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Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah? – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 339

I first heard Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah at The Grand Lake National Fiddle Contest, when Junior Marriot and Alita Weisgerber (then Stoneking) played it to win the Twin Fiddle Division at the Contest. As a side note, Fred Stoneking recorded Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah? on his album Saddle Old Spike. I highly recommend […]

Laughing Boy – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 338

Laughing Boy is a classic old-time fiddle tune. And, it’s cross-tuned, which makes it all the more fun. I have heard Laughing Boy many times, but the recording I used to work it up tonight is a recording of Benny Thomasson playing it. Never let it be said that Benny was not well rounded in […]

Sumner’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 337

Tonight I was looking through Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes, and I came across Sumner’s Hornpipe. When I played it, I instantly recognized the melody. I thought that the name I had heard it under was Queen of the West. I have heard Ed Carnes play it, and he called it Queen of the West, and […]

Jingle Bells – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 336

Before you tell me that Jingle Bells isn’t really a fiddle tune, let me remind you that as the fiddler, I make the rules. And you should at least listen to the tune before you go making any snap judgments. Today, Steve Eulberg and I volunteered to make music for Help Portrait, a really cool […]

Haste to the Wedding – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 335

Tonight, as I was thinking about what to play, I thought, “I haven’t played a jig in a while.” So today is a jig day. I pulled out Cole’s 1000 fiddle tunes and started playing through a few jigs. Most of them really didn’t catch my ear, but when I got to Haste to the […]

Mitton’s Breakdown – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 333

A few months ago, April Verch was supposed touring through Colorado, and was supposed to be coming to Fort Collins to play a show at Avogadro’s Number (the best acoustic music venue in the area). I was supposed to open for April with my trio. I had also chatted with April so that she could […]

Sally Goodin – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 331

Sally Goodin truly is THE Texas fiddle breakdown. Really. It’s the one. The melody is simple as all getout, but playing Sally Goodin the way it’s supposed to be is anything by simple. Eck Robertson set the bar high with his recording of Sally Goodin. It’s smooth, fast, and has the rhythmic bump like a […]