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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Palm Trees of Kerry – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 334
Tonight, after I finished teaching my lessons, Palm Trees of Kerry was the tune that that was in my head. The reason it was in my head is that I […]
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 […]
Jole Blon – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 332
As I get nearer to the end of this Fiddle Tune a Day Journey, there are some fiddle tunes that I want to make sure that I get in before […]
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 […]
Missouri Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 330
The only things I could remember about Missouri Waltz before I looked it up tonight so that I could play it were: I played it once as a kid. It […]
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