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 […]
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 […]
Old Joe Sife’s Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 253
As I’ve said before Cole’s 1000 fiddle tunes is one of my stand by resources for fiddle music. And, Old Joe Sife’s Reel is a tune I learned out of there. Actually, I taught it to one of my fiddle students. As my students advance, I like to help them learn how to pick tunes […]
Trafalgar Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 243
I don’t know where I first heard Trafalgar Hornpipe, but it has some nice twists and turns. It sounds like something that I may have heard Mark O’Connor play as part of a medley, but I don’t have Trafalgar Hornpipe in my iTunes anywhere. On second pass, I think it was actually hearing Billy Contreras […]
Bennett’s Reel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 236
I’m pretty sure I first read Bennett’s Reel out of Cole’s 1000 Fiddle tunes, where it’s listed under the Title Bennett’s Favorite (Reel). It’s a cool little tune with a melody that caught my ear when I played it. Bennett’s Reel isn’t that common of a tune around here, and I don’t know when the […]
Sleeping on a Door-Step Jig – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 216
Tonight, I was not feeling that inspired to play any specific tune, so I turned to Cole’s 1000 Fiddle tunes, and picked out a Jig. I played through a couple of Slip Jigs, and there’s one that I will be playing for you soon, but I really don’t have the feel of the slip jig […]
Irish American Jig – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 202
Today, I didn’t have any specific tune in mind to play, so I went to Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes, as I often do when I’m lacking tune inspiration. I played through a handful of tunes before coming to this one. It has a memorable melody, and I liked the fact that the B Part is […]
Sarah Armstrong – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 185
I don’t think I had even heard of Sarah Armstrong before last Saturday when Steve Eulberg suggested we play it at our Streetmosphere gig. He played it through once or twice and I joined in. The second time I played it was today for Fiddle Tune a Day. There’s nothing quite like living on the […]
Higgedy Jig – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 181
Tonight I was bored, and uninspired as to what tune I should play for tonight’s fiddle tune, so I went to Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes for Ideas. I flipped through the Hornpipes, and Played Defiance, and Oriental, but neither of those seemed to suit my mood, and I have played lots of hornpipes already. So, […]
Durang’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day Day 161
I don’t remember where I first heard Durang’s Hornpipe, but it has long been a fiddle contest breakdown staple. And, I remember when Cody Stadelmaier learned a kickin’ version of Durang’s Hornpipe for Dick and Lisa Barrett and came back to the Colorado and Wyoming fiddle contests to clean my clock with it. 🙂 After […]
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