March 19th, 2010 by admin
Last year at this time, I was doing a little recording for Ricko Donovan. I have some counterpoint on his My Darling Asleep from the Lucky Sevens album.
He told me that Lisdoonvarna has a meet up once a year that attracts hundreds of single men and women. Going to the big social gathering may be [...]
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March 17th, 2010 by admin
There is more than one way to play a fiddle tune. You probably know that.
Sometimes a small change can make a tune easier to play. That’s the cause behind this little revision to my currently published version of St. Anne’s Reel.
St. Anne, in the Christian tradition, is the mother of the mother of Jesus. This [...]
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March 8th, 2010 by admin
This one proved to be a toughie. One of my online students, Bob Evans, asked about this tune when he ordered. I knew I had the chart in my archives, so i said I’d send it along.
When I looked at it, I realized it was only the verse. No chorus was tabbed out. And I [...]
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March 1st, 2010 by admin
This has been one of my favorites. We play it in the Bay Area Fiddlers Association, too. The version here is not advanced, but, it’s not easy either. I’d call it intermediate.
And here is the pdf of Kitchen Girl in fiddle tab.
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February 12th, 2010 by admin
This tab chart is a revision of the chart in 43 Fiddle Tunes in Tab. When I revised it for a new student, the thought suddenly hit me, “I can put this online on my new fiddle tune blog!” And so, here it is.
Also, here is the pdf of Flop Eared Mule. As usual, right [...]
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February 8th, 2010 by admin
Even today a purse is not just a small bag for carrying money. It can be the prize inĀ a contest.
The hunter may think of his quarry as a prize. But a animal taken by the hunter may not fit into a small bag. The hunter’s purse may be the small bag he made out [...]
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