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Danny Boy – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 26
When I think of the tune Danny Boy, I have a very specific recollection of me playing this tune. It was during my semester in Harlaxton College near Grantham, England. I woke up early on Saturday and took a cab to Grantham to busk (play for tips) at the street market. It was fall, and [...]
Black and White Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 25
When I first learned Black and White Rag, it was off of the 4 World Champion Fiddlers album that featured Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor, Mark O’Connor, Terry Morris, and Benny Thomas. Terry was the one that played Black and White, and I still think love the endings he put on the A Part (2 of [...]
Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp 2012
Dates: August 5-12, 2012 Location: Snow Mountain Ranch near Winter Park, Colorado Click to learn about the World Class Artists Founded by Mark Luther, Director, and his kids, Christopher and Cosima, in 1999, Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp is entering its 14th year in 2012 Set in the beautiful Colorado Rockies outside of Denver at Snow Mountain Ranch near [...]
Forked Deer – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 24
The first version of this song that I remember hearing was a recording of Buddy Spicher playing it on a compilation album of the World’s Best Country Fiddlers. He started out the tune by saying, “Look at the rack on that deer.” I thought that was so cool, that I copied it on my album, [...]
Mockingbird – Vi Wickam and Robert Cline Jr.
After playing our fiddle tune a day at Cafe Bluebird, Robert and I did a quick recording of one of his original tunes, Mockingbird.
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