Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
I really don’t know anything about this tune, except that I heard it on a Johnny Gimble album, and I liked it. I especially like the Put Your Shoes on, Put Your shoes on, followed by a pluck. To me, this tune really embodies a lot of the old-time spirit of fiddling, it’s laid back, [...]
Gardenia Waltz is one of the prettiest (and hardest) waltzes that I play. Johnny Gimble can write a heck of a tune. The guitar chords to Gardenia Waltz are especially beautiful, and Brent Hawley just loves playing them – so much so that he asks me to play it just about every time we play [...]
One of the prettiest waltzes I know, and one of the hardest to play well, Gardenia waltz was written by the amazing Texas swing fiddler Johnny Gimble.
