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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]