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June 15, 2012

Cattle Call – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 163

Cattle Call brings back fond memories for me. As a kid, we used to visit my Grandparents just about every weekend. My grandpa played guitar, and we would always end […]

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May 22, 2012

Makin’ Whoopee – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 142

I used to play this tune a lot with my dad and Grandpa when I was a kid, but we never played the B part – It has some tricky […]

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April 29, 2012

12th Street Rag – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 119

12th Street Rag is another tune that I used to play with my Grandpa, and my dad as a kid. I didn’t really do anything fancy with it until I […]

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April 22, 2012

Five Foot Two – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 112

When I was growing up one of my favorite times was when we went to my grandparents house. We spent a lot of weekends at their house, and one of […]

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April 9, 2012

Honeysuckle Rose – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 97

I learned this song from my Grandpa, who was the eldest Vi of the Vi Squad. My grandpa played the tune on guitar, and he actually learned the tune from Andy […]

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