Chancellor’s Waltz is one of the prettier waltzes I know. It was written by Jim “Texas Shorty” Chancellor’s Dad. It’s not easy, but there are quite a few Waltzes that are more difficult. And, as I tell my students, the purpose of a waltz is to be beautiful, not to be difficult. I like how […]
Leather Britches – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 39
Leather Britches is another tune that I learned when I stayed with Dick and Lisa Barrett as a teen. I remember Dick telling me to leave it exactly how I learned it for now, and that if I play it like that for a year or so that I could change it then. (I had […]
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 was the same time. I soon got a hold of a recording of Major Franklin playing Boil them Cabbage, and picked it up, and absolutely […]