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June 29, 2018

Playin’ the Blues – Quick Practice Tip

Playin' the Blues - Quick Practice Tip

Find more Quick Tips and lessons by Vi Wickam and other teachers at https://www.myTalentForge.com. [The tune played at the beginning of this Quick Tip is called “Milk Cow Blues”. Listen to my version now on Spotify!: https://open.spotify.com/track/4ABaYAqRj0X3BRTf9oBw21] Hi I’m Vi Wickam here for myTalentForge.com with your Quick Tip of the Week! This Quick Tip of […]

Filed Under: Quick Tips Tagged With: all instruments, any level, blues, Free, free music lesson, milk cow blues, playing the blues, quick practice tip, quick tip, vi wickam

November 13, 2015

Jingle Bells – Official Video

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Hey Everybody! With my new album coming out Monday, and all of the preparations for the Album Release Party, I’ve been up to my eyeballs (and having SO MUCH FUN)! Here’s a teaser, the new official music video for Jingle Bells. It’s not the Jingle Bells you’ve heard before, or is it? Thanks to Christina […]

Filed Under: Fiddling, Music, Videos Tagged With: blues, christmas music, fiddle, jazz, jingle bells, swing music

December 31, 2012

Lonesome Fiddle Blues – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 364

A couple of months ago (for Halloween), I recorded The Devil Went Down to Georgia. It makes sense that I would record it. Devil Went Down to Georgia is one of the most popular, and most requested fiddle tunes of all time. What most people don’t realize is that the main melodic theme in Devil […]

Filed Under: Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: bluegrass, blues, devil went down to georgia, kind gentleman, lonesome fiddle blues, vassar clements

May 14, 2012

Bye Bye Blues – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 134

Bye Bye Blues has been my dad’s favorite tune to play on tenor banjo for as long as I can remember. I really like how he takes off with it, speeding it up to breakneck speed. I’m still amazed at how fast he can whip that banjo up. Today, we put on a Mother’s Day […]

Filed Under: Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos Tagged With: blues, bye bye blues, chauncey gray, dad, Les, les paul and mary ford, Recorded, recording, tenor banjo, wikipedia the free encyclopedia

April 1, 2011

Milk Cow Blues

Milk Cow Blues, Recorded at Vi Wickam’s CD release party for his new Album, “Long Time Comin’” Taken March 25, 2011 at Avogadro’s Number in Fort Collins, CO

Filed Under: Fiddling, Music, Musician's Round Table, Videos Tagged With: blues, cd release, collins co, Comin, Fort Collins, Long, Milk, milk cow blues, Number, wickam

November 16, 2009

Swine Flu Blues

Swine Flu Blues is now for sale on CD Baby.com. Listen to the Swine Flu Blues, and let me know what you think with a comment below. A little fiddle, a little blues, and a whole lot of silly swinging satire. The Swine Flu Blues features Vi Wickam singing, fiddling, playing mandolin, and showing off […]

Filed Under: Fiddling Tagged With: acoustic blues, acoustic music, blues, fiddle, h1n1, mandolin, swine flu, swine flu blues

November 16, 2009

Swine Flu Blues – Lyrics

Swine Flu Blues Copyright © 2009 Vi Wickam Music by Vi Wickam Lyrics by Vi Wickam and Lani Nielsen I’ve got the Swine Flu Blues, Oh, it’s bad news. I’ve got the Swine Flu Blues, Now you’ve got it too. I’m coughin’ and I’m sneezin’ and I’m blowin’ my nose. It keeps runnin’ like a […]

Filed Under: Fiddling, Music Tagged With: acoustic, blues, comedy, funny lyrics, funny song, h1n1, lyrics, parody, satire, string music, swine flu, vi wickam

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