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March 19, 2021

Hidden Agenda Hornpipe – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hey Fiddle Friends! If you know me, you know how much I love Bb Hornpipes. The twistier the better. When I wrote this New Tune Challenge, I thought it would be funny to call it Hidden Agenda–because of my not-so-hidden agenda. I want to share my love of Bb Hornpipes and hear more people playing […]

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March 12, 2021

Clouds Over Mountains – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hi Everybody! I’m back with another New Tune Challenge, that’s actually a song. This is another song with lyrics/poetry written by my good friend, John Chilson from here in Loveland. John wrote this cowboy poem he calls Clouds Over Mountains and I wrote a melody to go with it. So this is your tune this […]

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March 9, 2021

Killer! – BONUS New Tune Challenge Featuring Daniel Delaney

Hello My Friends! This week, as Daniel Delaney and I were rehearsing for our St. Patrick’s Day Virtual Concert, we came up with a brand new groovy tune. We named it Killer!, cause it’s pretty killer. Our duet, Fritto Misto will be playing some Celtic tunes that are sure to get you dancing and you […]

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March 5, 2021

Runny Nose Blues – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hello My Fiddle Friends! It’s time for another New Tune Challenge! I’m sporting my Weiser shirt, because I miss Weiser. It’s been a cold winter in Colorado, and it’s got me thinking about Weiser and the summer solstice. So I’m going to play you my new blues tune, called Runny Nose Blues. I was inspired […]

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February 26, 2021

Colorado Gold Rush – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hello My Fiddle Friends! My newest New Tune Challenge is here! Colorado Gold Rush is an old-timey tune in the same vein as Lefthand Canyon, and it reminded me of miners taking off from the East, headed to Colorado to make their fortune. It tells of the adventurer spirit that has built Colorado. And, it […]

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February 19, 2021

I Been Thinkin’ ‘Bout You – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hello My Friends, I’m back with another New Tune Challenge! This is a unique New Tune Challenge because it’s not a regular fiddle tune. This tune is attached to words. In fact, they’re lyrics. It’s a song, not a tune, but I think it still counts because I wrote the melody to go with the […]

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February 12, 2021

Lefthand Canyon – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hey Fiddle Friends! My inspiration for this tune was the slide down at the beginning of the Orville Burns tune, Cumberland Gap. (Check out my Fiddle Tune a Day recording of Cumberland Gap here) Since I live in Colorado, and there’s already a whole other tune called Cumberland Gap, I decided to name it after a […]

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February 5, 2021

Slippery Slope Jig – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hello my friends! The latest installment of my New Tune Challenge is here! This one was inspired by Scottish Fiddler, Amy Lewis, who sent me a slip jig that she wrote. I haven’t worked her tune up yet, but it is on my todo list. Sorry Amy! When she mentioned the slip jig she wrote, […]

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January 29, 2021

Dead Men’s Donuts – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hello my friends! I’m back with another New Tune Challenge! This is a tune I wrote a couple months ago for my friend’s podcast, Dead Men’s Donuts. It’s kinda creepy, but if you like creepy things you’ll probably LOVE this podcast. Grace Baudino is clever, insightful, and generally kicks butt! Follow the Dead Men’s Donuts […]

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January 21, 2021

Sailing on Air – Vi The Fiddler’s New Tune Challenge

Hello my friends! I wrote this New Tune Challenge melody  a couple of weeks ago as I was walking my dog. The Colorado Sun was shining in the crisp morning air. I was filled with a sense of comfort and peace. A New Year is upon us! A year filled with new hope and opportunity. […]

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