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June 27, 2012

Dixie Hoedown – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 176

It’s the last day of Weiser, and I thought that a breakdown would be appropriate as everybody breaks down their tents and campers. What a great week. It was exhausting, […]

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June 18, 2012

Ragtime Annie – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 168

Today, Steve Eulberg and I played our first Streetmosphere gig of the year. It’s a really cool program, that I hope other cities adopt. The city of Fort Collins pays […]

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June 17, 2012

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, […]

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June 12, 2012

Durang’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day Day 161

I don’t remember where I first heard Durang’s Hornpipe, but it has long been a fiddle contest breakdown staple. And, I remember when Cody Stadelmaier learned a kickin’ version of […]

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April 21, 2012

DeGolyer Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 111

Inspired by Mark O’Connor’s definition of a breakdown in the infamous thread on the Facebook Fiddler’s Association that began with my post of Cumberland Gap asking the question, who is […]

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April 19, 2012

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 […]

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March 9, 2012

Drowsy Maggie – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 68

Drowsy Maggie is the Irish tune that I think when I want to play a raucous breakdown of the Irish persuasion. Really there’s nothing drowsy about it. The first part […]

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February 28, 2012

Spider Bit the Baby – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 59

Wow, 59 days of a fiddle tune every day. That really sounds like a lot. And, I’m almost 20% of the way done. The first time I heard Spider Bit […]

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December 3, 2009

Little Rhino – Fiddle Hoedown – Vi Wickam

This is Little Rhino, a fiddle hoedown that I wrote for my son, Ryan. I hope you enjoy it.   I have also posted sheet music for it at: http://www.wickam.net/latest/little-rhino.html […]

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