I first learned Done Gone from Heather Humphries when I was about 12 or 13 years old. I remember he telling me that it also went by the name Kentucky […]
Misty Moonlight Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 139
Misty Moonlight is certainly a pretty waltz, and it’s a tricky one to play in tune. I learned it from Tony Ludiker, but I first heard it on Mark O’Connor‘s […]
Old South Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 135
The first person I heard play Old South Waltz, was Danita Gardner, and she played it beautifully. It was at Weiser some time in the early 1990’s. Later, I heard […]
Put Your Little Foot – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 103
I first heard Put Your Little Foot back when I was about 13 at the Colorado State Fiddle Contest. This was back in the day when Tom Isenberger was the […]
Mockingbird Hill (Livit i Finnskogarna) – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 88
Wow! I am amazed yet again. So many of these songs that I thought I knew the origins of are much older than I knew. Mockingbird Hill is a tune […]
Flatbush Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 78
Flatbush Waltz is a soulful waltz by Andy Statman, and refers to the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. I learned it from Tony Ludiker, but I remember Eric LeVine telling […]
Maddie’s Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 45
Maddie Wickam, this one’s for you. Happy Valentines Day! I was a bit torn, in recording this one today. I love the chords to it – so I wanted to […]
Festival Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 30
Festival Waltz is a beautiful waltz that I have long enjoyed playing, and have played at many fiddle contests. My happiest memory of this tune was playing it at the […]
Gardenia Waltz
One of the prettiest waltzes I know, and one of the hardest to play well, Gardenia waltz was written by the amazing Texas swing fiddler Johnny Gimble.
Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championships 2010 Videos
Little Rock Getaway – Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championships Weston Stewart, Solly Burton, Chris Rothrock Alabama Jubilee – Indiana State Picking and Fiddling Championships Weston Stewart, Solly Burton, Chris […]