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April 28, 2017

Nashville Recording with Justin Branum

Justin Branum - Swing Fiddler

I’m really excited to be going to Nashville to record a new album with my good friend, Justin Branum. We will be recording at Jim Wood’s Studio, and the Album should […]

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July 15, 2012

49 Cats in a Rain Barrel – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 190

I really like the way 49 Cats (in a  B ends the phrases. To me, it is reminiscent of a cat howling. I had to pull up a recording of […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / american breakdown, cat, fiddle tune, master fiddler, nine cats, rain barrel, recording, reminiscent, Silberberg, way 6 Comments

July 2, 2012

Hell Amongst the Yearlings – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 183

Woo Hoo! We are half way through the year. It’s day 183 out of 366 days in this wonderful leap-year-full of Fiddle Tune a Day. Today, I felt like playing […]

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June 20, 2012

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 […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / Byron Berline, fiddle, fiddle tune, fred stoneking, national fiddle, Pug, recording, Rush, today, weiser idaho 13 Comments

June 8, 2012

Edelweiss – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 160

Who knew there were so many flat-out beautiful tunes out there. Edelweiss is another one of those contenders for the most beautiful song contest in my book. Rodgers and Hammerstein […]

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May 31, 2012

What a Wonderful World – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 150

Wedding Season has officially begun, and I’m going to be playing 2 weddings this coming weekend. And, I’m looking forward to it. Playing wedding music is always fun, and the […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / bob thiele, fiddle tune, george david weiss, jim abraham, louis armstrong, Music, recording, single, Song, tom barbour, wedding, what a wonderful world 5 Comments

May 30, 2012

Texas Serenade – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 149

One of the frustrating things about doing a new fiddle tune every day is that I often don’t get to spend as much time as I would like preparing a […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / american fiddle tunes, camera, country rag, fiddle, fiddle tune, hollis taylor, recording, Serenade, time country, verse 5 Comments

May 14, 2012

Bye Bye Blues – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 134

Bye Bye Blues has been my dad’s favorite tune to play on tenor banjo for as long as I can remember. I really like how he takes off with it, […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / blues, bye bye blues, chauncey gray, dad, Les, les paul and mary ford, Recorded, recording, tenor banjo, wikipedia the free encyclopedia 10 Comments

May 3, 2012

Blue Eagle Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 123

I first heard Blue Eagle Hornpipe on an Orville Burns Jam Session recording that I got from a friend. I remember Bill Jones and Matt Wyatt to figure out the […]

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April 30, 2012

Blanchard’s Hornpipe – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 120

Blanchard’s Hornpipe is a tune that I have heard a handful of times before, but I can’t place where. There’s a good chance I have a recording of Benny Thomasson […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / benny thomasson, chance, Companion, fiddle, fiddle tune, fiddle tunes, hornpipe, mammoth collection, recording, roxborough castle, today 2 Comments

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