It’s a great day for a new fiddle tune. With about 1 minute of learning/rehearsal time, I played Shove the Pig’s Foot a Little Further Into the Fire with Brittany […]
Clarinet Polka – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 136
I never really play Clarinet Polka. I know the melody, and I have taught it to a student here or there, but I haven’t ever worked it up or played […]
Durham’s Bull – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 126
I don’t remember where I first heard this tune, but I remember that I didn’t think it was all that cool at first. I didn’t bother learning it at that […]
Blue Eagle Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 123
I first heard Blue Eagle Hornpipe on an Orville Burns Jam Session recording that I got from a friend. I remember Bill Jones and Matt Wyatt to figure out the […]
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 […]
Topeka Polka – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 117
The first time I heard Topeka Polka was at Weiser, and it was Carol Ann Wheeler playing it. I thought it was dumb, and annoying, and repetitive. At some point, […]
Allentown Polka – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 115
I don’t remember where I first heard Allentown Polka, but I do remember that it was being played by someone who was competing against me in a fiddle contest. And, […]
Draggin’ The Bow – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 110
WOW! Another crazy time trying to find out the history of a tune. Who would have thought that a tune like Draggin’ the Bow was so poorly documented online. Just […]
Rickett’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 108
The first memory I have of hearing Rickett’s hornpipe was Ricky Selman playing it at the Colorado State Fiddle Contest, back when it was held at Keystone. I was probably […]
Uncle Herman’s Hornpipe
I learned this tune from Eric Levine when I was just a kid. He called it Herman’s Hornpipe. And it looks like there are a couple of other names for […]