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July 22, 2012

My Darling Nellie Gray – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 201

My Darling Nellie Gray is another tune that I first heard at the Gambler’s Draw contest at the American Heritage Music Festival in Grove, OK. As I recall, somebody else got out on the tune, and after the contest, I had Junior Marriott teach me the tune. He said that the first part is basically […]

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April 11, 2012

Faded Love – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 101

To me, Faded love is the prototypical Bob Wills fiddle tune. It was one of the first Bob Wills style fiddle tunes I learned, and I still love playing it.  Hearing those first three chops DA, F#A, and AA puts me into that song immediately. Do me a favor, and tell me your favorite Bob […]

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