It has been a while since the Mulligan’s Pub Irish Session clan joined me for Fiddle Tune a Day – and I’m glad to get to play with these fun […]
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 […]
Sally Growler Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 143
Sally Growler is just plain hard to play. On it’s face, it doesn’t sound that tricky, but it sure feels that way to my fingers, especially the B part. Sally […]
Blanchard’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 120
Blanchard’s Hornpipe is a tune that I have heard a handful of times before, but I can’t place where. There’s a good chance I have a recording of Benny Thomasson […]
Salem Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 116
First, I have to apologize for the misstatements I made in my introduction to this tune. 1. I actually learned this tune from Cody Marriott, not Junior Marriott. 2. I […]
Uncle Herman’s Hornpipe
I learned this tune from Eric Levine when I was just a kid. He called it Herman’s Hornpipe. And it looks like there are a couple of other names for […]
Hell Among the Moonshiners – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 80
I first heard this tune on Matt Wyatt’s album, The Goodbye Waltz – back porch fiddling. I asked Matt about it, and he learned it off of a recording of […]
Huckleberry Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 11
Huckleberry Hornpipe is one of the first fiddle tunes that I remember playing in a fiddle contest. I didn’t play it very well at the time and didn’t do very […]
Durang’s Hornpipe – Bobby Taylor
Bobby Taylor, West Virginia fiddler plays Durang’s Hornpipe with some amazing bouncing bow work! Recorded at the Western Open Fiddle Contest. Posted via email from Vi Wickam’s posterous
Moneymusk Hornpipe
Moneymusk hornpipe is a fun oldtime fiddle tune. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did working it up. I got the inspiration to record it […]