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January 27, 2013

Shortnin’ Bread – with Matthew Hartz

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Shortnin’ Bread is an old time breakdown that was popularized in the Texas Fiddling Tradition by Orville Burns, one of my favorite breakdown fiddlers. It really has that bump, like an angry rooster strutting around a barnyard!     If you would like to learn to play fiddle tunes like this one, and… If you […]

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December 26, 2012

Choctaw – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 356

Choctaw has long been one of my favorite breakdowns to listen to. It’s about time I worked it out, and I didn’t want to miss out on having Choctaw be a part of Fiddle Tune a Day. I love the way that Orville Burns played it. It has all kinds of soul, and growl to […]

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March 30, 2012

Cumberland Gap – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 89

Who would have known that there are 6 distinct tunes called Cumberland Gap? Not me, at least not until just now. The tune I play by this name, I learned from an Orville Burns recording, and it’s really fun to play. It goes back and forth between G and E minor, and it’s really GROWLY. […]

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