Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
Brown Kelly Waltz (also known as Kelly Waltz) is a pretty old double stop waltz. I first learned it from the Dick Barrett Waltz album that I played the heck out of when I was a kid. I had the whole series of Dick Barrett tapes. I still think that Dick’s versions of those tunes [...]
Red Skinned Gal is a fun and swingy tune (at least the way I play it.) I originally learned the melody from Tony Ludiker, but there is some Orville Burns in my arrangement as well. Red Skinned Gal is a variation based on the tune “There’s a Brown Skinned Gal Down The Road Somewhere,” which [...]
Today is my Birthday!!! I’m gonna have a good time. Well, I did have a good time. Tonight, as a birthday treat, Christina took me to the Feasting Fort Collins 3rd Anniversary dinner at Fish, which was amazing. And before we went there, I had the chance to get together with the CROMA folks and [...]
I learned Brilliancy originally from Dale Morris about 3 weeks before I went to Weiser for the first time. And, I played it at Weiser in my first (and only) round that year. I have more about my first year at Weiser in my post about the Great Western Clog, and more about my week [...]
