Fiddle II (Tues) – Week 5
Back in the key of D for West Fork Gals, as played by Frank George.
Go here to find more recordings of Franklin George, a fine musician from Bluefield, West Virginia. He influenced the old-time music scene in Chicago in a big way back in the 1970s. There’s a lot of music to be found at this website: the Digital Library of Appalachia.
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Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – Week 5
Broken Down Gambler, what a state to find yourself in!
by Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers
by Ozark fiddler H.K. Silvey
[links to iTunes store]
A slower fiddle version
I bet there’s some good versions of this tune on You Tube. If you find one, let us know with a Comment.
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Fiddle II (Tues) – Week 4
With a nod to Jimmie Stewart and Donna Reed, we’re going to dance by the light of the moon.
Buffalo Gals by Nashville great, Tommy Jackson
Hope it works.
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Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – Week 4
I knew it first as “Climbing Up Them Golden Stairs.”
Jim Willie Pruitt called it
fiddle at medium tempo
banjo at medium tempo
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Fiddle 4 Twin – Week 4
“Golden Slippers” by Paul and Maria. Hear the parts here.
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Fiddle 4 Global – Week 4
Hi all!
Fun class today! Here’s are the Melody and Harmony parts to Inchapikua,
See you next week!
Maria 
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Fiddle 1(Thurs) Week 3
Hi all!
I missed you last week! I heard that you worked on
I’ve highlighted the slow version above, but you can also listen to the medium and fast versions on the
We’ll work on it again on Thursday.
See you soon!
Maria
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Old Time Ensemble (Wed) – Week 3
“Liberty” is an old melody that was not recorded until the late 1930s. It became a standard in the fiddle reportoire largely because of the the 1950s recording by Tommy Jackson, a well-respected Nashville sideman who recorded a lot of square dance tunes for the Dot label. Here’s the earliest recording . . .
Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys (This is what is called Western Swing.)
A bluegrass version by David Hall of Monticello, Indiana.
And finally, the version in G by Lloyd Kilts of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
BTW The Fantastic Toe Trippers Orchestra will be playing a bunch of fine dance tunes from at least three continents at the Heartland Cafe this Thursday (May 14th) between 8:00 and 10:30 pm. Directions to the Heartland are here.
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Fiddle 4 Twin – Week 3
We reviewed “Celeya Polka” and learned the melody for “Golden Slippers.”
BTW The Fantastic Toe Trippers Orchestra will be playing, harmonizing and singing “Golden Slippers” at the Heartland Cafe this Thursday (May 14th) a some point between 8:00 and 10:30 pm. We’ll do a number of other fun tunes as well.
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Fiddle 2 (Tues) – Week 3
Goin’ to the key of G with the “Girl I Left Behnid” . . .
BTW The Fantastic Toe Trippers Orchestra will be playing a bunch of fine dance tunes from at least three continents at the Heartland Cafe this Thursday (May 14th) between 8:00 and 10:30 pm. Directions to the Heartland are here.
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