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September 9, 2015

Us Plus Them

Ashokan Center

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 […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddling / alasdair fraser, amber rogers, ashokan farewell, jay ungar, molly mason, natalie haas, Roy H. Williams, steve eulberg 2 Comments

May 1, 2012

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 […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / civil war series, fiddle, Fiddling, finnish waltz, honey on the moon, jay ungar, louisiana wedding bells, Lover, lover's waltz, montague processional, Song, wedding 4 Comments

January 6, 2012

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 […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / ashokan farewell, Farewell, fiddle, fiddle tune, fiddle tune a day, fiddle tunes, jay ungar, Song 10 Comments

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