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January 17, 2012

Good for the Tongue – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 17

Tonight, I attended the ISES vendor showcase in Denver. There were lots of wedding and event vendors to meet and schmooze with. And, the fancy desserts were awesome, especially the ‘smores in a cup with peanut butter and graham crackers covered in dark chocolate ganache, with a little dollup of toasted marshmallow cream mousse on […]

January 16, 2012

Red River Valley – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 16

When I was about thirteen years old, The Wickam Family Band (of which I was the fiddler), had the opportunity to play for the Colorado Gun Collector’s banquet. This was a group of surly old cowboys – the real kind, tough looking old men with ruddy wrinkles, and a sinewy build to match. They were […]

January 14, 2012

Golden Slippers – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 14

I had an opportunity to get together and do some playing with my good friend (and excellent hammered and mountain dulcimer player) Steve Eulberg. We had a great time jamming, and putting together our audition taper for Beat Street, and what better time to record a fiddle tune a day. Steve told me that Golden Slippers […]

January 13, 2012

Chicken Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 13

With it being Friday the 13th, (MUAHAHAHA) I had all these plans to do something scary, or maybe the Devil went Down to Georgia, or Satan Take a Holiday. And, that’s not what ended up happening. We went to the bluegrass jam at the Mandolin Cafe in Loveland, CO, and had some fun. * As […]

January 8, 2012

8th of January – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 8

Eighth of January is a great old fiddle tune, also recorded by Jimmy Driftwood as a vocal known as The Battle of New Orleans. I remember first hearing this tune on a Nitty Gritty Dirt band album that my dad used to play all the time. And what better fiddle tune to record on the […]

January 8, 2012

Angeline the Baker – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 7

Angeline the Baker is possibly the seminal old-time fiddle tune. The only thing we were missing in this recording of one of the Jams from the Colorado Old Time Fiddler’s Contest was my friend Bob Zuellig singing it. Featured in this tune are: Vi Wickam (me) – Fiddle Warry Means – Banjo Dave – […]

January 6, 2012

Ashokan Farewell – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 6

I was driving past Castle Rock on my way back home from my southern Colorado jaunt, and was inspired to play Ashokan Farewell, which was written by Jay Ungar, one of the coolest fiddlers I know of. According to the story I heard, Jay wrote this song as he was leaving Ashokan, and it was […]