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July 15, 2012

Hot Springs – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 192

Hot Springs is considered a breakdown by most fiddlers that I’ve talked to, even though the verses are 16 bars instead of 8, and it follows a chord pattern almost identical to I Don’t Love Nobody (when you play it in C and play the A minor part.) Regardless of whether you consider it a […]

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June 7, 2012

Little Rock Getaway – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 158

I highly recommend spending some time practicing Little Rock Getaway before you record it. I wish I had. 🙂 This tune is something of a bear. It’s kind of a shame to play Little Rock Getaway without a guitar, because it has such cool chords. But, it’s just as well, because it’s hard to find […]

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May 26, 2012

Grasshopper Sittin’ on a Sweet Potato Vine – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 146

I was playing a concert with Steve Eulberg, a pretty awesome dulcimer player (of both types of dulcimer), and he started playing this tune. I thought it was a cool enough tune to be my fiddle tune for today. I picked up the tune as we played it, but I didn’t know the name of […]

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May 13, 2012

T&T Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 133

T&T Rag (Also known as T&T Polka) was written by Tony and Terry Ludiker – the A Part by Tony, and the B Part by Terry if I remember correctly. They had just written this tune before I showed up at Tony’s house and of course, I asked Tony to teach it to me. He consented […]

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March 26, 2012

Cotton Patch Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 85

Cottonpatch Rag is one of my old-school contest fiddle tunes. I originally learned it from Tony Ludiker, and there are parts in there from me, Terry Ludiker, Roberta Rast, and others. And, I didn’t even put That’s one of the cool things about fiddling, is that learning a tune is just the beginning. Even if […]

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