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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]