Snow Deer – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 152

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Snow Deer is a fun old fiddle tune. It’s upbeat, and happy, and fun to play. AND, it is a great twin fiddle tune. I really can’t think of a reason to dislike it unless you are an angsty teen who is looking for songs that are angry and depressing. I just finished my fiddle [...]

Makin’ Whoopee – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 142

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I used to play this tune a lot with my dad and Grandpa when I was a kid, but we never played the B part – It has some tricky chords, which could be the reason we didn’t play it. I have a clear memory of playing it at the Big Band Boogie Ball – [...]

Irish American Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 76

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I saw this tune, and I thought that Irish American Reel would be a great tune to play as part of my Saint Patrick’s Day collection of Fiddle Tune a Day.  I sight read the tune 2 days ago when I decided to read the first page of Cole’s 1000 fiddle tunes. I figured that [...]