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December 9, 2012

Silent Night – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 341

I love Christmas music, and Silent Night has long been one of my favorites. It’s peaceful and beautiful. Silent Night is clear and has no false pretense to it. It’s […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / charlie wrobbel, christmas carol, christmas music, gruber, melody, nicholas parish, pirate radio, silent night, wikipedia Leave a Comment

November 6, 2012

Amazing Grace – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 307

Amazing Grace is one of the most memorable melodies I know. It has had tremendous emotional power, and has lasted the test of time better than just about any other. […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / amazing grace, cowper, memorable melodies, orphanage, religious conviction, wikipedia 5 Comments

November 5, 2012

Devil Went Down to Georgia – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 305

It’s Halloween, and what better fiddle tune is there to play on Halloween than Devil Went Down to Georgia? Ben Alexander joins me today. I think that Ben looks a […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Musings / charlie daniels, devil went down to georgia, fiddle, lonesome fiddle blues, own business, wikipedia 9 Comments

October 16, 2012

Take Me Back to Tulsa – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 280

Take Me Back to Tulsa is a great Bob Wills tune I always enjoy playing a little bit of Oklahoma Swing music. 😉     Take Me Back to Tulsa […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / 1940, 1941, rich man, swing music, western swing, wikipedia 6 Comments

October 16, 2012

In the Good Old Summertime – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 278

I visited my Grandma in the assisted living place where she lives earlier this week, and my dad happened to be there playing some tunes. And, I happened to not […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / assisted living, decades, gantry, piano score, various artists, wikipedia 2 Comments

October 11, 2012

Be Thou My Vision – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 272

I have long thought that Be Thou My Vision was a beautiful tune. I liked it enough that I put it on my Album, Long Time Comin’, in Eb no […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / baile, cork, elizabeth byrne, fiddle tune, thy presence, wikipedia Leave a Comment

October 3, 2012

Fascination – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 266

I have no idea where I first heard Fascination, but it’s a beautiful melody. I didn’t have a specific tune in mind to play tonight, so I thumbed through some […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / best seller, dale morris, fascination, fiddle tune, kay francis, melody, Waltz, wikipedia Leave a Comment

September 30, 2012

Monymusk – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 262

I have recorded Monymusk once before, but it was years ago (long before the Fiddle Tune a Day Project.) Monymusk is an ancient Scottish tune, and it refers to a […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / donegal, donna hebert, musk, perron, triplet, wikipedia Leave a Comment

September 22, 2012

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 250

I really love these old swing tunes. I Can’t Give you Anything but Love is just a cool tune. The melody is playful and interesting, the chords are classic for […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / circumstantial evidence, controversy surrounds, les ambassadeurs, richard rodgers, swing tune, wikipedia 7 Comments

September 20, 2012

Blue Skies – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 247

Blue Skies is such a sweet song. It’s got a beautiful melody, great chords, and cool lyrics. What’s even cooler is the tension between talking about how everything is turning […]

Article by Vi Wickam / Fiddle Tune a Day, Fiddling, Videos / astaire, crosby, instant success, pop charts, western swing, wikipedia 20 Comments

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