Fiddle 4 : Flog (Fiddle Blog)

Work on the shuffle pattern (aka single shuffle, Nashville shuffle)
for each beat long-short-short = slur-saw-saw
accented first saw stroke with alternate between up and down

Here are the D tunes we did . . .

Yellow-Eyed Cat as played by Lotus Dickey of Paoli, Indiana in 1989

Though Lotus was my mentor. my playing of the tune is not a copy. For one thing, we started on different strains.
Yellow-Eyed Cat slow

Rush and the Pepper played by Garry Harrison, originally of Charleston, Illinois

Rush and the Pepper medium

Garry learned Rush and the Pepper from Jesse James Abbott of Toledo, Illinois back in the 1970s. He recorded the tune with the Indian Creek Delta Boys. Lots of folks have learned it from Garry. A few years ago he published a book and CD collection of Illinois songs and tunes. Mr. Abbott’s playing of the tune can be heard on the the Dear Old Illinois CD.

Filed under: Fiddle 4, Paul Tyler by Paul | July 8, 2010 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 4 Twin Fiddle (Tue) – weeks 5 & 6

Here are the high and low voices for the Wedding Luck tune from Western Finland . . .

Lyckönskan (A part hi, then lo; B part hi, then lo)

And are all the tunes we learned or listened to last week when Rudi Pietsch visited our class.
Rudi on the Fiddle Club of the World blog
Check back for the location and time for the free Fiddle Club gathering with Rudi on Sunday, June 6.

Just added . . .
Der Einfache played by Fiddle 4 class with Rudi Pietsch on piano

And don’t forget Fiddlepalooza next Tuesday. We’ll meet in room B3, along with Steve’s Fiddle 3 class and anyone else who wants to register.

Filed under: Fiddle 4, Paul Tyler by Paul | June 3, 2010 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 4 Twin Fiddle (Tue) – week 4

Review week. All the tunes are posted below, including the new recording of El Colás.

Coming up next week is a visit of Rudi Pietsch from Viena.
For a sample, check out this Fiddle Club of the World post,
featuring Die Tanzgeiger (the Dance Fiddlers)

Also, on June 8 we’ll meet with Fiddle 3, and other interested parties
for a Fiddlepalooza with the Polka Chicks and the Mostly Mountain Boys.
Some tunes to learn are posted on the same site. More to come.

Filed under: Fiddle 4, Paul Tyler by Paul | May 19, 2010 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 4 Twin Fiddle (Tue) – week 3

Our special guest this week was Osiris Caballero from Veracruz state in Mexico. He’s a fabulous player of Son Huasteca. Special thanks to Yahvi Pichardo for bringing Osiris and his band to the Old Town School.

La Perla Tamaulipeco

Here’s the high part . . .
alta slow

And the low part . . .
bajo slow

Filed under: Fiddle 4, Maria McCullough, Paul Tyler by Paul | May 12, 2010 | Comments (1)