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June 15, 2012

Cattle Call – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 163

Cattle Call brings back fond memories for me. As a kid, we used to visit my Grandparents just about every weekend. My grandpa played guitar, and we would always end […]

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May 22, 2012

Makin’ Whoopee – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 142

I used to play this tune a lot with my dad and Grandpa when I was a kid, but we never played the B part – It has some tricky […]

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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, […]

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April 29, 2012

12th Street Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 119

12th Street Rag is another tune that I used to play with my Grandpa, and my dad as a kid. I didn’t really do anything fancy with it until I […]

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February 21, 2012

Dill Pickle Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 52

Tonight, I got to hang out at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, playing strolling Violin (Fiddle) for the Mardi Gras fundraiser for the Bas Bleu Theater Company. It was […]

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November 23, 2010

Boil the Cabbage Down

When I was a kid, my dad made me play Boil the Cabbage until I hated the tune. Later on, I heard Dick Barrett play it and couldn’t believe it […]

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