Buttered Beans is a old-time sounding tune I wrote rather recently. It has a pretty simple AABB structure, and chords (just G and D). There isn’t any deep meaning to […]
Irish Washerwoman – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 57
The Irish Washerwoman is one of the first jigs that many fiddlers learn, and I think the reason is because its melody is so catchy. It’s the kind of tune […]
Liza Jane – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 54
Today, we remember a legend in fiddling. Dick Barrett was a great fiddler. He was a four time National Grand Champion, and one the Senior, and Senior-Senior Categories of the […]
Back Up and Push – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 53
When I was a kid I used to play this song ALL the time. My dad thought it was great since it has the Georgia shuffle in it, so he […]
Jesse Polka (Jesusita en Chihuahua) – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 49
I originally learned this tune when I was about 12 from Heather Humphries, who was my first “real” fiddle teacher. Before Heather, I had violin teachers trying to teach me […]
Temperance Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 48
I first learned Temperence Reel, because my mom was learning it on the hammered dulcimer, and I had to learn it so that I could help her learn it. I […]
Shortnin’ Bread – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 47
The first time I heard a recording of Orville Burns playing Shortnin’ Bread, my fiddling life was changed. Orville’s bumping breakdowns had awesome drive, without really being very fast. He […]
Polly Put the Kettle On – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 46
This is one of the many tune known by the name “Polly Put the Kettle On”. This is the version that they play in Texas, Oklahoma, and Southern Missouri. There […]
Stool of Repentance – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 41
One of the really fun things about the Fiddle Tune a Day experience is learning the history of the tunes I have played for a long time. This tune has […]
Colorado Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 40
I wrote the Colorado Waltz when I was 12 years old. That was way back in the 1980’s for those of you young whipper-snappers. I was fooling around on my […]