Beaumont Rag was one of my favorite tunes to play as a teen. It was tricky, and it’s in a flat key (F) and it has really high position notes. To top it off, there’s some cool shuffle bowing – loads of fun. It’s really a cool tune to play with my dad on tenor […]
Florida Blues – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 269
I used to play Florida Blues as a kid, but hadn’t thought of it for years, until I was at Weiser in June. I remembered that Gayla Tanaka Bollinger always played a cool version of Florida Blues. So, it made it onto you list of tunes to play and now you get to hear it. […]
Pig Ankle Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 208
I don’t know where I learned Pig Ankle Rag for sure, but it is a fairly simple, and fun tune. I had some fun with it in my brief time in between teaching fiddle lessons at Magnolia Music Studio tonight. There is something to be said for just hanging loose with a tune and seeing […]