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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]