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Fiddle Tune a Day
Last October, I was inspired to make a go at the National Fiddle Contest in Weiser, ID. I haven’t been to Weiser since 2002, and if I’m going to make the trek, I want to make it worth my while. So, I started thinking about what can I do to make sure that I am [...]
Cherokee Shuffle – Fiddle Tune a Day – 137
Tonight I needed something a little different. I was bored with recording my fiddle tunes from home so often, so it was a good thing that I could go join my friends at Avogadro’s Number to play a gig. I really like recording my fiddle tune a day with friends. :) Since these guys are [...]
Homestead National Monument Fiddle Contest May 26, 2012
Fiddle Contest May 26th 2012 flyer (PDF) Monumental Fiddling Championship Facts The Monumental Fiddling Championship is on May 26, 2012. It is held the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend at Homestead National Monument of America’s Education Center. The day will begin with three free workshops John McCutcheon shares his songwriting talent at 10 a.m. Debbie Greenblatt [...]
Brittany Haas & Lauren Rioux Fiddle workshop – Colorado May, 2012
Colorado Old Time Fiddlers Association Proudly Presents Brittany Haas & Lauren Rioux Fiddle workshop When: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Where: Vectra Bank Colorado 2000 S. Colorado Blvd. Ste. 2-1100 Denver, CO, 80222 Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced Cost: $40 for COTFA member $50 for non-COTFA member Brittany Haas and Lauren [...]
Clarinet Polka – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 136
I never really play Clarinet Polka. I know the melody, and I have taught it to a student here or there, but I haven’t ever worked it up or played it publicly (before tonight.) It’s not that I don’t like it, or think it’s cool. I guess it has just sat there on the periphery [...]
Old South Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 135
The first person I heard play Old South Waltz, was Danita Gardner, and she played it beautifully. It was at Weiser some time in the early 1990′s. Later, I heard Levi Dennis play it with a G minor part at the beginning that he said he learned from Ace Sewell. I wanted to add that [...]
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