessee [email protected] thanks to Karl Nesbitt for recording his and Mairead's parts at his studio in Ireland!https://www.youtube.com/user/karlnesbittcomWe both used Thomastik Infeld strings on our fiddles!https://www.thomastik-infeld.com The combination of the fiddling and dancing is what makes Hillary special, says 53-year-old Jim Wood of Flat Creek, Tenn., Klugs longtime fiddle instructor. Normally, this isnt talked about. With humble beginnings as a busker, she's risen from street to symphony thanks to her social media success! Its learned that were taught that. Like, its part of our culture to like, repress and suppress, like, all the African influence. Copyright 2017-2020 Michelle Khouri. Krutz sent me a fiddle, and I love performing and recording with it. Thats just the culture that was handed to us. Go check it out! I absolutely love what you do and am a huge fan of Celtic music. I dont like recording audio as much because Im so critical of myself. Next on Klugs plate: buck dancing. (If you want to look him up, Elijah Vincent from Utah. Oh yeah, we have black influence in, you know, buck dance. To develop the land into vacation homes, Bill and Hillary formed the Whitewater Development Corporation with James (Jim) and Susan McDougal. And thats a powerful driver. This is Bill and Hillary's third grandchild, and Hillary tweeted that she and Bill were "thrilled.". And then like, at the same time, like, I also have a need for like, validation. My dad was Argentinian and I wasnt raised with much of that Argentinian culture outside of food and Tango. He lost to the Republican incumbent, John Paul Hammerschmidt. Mostly because my family has no heritage, traditions, or culture. The two have been together for about 50 years, and have been involved in the political sphere for about as long, both on a state and national scale. I started stomping my foot. She is a great musician and wonderful Buck dancer. It is the Colombian side that I was raised in and deeply ingrained in that heritage, in that culture. And like, theres a theres an African buck dancer, like the first time Ive ever seen one and I was just like, geeking out, I had to show my boyfriend. I used 13 different tunings for the 17 tracks. She wrote of her husband's consolation, saying, "Bill took my hand, and we just lay there.". But we kind of just like disregard that knowledge. And he doesnt teach the actual dance steps. Your email address will not be published. My name is Hillary Klug, and I fiddle and dance. 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. Thank you for that. We dont remember the African part. I wasnt very good at playing and dancing at the same time, but nobody cared. Is that correct? Okay, now its my turn, my responsibility to keep that alive and to spread it and to teach it to others and to keep this tradition alive. He helped me with my English degree by proofreading many of my papers (he also has a degree in English). But I was always striving to, like, develop my craft and develop bigger, better. Michelle Khouri 6:22God, I love that. 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. Thomas passion and dedication has been recognized by the many awards hes received. Michelle Khouri 21:59Absolutely. And I dont know, Ive been thinking a lot about it. Its never good enough. In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters in 2003, Hillary divulged the details of Bill's confession of the Lewinsky affair to Hillary: "I was furious," she said. I love making videos for my different social media outlets! Evan also recorded and produced the banjo part, and Karl Smaukula played the banjo part. We live in a rental double-wide modular home on an 87 acre piece of property out in the middle of nowhere. The project failed and Jim McDougal bought a small savings and loan association, and, according to Vox "renamed it Madison Guaranty, and defrauded both it and the small-business investment firm Capital Management Services to the tune of $3 million.". March 11, 2023 Fairfield, CT. . He plays a million different genres and instruments. I was a proactive kid, and I went ahead in the book and figured out how to read music, and where the notes were (we had tapes), and I listened to the audio CD, and I learned three songs on my own. Other former presidents and their partners George and Laura Bush, Barack and Michelle Obama were also in attendance. What would hold the audiences attention the longest. Im also proud of my first album which is an exploration of the old-time cross-tuning tradition. I mean, its a phenomenon thats not unique to just fiddle music or dance. I played with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn in February. Also known as Hilary Peterson Klug, Hillary M Klug. But me and my own personal buck dancing, you know, maybe Ill do a flashy dance step every now and then, because, you know, Im trying to entertain the audience and its much more fun to see like, you know, me kick my legs in the air, or do a little twist. And then Ive been singing for about two years now. In the 1990s, the "Whitewater controversy" rocked the couple's budding legacy when the United States Office of Independent Counsel investigated the couple in relation to their investment in 230 acres of riverfront landin Arkansas in 1978. My name is Hillary Klug, and I fiddle and dance. Hillary Klug 14:38Buck dancing is an instrument-like percussion instrument. Hillary and Bill Clinton are arguably one of the most well-known couples in the public eye. I sort of clear my mind.". I didnt expect that. 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. In 2015, the Clintons celebrated and prepared for two major milestones in their relationship their 40th anniversary on October 11 and the first Democratic debate of Hillary's presidential run on October 13. It was so hard and painful, but when I finally made it to the top, I was so proud of myself. Content creation! I have one more project I want to try, and it might be silly, and it probably wont work, but Im gonna try it for fun. And theyre all like dancing and doing their dance around a big fire. Jim Wood and his wife were there leading the band, and the band was full of their students and local old-time musicians. The couple attended Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, 2021. From major campaign wins to the growth of their family here is a complete timeline of their relationship: The future president and first lady of the United States met in 1971 while studying together at Yale Law School, with their official meet happening at the library. Going to jam sessions. It took us three months just to learn Twinkle Twinkle. As the only child of the couple, Chelsea spent the first 12 years of her life in Arkansas before moving to Washington DC to become the first daughter. Hannah Schrodt Olivia Klug, left, and her sister Madilyn ride horses at their family's farm. Hillary denied the claims, even going so far as to characterize the accusations against Bill as a "vast right-wing conspiracy.". Michelle Khouri 17:29Holy cow. Im like, looking for resources. Welcome to The Cultured Podcast. Hillary Klug 31:35Oh, yeah. The Tennessee-based musician calls the corner of Fourth and Broadway her work home. And without further ado, Hillary, thank you for being here. Ive made 4 European tours this year performing solo, teaching workshops, and performing with orchestras. And so I just want to thank you for bringing that energy, that gusto, to this conversation, because its been an enormous pleasure getting to know and your story. Shocking things you didn't know about every US president, 22 artists who have spoken out against President Trump playing their music at his events, 12 celebrities who are outspoken Republicans. I have my music on Spotify, Apple Music, anywhere where you can stream music. Which part of your music career do you enjoy the most live performance, recording, writing, etc? And you seem to dive into things headfirst, maybe fearlessly is what it looks like, on the outside. And theres a sense of power, of support, but also of innate tension in that, you know? The Clintons came under investigation after it was alleged they were involved in the defrauding. Content creation thats a unique viewpoint, something that Acousticult is all about! A few people noticed. Its such a coincidence that we even happened to go to the dance. So it has to do with evolving with dancing, but not necessarily the solo dance that I do. I also listened to a lot of Irish such as Kevin Burke, Lunasa, Bothy Band, and Planxty. I can see you maybe in the vain of a colonel Sanders. The engagements are marketed as "An Evening with the Clintons" and will focus on the 2016 election and pivotal moments from the Clintons' careers. Then well do a video to go along with it. Now, I havent actually shared it with anybody yet shared what Ive learned. Listen to this episode to hear how Hillary refuses to be fearful of mistakes, both in her art and in difficult conversations about race. 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. 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