Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
Montrose County Fair Fiddle Contest Sunday July 21, 2013 Montrose County Fairgrounds, Friendship Hall Sign in begins at 10:30 AM, Contest begins at 12:00 Noon Attendance Free- $12.00 entry fee, members of COTFA free Sanctioned by and Judges provided by the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers Association For information contact Bill @ 970-249-2251 [email protected] 2013 Montrose Fiddle Contest [...]
Thank you all for being a part of the launch of my latest project, my Talent Forge. Adding Daniel Carwile to our Faculty has been a big step in the growth, and future of [my] Talent Forge. And, today is the last day to take advantage of our Charter Member program. If you signup today, [...]
This review of Old School Old Time was just too cool to not pass on. I am humbled by some of the kind words that Wendy McCall had to say about our album. “This entire album could be used in teaching up-and-coming Fiddle want-to-be’s. Vi Wickam is definitely one of the best out there and [...]
You don’t hear House of the Rising Sun on Fiddle very often, but I’ve never been held to those kind of conventions. If you would like to learn to play fiddle tunes like this one, and… If you are looking to study with national caliber musicians like Matthew Hartz and Vi Wickam And [...]
Leather Britches is a great old breakdown, and one of the classic breakdowns in the key of G. I hope you enjoy this video of Matthew Hartz playing the heck out of it. If you would like to learn to play fiddle tunes like this one, and… If you are looking to study [...]
Soppin’ the Gravy is a popular old-time fiddle breakdown. Here Matthew plays a Texas-Style fiddling arrangement of it that he is improvising on the spot. Because he is improvising around the melody, rather than just around the chords, this type of improvised fiddling is often called controlled improvisation. If you would like to [...]
It is great when I get to have a great musician in town to make some music with, and it’s even better when that musician is also working on a project with me. This is the first in a series of 6 videos that Matthew and I made together to announce the launch of our [...]
Over the past few months, a number of you have asked me, “How do I watch Fiddle Tune a Day from the beginning.” Up until now, the answer was to get on my blog and start at the beginning. Which, to say the least, is a pain in the tush. Starting today, there is a [...]
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the music of the season. Christmas Carols are very special to me. They evoke heartfelt memories, and emotions. And they are a great way to bring people together. I don’t have any particular tie to Good King Winceslas, except for that it was the first tune that inhabited my head [...]
I have been planning on playing Tennessee Waltz as part of Fiddle Tune a Day from the beginning. I also received a number of requests for the song. And with good reason. It’s a beautiful melody, and a Country and Western classic. I didn’t want to play it as just a fiddle tune, and since [...]
