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March 26, 2013

Cincinatti Hornpipe – Fiddle Lesson

Teacher: Vi Wickam Description: Cincinatti Hornpipe is a great tune for practicing your bowing string changes. You get an opportunity to practice the High-Low String Change Pattern, followed by the Low-High Bowing Pattern. […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddling / bowing exercises, exercises, hornpipe, online fiddle lessons, string changes, talent forge Leave a Comment

December 29, 2012

Randall’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 361

Most of you know by now that I love Bb Hornpipes, and the twistier they are the better. Not only is Randall’s Hornpipe in Bb, but the B part of […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / benny thommason, chris ricker, cole's 1000 fiddle tunes, hornpipe, Key of Bb, ricker 8 Comments

December 4, 2012

Sumner’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 337

Tonight I was looking through Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes, and I came across Sumner’s Hornpipe. When I played it, I instantly recognized the melody. I thought that the name I […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / benny thomasson, ed carnes, hornpipe, old time, queen of the west, sumner's hornpipe 6 Comments

November 20, 2012

Birdie in a Snowbank – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 322

I learned Birdie in a Snowbank off of a Fred Stoneking recording. I really appreciate having had a chance to hang around Fred at fiddle contests while I lived in […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / birdie, fred stoneking, hornpipe, irish musicians, missouri, old fiddler Leave a Comment

November 6, 2012

Hiawatha Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 306

Yeah, Baby. Hiawatha Hornpipe is another of my favorite Bb Hornpipes, and if you’ve been watching my Fiddle Tune a Day project for a while, you know that I love […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / american, hiawatha hornipe, hornpipe, Key of Bb 2 Comments

October 26, 2012

Sailor’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 293

Sailor’s Hornpipe has to go down in history as one of the catchiest tunes around. I can’t hear it without having it dance around in my head for hours. And, […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddling, Videos, Workshops / college hornpipe, hornpipe, music journal, popeye, sailor's hornpipe, scottish violinist 6 Comments

October 12, 2012

Harvest Home – Fiddle Tune a Day – 274

Harvest Home is a cool Irish Hornpipe. When I first heard it on the Jay Ungar and Molly Mason CD, Harvest Home, I thought, “Wow, that really sounds a lot […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / Cincinnati, fiddle whamdiddle, Fort Collins, harvest home, hornpipe, irish festival, steve eulberg 2 Comments

October 4, 2012

Possum Up a Gum Stump – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 267

Possum up a Gum Stump is one of the first “Real” fiddle breakdowns that I teach my students. It’s not really complicated, but it’s easy to have some fun with […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / 1914, fiddle tune, hornpipe, north georgia, possum up a gum stump, relph Leave a Comment

September 11, 2012

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 […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / barnett, billy contreras, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes, hornpipe, howdy forrester, john hartford, stacy phillips 6 Comments

September 7, 2012

Westmoreland’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 240

My inspiration for playing Westmoreland’s Hornpipe came from seeing/hearing Tony Ludiker play it on one of the youtube videos from Hallettsville this year. He played the heck out of it. I […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / appearance, breakdowns, fun song, groupings, hornpipe, inspiration 2 Comments

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