This review of Old School Old Time was just too cool to not pass on. I am humbled by some of the kind words that Wendy McCall had to say […]
Sleepy Jesus Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day 157
You heard it here first. Sleepy Jesus Rag by Peter Ostroushko is day 157 of a Fiddle Tune a Day. Some of you may be wondering how day 157 got […]
Calgary Polka (Gaudet Polka) – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 122
The first time I heard Calgary Polka was on Mark O’Connor’s album Soppin’ the Gravy, which I TOTALLY wore out when I was a teen. And, I started working on […]
Faded Love – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 101
To me, Faded love is the prototypical Bob Wills fiddle tune. It was one of the first Bob Wills style fiddle tunes I learned, and I still love playing it. […]
Cotton Eyed Joe – Fiddle Tune a Day – 81
Like many of these fiddle tunes, Cotton Eyed Joe started out as a singing song, and the fiddle tune developed from it, and it developed in different ways. Over time, […]
Black and White Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 25
When I first learned Black and White Rag, it was off of the 4 World Champion Fiddlers album that featured Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor, Mark O’Connor, Terry Morris, and Benny […]