In May I had got to attend the Local 1000 Musicians Union Retreat at Ashokan. It was a wonderful experience I got to spend time with old friends meet new ones. One of the biggest highlights about the trip for me was getting to play harmony on Ashokan Farewell with Jay Ungar, and my fiddle […]
Lover’s Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 121
I really like Jay Ungar’s fiddling, and his song writing. He has a unique style that resonates with me, and obviously with lots of other people. Jay’s biggest hit was Ashokan Farewell, which was picked up as the them song for the Civil War Series that Ken Burns did on PBS. Lover’s Waltz, is his […]
Ashokan Farewell – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 6
I was driving past Castle Rock on my way back home from my southern Colorado jaunt, and was inspired to play Ashokan Farewell, which was written by Jay Ungar, one of the coolest fiddlers I know of. According to the story I heard, Jay wrote this song as he was leaving Ashokan, and it was […]