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 [...]
Lover’s Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 121
May 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
I really like Jay Ungar’s fiddling, and his song writing. He has a unique style that resonates with me, and obviously with lots of other people. Jay’s biggest hit was Ashokan Farewell, which was picked up as the them song for the Civil War Series that Ken Burns did on PBS. Lover’s Waltz, is his [...]
Northern Colorado Fiddle Camp – 2012
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
THIRD ANNUAL NORTHERN COLORADO FIDDLE CAMP with champion fiddlers Vi Wickam and Cody Stadelmaier Three options this year for ALL AGES- 7 to adult: MONDAY-FRIDAY July 9-13 9am-10:30am Beginner/Intermediate fiddlers, all ages $95 10:45am-12:15pm Intermediate fiddlers, all ages $95 9am -noon Intermediate fiddle intensive, all ages $150 Final performance for family/friends Friday [...]
Cotton Patch Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 85
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cottonpatch Rag is one of my old-school contest fiddle tunes. I originally learned it from Tony Ludiker, and there are parts in there from me, Terry Ludiker, Roberta Rast, and others. And, I didn’t even put That’s one of the cool things about fiddling, is that learning a tune is just the beginning. Even if [...]
Hell Among the Moonshiners – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 80
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I first heard this tune on Matt Wyatt’s album, The Goodbye Waltz – back porch fiddling. I asked Matt about it, and he learned it off of a recording of Benny Thommasson playing it. I have added a little bit of my own variation to it. According to my sources, it’s an old fiddle tune [...]
Woodchopper’s Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 60
March 1, 2012 By 3 Comments
Woodchopper’s Reel has always been a tune that I have enjoyed playing. And, it’s one of those tunes that will sometimes come to me as I’m noodling around, and I can’t remember the name. For some reason, it always reminds me of landshire clog. Woodchopper’s Reel according to the Fiddler’s Companion WOODCHOPPER’S REEL, THE. AKA and [...]
Liza Jane – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 54
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today, we remember a legend in fiddling. Dick Barrett was a great fiddler. He was a four time National Grand Champion, and one the Senior, and Senior-Senior Categories of the National Contest every time he entered. Dick wasn’t just a great fiddler, but he was a man’s man. He wasn’t afraid to tell you what [...]
Shortnin’ Bread – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 47
February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The first time I heard a recording of Orville Burns playing Shortnin’ Bread, my fiddling life was changed. Orville’s bumping breakdowns had awesome drive, without really being very fast. He could groove a breakdown like a mad rooster strutting around a hen house. There aren’t many fiddlers that hold a candle to the rhythmic feeling [...]
Cincinnati Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 36
February 5, 2012 By 5 Comments
When I was 15, I had an opportunity to study fiddling with Dale Morris. It was my first time travelling on my own, first time to fly on an airplane, and Texas was a foreign land. Everybody drove Lincolns, Cadillacs, or pickup trucks, and everybody called each other “hun”. I learned a lot from Dale [...]
Saint Anne’s Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 32
February 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
When I think of Saint Anne’s Reel, the first person I think of is Tony Rothrock. Tony is a great Guitarist, Mandolinist, and instrument repair guy in southwest Indiana. Tony founded the Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championships, which I had the opportunity to run with for a few years as well. Tony really is [...]
