The Fourth Annual Northern Colorado Fiddle Camp will be held: Monday-Friday July 8-12, 2013 Northern Colorado Fiddle Camp (Youth to Adult) $95/$150 Instructors: Vi Wickam and Cody Stadelmaier Fiddle Camp A: $95 – 9am-10:30am – Beginning/Intermediate […]
Dreamer’s Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 255
I first heard Dreamer’s Waltz as a teenager at the National Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho. And, I never played it before today, although I have heard it in my head a few times, and definitely heard it a handful of times when I judged Weiser earlier this summer. I don’t know who wrote it, […]
Satan Takes a Holiday – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 172
It’s my last day judging at the National Old Time Fiddle Contest, and my last time to play in the judges show, so it was a perfect opportunity to play my fiddle tune a day from the stage. And, I was fortunate enough to be joined by Joey McKenzie on Guitar. I was hoping to […]
Gold Rush – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 171
I have spent the last couple of days judging the National Oldtime Fiddler’s Contest, and let me tell you, this is not a job for those who lack stamina. We start judging at 8:00AM, and don’t get done until 10:00PM or later. (They do give us some breaks, and food along the way, but it […]
Fiddle Tune a Day
Last October, I was inspired to make a go at the National Fiddle Contest in Weiser, ID. I haven’t been to Weiser since 2002, and if I’m going to make the trek, I want to make it worth my while. So, I started thinking about what can I do to make sure that I am […]
Great Western Clog – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 65
I learned the Great Western Clog when I was 15 from Dale Morris. I had traveled to Shamrock, Texas before my first trip to the National Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho. Dale taught me a bunch of hornpipes and reels, and this clog during the week I stayed with him. Click on his name to […]
I Don’t Love Nobody – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 31
One of the challenges of recording a new fiddle tune every day is that I have a limited amount of time to make it happen. I try to get the recording piece completed in 10 minutes or less and the rest of the video editing, posting and writing done in the rest of an hour. […]
Twin Fiddle Workshop Notes
Here is the notes handout from the twin fiddle workshop. It has some general rules to consider when playing twin fiddle, as well as a very basic arrangement of Boil The Cabbage Down as triple fiddle, and Who’s Gonna Talk to Dinah as a twin arrangement I did based on hearing Junior Marriott play it […]