I don’t remember who I first heard play Shuckin’ the Bush, but I remember thinking it was a super cool tune, and starting to work it out immediately. My coolest […]
Midnight on the Water – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 349
Midnight on the Water is one of the Coolest Waltzes out there. And that’s not because there aren’t a lot of cool waltzes out there. It’s cross-tuned (DDAD), which is […]
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 […]
Lost Indian – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 324
I learned Lost Indian from a recording of Benny Thomasson playing it. I have a lot of recordings of Benny, and I have to say that I am as impressed […]
Martin’s Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 324
In my mind, Martin’s Waltz may be the prototypical fiddle contest waltz. It’s beautiful. It’s not quite as hard as it sounds, but it is tricky (so it sounds pretty […]
Canebrake – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 319
When I think of Cane Break, I think of Weiser. I first heard it at Weiser, and while I’ve never played it in a contest, I have always thought it […]
Tugboat – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 286
You are going to love today’s fiddle tune. I’m joined by Tyler Andal on guitar, virtually. Tyler sent me this video months ago of him playing rhythm to Tugboat months […]
Cripple Creek – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 184
I have played Cripple Creek forever, but I didn’t play it very cool until I added some licks from a Benny Thomasson transcription. Of course, I added my own stuff in […]
Hotfoot – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 167
I don’t have a tone of history with Hotfoot. I have a few memories. I remember hearing some of my friends play it at Weiser when I was a teenager, […]