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February 21, 2012

On a Snowy Day – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 51

I know it might be considered bad form by some to play two waltzes in a row, but I’m going to let the chips fall where they may. I wrote On a Snowy Day when I was in junior high school, about 14 or 15 years old. School had been cancelled for snow, and I was fiddling around in the living room. I was looking out the window at the snow when this tune came to me.

The A part is a little bit melancholy and in a minor key, and the sun shines through in the B part with a major outburst. It returns to the minor key at the end of the B part for a little bit of reminiscence.

We went to the Ice Castles at Silverthorne yesterday, and of course I wanted to record my fiddle tune from there. Since it was 9 degrees (Fahrenheit) when we were there, I decided to record it at the Nepal Restaurant where we ate dinner – much safer for my fiddle which once belonged to my great grandfather.

The beautiful photos of the Ice Castles are courtesy of Colorado Photographer, Christina Gressianu.  And, since Windows Movie Maker is seriously limited, she helped lay the photos over the video with iMovie. Thanks!

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / colorado photographer, Day, fiddle, fiddle tune, form, Ice, minor key, Play, snowy day, windows movie maker 4 Comments

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  1. Danny Ellison says

    June 10, 2013 at 6:07 pm

    Great original tune!

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  2. Nathan Bingham says

    October 30, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    I can't but thinl of the movie "Doctor Zhivago" as I listen to this song. Very nice indeed!

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  3. Vi Wickam says

    October 31, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    I guess I will have to watch that movie sometime. I know Somewhere my Love, which is the theme song from Dr Zhivago, but I haven't ever seen the movie. 🙂

    Reply

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