Champion Fiddler, Inspired Performer
When I hear (or play) When Johnny Comes Marching Home, it totally transports me mentally to civil war times. I can hear the drummer and the marching, and I can Imagine a soldier coming home to his family who had been missing him, and wondering if he would ever return alive. It’s a sad melody [...]
The first time that I’m aware of hearing Pacific Slope was in 2010 when I judged the Western Open Fiddle Contest. Danita Gardner partnered with Star McMullen in the Twin Division and Pacific Slope was one of the tunes they chose. I thought it was a pretty cool tune, especially twinned, but didn’t think about [...]
