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December 12, 2013

Orange Blossom Special Fiddle Lesson – by Matthew Hartz

Orange Blossom Special Fiddle Lesson

Matthew Hartz just posted this great lesson on the Orange Blossom Special. Orange Blossom Special is one of the classic Fiddle Show Tunes. I can’t think of a show that I have played where it doesn’t get requested – definitely an audience favorite. It is a challenging tune, but not a tricky as it sounds. […]

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January 9, 2013

Fiddle Tune a Day – From the Top!

Over the past few months, a number of you have asked me, “How do I watch Fiddle Tune a Day from the beginning.” Up until now, the answer was to get on my blog and start at the beginning. Which, to say the least, is a pain in the tush. Starting today, there is a […]

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December 25, 2012

Shuckin’ the Bush – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 354

I don’t remember who I first heard play Shuckin’ the Bush, but I remember thinking it was a super cool tune, and starting to work it out immediately. My coolest memory around this tune was at the Royal Gorge Fiddle Contest, when Herman Johnson judged it and some amazing fiddlers showed up (including Matthew Hartz, […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / benny thomasson, d major, different tune, fiddle tune, Fiddlers, hartz, rhythm track, texas shorty 9 Comments

December 21, 2012

Bitter Creek – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 350

Bitter Creek is a cool breakdown in the key of G. I have some good memories of playing it with Bill Jones and Ed Carnes at the Indiana State Fiddle Contest a few years back. It’s fairly straight ahead as a tune. I didn’t realize it at the time I wrote it, but Harlaxton Hornpipe […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / bill jones, bitter creek, bittercreek, breakdown, ed carnes, fiddle tune, key of G 1 Comment

December 16, 2012

What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 346

Today, I had the second opportunity to be on Pirate Radio with Charlie Wrobbel. This time, Steve Eulberg was available to join me. After playing Silent Night the first time, I had a brainstorm of the perfect song to play on Pirate Radio – What do you do with a drunken Sailor? My mom used […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / drunken sailor, fiddle tune, March, Musicians, pirate, pirate radio, playing music, sailor, sea shanty, silent night, steve eulberg 1 Comment

December 2, 2012

Haste to the Wedding – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 335

Tonight, as I was thinking about what to play, I thought, “I haven’t played a jig in a while.” So today is a jig day. I pulled out Cole’s 1000 fiddle tunes and started playing through a few jigs. Most of them really didn’t catch my ear, but when I got to Haste to the […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / daddario, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes, haste to the wedding, Irish, Jig, key of D 7 Comments

December 1, 2012

Palm Trees of Kerry – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 334

Tonight, after I finished teaching my lessons, Palm Trees of Kerry was the tune that that was in my head. The reason it was in my head is that I learned it an hour and a half earlier when one of my students played it for me. Palm Trees of Kerry is a relatively simple […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / fiddle tune, Irish, kerry, mel bay, palm trees, peter cooper, simple tune, Waltz 7 Comments

November 28, 2012

Missouri Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 330

The only things I could remember about Missouri Waltz before I looked it up tonight so that I could play it were: I played it once as a kid. It was kind of slidey. It was pretty. That was enough for me to decide that tonight’s tune would be Missouri Waltz (after I listened to […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / 2c i, fiddle tune, melody, missouri, president truman, Waltz 2 Comments

November 24, 2012

Black Mountain Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 327

Black Mountain Rag is one of the top Show Fiddle Tunes of all time. It would definitely make my top 5 list. And, this recording I found of Buddy Spicher playing it is hands-down the best rendition of Black Mountain Rag that I have ever seen or heard. Before tonight, I hadn’t ever worked up […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / black mountain rag, buddy spicher, dark appearance, fiddle tune, hot fiddle, show tune 3 Comments

November 23, 2012

General Longstreet’s Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 326

I think that Ed Carnes may have been the first person I heard play General Longstreet’s Reel.  When I see Ed at Fiddle contests, he is one of the few people that will surprise me with an obscure tune that I don’t know, and maybe haven’t even heard of. General Longstreet’s is also one of […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / dance tune, ed carnes, fiddle contests, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes, Fiddlers 1 Comment

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