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July 22, 2012

Irish American Jig – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 202

Today, I didn’t have any specific tune in mind to play, so I went to Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes, as I often do when I’m lacking tune inspiration. I played […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / american, Day, fiddle, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes, handful, Irish, irish american, irish american reel, irish fiddle, irish jig, Jig, minor, way 6 Comments

July 21, 2012

Rock the Cradle Joe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 200

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Erin and Amber Rogers of Scenic Roots, and joining them for a few tunes at their concert at Magnolia Music. Steve Eulberg produced […]

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July 21, 2012

Jerusalem Ridge – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 199

A few days ago, I debuted my new Think Geek Electric Guitar T-Shirt, and I opened up a contest for the first person to name the tune I played on […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / aly bain, contest, Day, fiddle, fiddle tune, geek, guitar, jerusalem ridge, mandolinist bill monroe, rosine kentucky 15 Comments

July 20, 2012

Big John McNeil – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 197

The only thing I know about Big John McNeil is that it’s a popular Canadian fiddle tune. It’s a fun tune to play, not too difficult, but when you play […]

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July 19, 2012

June Apple – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 196

It’s always fun to learn a new tune for Fiddle Tune a Day. And, today is one of those days. June Apple is a tune that I have heard a […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / benton flippen, Day, fiddle, fiddle tune, fun, June, june apple, mixolydian mode, Silberberg, tommy jarrell 2 Comments

July 19, 2012

Fairy Dance Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 195

One of the fun things about teaching fiddle camps is that the other teachers bring tunes to teach too, and sometimes I don’t know them. And when that happens, I […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / breandan breathnach, Day, fairy dance reel, fiddle, fiddle camp, fiddle camps, mac, nigel gatherer, Reel, stranger 2 Comments

July 16, 2012

Silver Bells – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 191

I remember the first time I heard Silver Bells. It was at the Grand Lake American Heritage Music Festival. We were doing the Gambler’s Draw Contest, one of my favorite […]

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July 4, 2012

Sarah Armstrong – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 185

I don’t think I had even heard of Sarah Armstrong before last Saturday when Steve Eulberg suggested we play it at our Streetmosphere gig. He played it through once or […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / Concert, country tunes, Day, edge, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes, sarah armstrong, Silberberg, today, untitled tune 4 Comments

July 4, 2012

Cripple Creek – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 184

I have played Cripple Creek forever, but I didn’t play it very cool until I added some licks from a Benny Thomasson transcription. Of course, I added my own stuff in […]

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July 2, 2012

Hell Amongst the Yearlings – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 183

Woo Hoo! We are half way through the year. It’s day 183 out of 366 days in this wonderful leap-year-full of Fiddle Tune a Day. Today, I felt like playing […]

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