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All posts tagged “fiddle”
Julie Anne Johnson
I’m learning to play a tune on the oil can banjo called Julie Anne Johnson (various spellings for this one). One day I’ll put up an oil can version, but for now let’s enjoy some performances by far better players. Here’s Tony Spadaro AKA Old… Read More
Little Liza Jane
I’ve been continuing to immerse myself in old time music, listening to about as many clawhammer banjo and fiddle tunes as I can. Here’s a Daily Dose of Little Liza Jane… Let’s start with The Black & Tan String Band and then move on to… Read More
Cold Frosty Morning
There seems to be various old time tunes called Cold Frosty Morning or Frosty Morning or Frosty Morn or some variation. In Toronto this morning it was so cold my thoughts were freezing as they bubbled out of my brain. It was the kind of… Read More
Barlow Knife
Continuing our exploration of old time banjo and fiddle music, let’s look at a song called Barlow Knife. A Barlow knife is a style of folding pocket knife, invented in the UK and popularized in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tom Sawyer… Read More
Shaking Down the Acorns
I’ve been listening to this tune because I’ve been trying to play it in my own beginner way on the oil can banjo. It’s played in sawmill, or mountain modal tuning in the key of A. On a regular banjo that would mean playing with… Read More
The Coo Coo
This is a really hypnotic performance… featuring Johannes Bonefaas and Hendrik Holst Anderson. I stumbled upon this one on the YouTube machine and it stopped me in my tracks.
Ragged Bill
You Daily Dose tonight features Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman playing an old fiddle tune called Ragged Bill.
Maple Leaf Two-Step
The Maple Leaf Two-Step, from 1953, was Ottawa Valley fiddle great Ward Allen’s first recording, a 78 rpm record on Alvina. I started learning this one on triple row button accordion in between trick-or-treaters tonight, based on a score I stumbled upon on a fiddle… Read More
Myllie Barron
My button accordion student Elliot is learning the Finnish Waltz. He was doing a pretty good job on it but I thought he needed to put a little more swing into it so we went to the YouTube to check out how others played this… Read More
27th Street 