David, a violist and cellist (who also plays violin) plays a familiar Irish jig and an old hymn.
The B-Rex II 5-string Octave Viola is a new instrument by D. Rickert Musical Instruments (www.RickertMusicalInstruments.com). It is tuned like a cello with an extra high E-string.
Recorded with an iPod Touch (our video camera broke) at the 2014 Hoppin' John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers' Convention in Silk Hope, NC, USA
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