Dust off your boots and kick up your heels! Don’t forget to sign up for this fun event: Square Dancing, Live Fiddle Music, and a Caller. No previous square dance experience required. They teach you the moves. It’s fun for all ages – 5 yrs. and under are free! Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association (COTFA) […]
National Western Stock Show Parade and Luncheon 2017
I will be entertaining along with some of the other members of the Colorado Old Time Fiddler’s Association at the National Western Stock Show Parade and Kick-Off Luncheon Thursday January 5th from 11:00AM to 1:00PM.
2nd Annual COTFA Square Dance
Dust off your boots and kick up your heels! Don’t forget to sign up for this fun event: Square Dancing, Live Fiddle Music, and a Caller. No previous square dance experience required. They teach you the moves. It’s fun for all ages – 5 yrs. and under are free! Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association (COTFA) […]
COTFA at NWSS Opening Luncheon
I will be playing at the Wells Fargo Atrium after the kickoff parade for the National Western Stock show again this year. I will be there along with other fiddlers from the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association. Last year Mayor Michael Hancock was there along with Paul Andrews, NWSS CEO.
ESGBA Christmas Party with Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association
I will be performing at the ESGBA Christmas Party along with the Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association again this year. It’s always a touching event to perform at, and I’m happy to be a part of it again. The Colorado Old Time Fiddlers’ Association has been asked again this year to organize a group of […]
Learn to Play Contest Style Rhythm Guitar from Daniel Carwile
Daniel Carwile is one of my favorite fiddlers. If you don’t know who Daniel is, you should. You can read about him on his [my] Talent Forge Teacher Profile. And if I were to choose my favorite rhythm guitar players in the world, Daniel would be among my top 3. Daniel’s timing is superb, and […]
Greeley, CO Fiddle Contest 2013
The Greeley, CO (Weld County Fair) Fiddle Contest is coming up soon, and I will be one of the judges this year. Here is their announcement and flyer: COME, COME, COME & plan to join the 3rd Annual Fiddle Fest at the Weld County Fair. This high energy contest takes place in the Island Grove […]
Suzuki Violin and Fiddle Workshop
I’m really excited to be teaching the fiddling portion of the Violin Celebration: Suzuki and the Fiddler this June. I’m so excited for this event that I’m actually going to leave Weiser early to teach at it. I know – it’s hard to believe. Here is the official information direct from the flyer: A Violinist’s […]
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, […]
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 […]