A Friday Night Fiddle Club this week!
Bruce Greene
April 15, 8:30p
The Atlantic (5062 Lincoln)
There are some tunes on an earlier post below, played slow. Here are some more, played fast.
These are from Bruce’s last visit to the Old Town School in 1996.
Steppin’ in the Parlor (Bruce taught this tune to the Old Time Ensemble)
Wolf Creek
(This one is a variant of one my favorites that I learned from Lotus Dickey: ie, Dickey’s Discovery.)
Go here to register for this meeting – $15. Be aware the new yearly dues option may appear on this page any day now.
Also, Bruce will be giving a workshop on Eastern Kentucky fiddle tunes on Saturday at the Old Town School. Click here to register.
Paul Tyler, convener
PS. There are more of Bruce’s tunes on my website–drdosido.net–that you might enjoy. Some were recorded at informal sessions; others from the annual Fiddlers Reunion held at the Adler Cultural Center in Libertyville in the 1990s.
Filed under: Tunes by Paul | April 14, 2011 | Comments (0)
Tunes for the Square & Ceilidh Dance
Dance band practice April 17 and June 19. We’ll workshop some of the tunes and dances on June 19. The full dance is scheduled for July 17.
Tacco e Punta (aka Patacake Polka)
Here’s a fun video from Italy of the Tacco e Punta (Heel & Toe?) dance.
Raatikko a dance known among Finns, Germans and other Euro-Americans
Give these variants a listen, Ein Zwie Drie und a Fier, from Joe Altman & the Spaasmachers, a German band in St. Meinrad, Indiana and The Seven Step, by a Bohemian Polka band in New Braunfels, Texas.
The Seven Step, a different dance and a different tune in the key of G
I learned it in D from Wayne Satkamp of Stendahl, Indiana and Herb Wenning of Portersville, Indiana, who played it in G. Here’s a video of The Seven Step as danced by the Ukrainians and Métis of Manitoba.
And we have to play a schottische. One of the most fun dances ever.
Hast Schottische slow from Mary Allsopp (see Jan 16th meeting)
We played the Hast Schottis before. Next time, we’ll have more dancers.
Paul Tyler, convener
Fiddle Club of the World (Chicago Chapter)
Filed under: Tunes by Paul | April 10, 2011 | Comments (0)
Bruce Greene comes to Fiddle Club
Friday April 15 at 8:30 pm
Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 Lincoln)
Good fortune brings Bruce Greene to us in a few weeks. A sublime player, Bruce learned from senior players in Central and Eastern Kentucky back during his student days in the early 1970s. He deserves credit for discovering many of the old masters we cherish–such as John Salyer and Isham Monday–and for recording and disseminating some of our favorite tunes, like “Jeff Sturgeon,” “Betty Baker” and “The Lost Girl.” This is his first trip to the Old Town School since 1996, when he visited the Old-Time Ensemble.
Click the picture to see the Bruce’s entry in the Old-Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame.
Here are some tunes to learn before April 15.
Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe?
slow version
Paddy in the Morning
slow version
Click this link to register for the Fiddle Club of the World. You have to scroll down to April 15. Scroll a bit further and you can sign up for a workshop with Bruce at the Old Town School (4544 Lincoln)
Eastern Kentucky Fiddle Tunes with Bruce Greene
Saturday 04/16/2011 from 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM
Filed under: Meeting Schedule,Tunes by Paul | March 27, 2011 | Comments (0)
Tunes from Charlie “Possum” Walden
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Shenandoah Valley Waltz
“First heard this from Mr. Virgil Smith of Montgomery City, MO. He learned if from Vee Latty, a renowned fiddler from Fulton, MO, in Callaway County. Latty is what I call one of “The Ancients”, in other words a fiddler who taught the old timers I learned from. This waltz is also a popular Blue Grass song.”
Fever in the South
“This is another Latty tune that I learned from a home recording obtained from Latty’s son, Wayne.”
Vee Latty’s recording of Fever in the South
Quadrille in G
“One of many untitled 6/8 time pieces from the Missouri Valley Region. I learned this from Dwight Lamb and he likely got it from Bob Walters.”
Sunday February 20 at 6:30 pm
Old-time fiddling, Missouri style, in the back room of the Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 N. Lincoln)
Click here to register.
Filed under: Tunes by Paul | February 7, 2011 | Comments (0)
Tunes from Mary Allsopp
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Mary Allsopp is the long-time leader of Chicago Spelmanslag (Swedish musicians club) with an extensive repertoire of Scandinavian tunes and a deep sensitivity to the distinctive rhythms of old-time Nordic dancing. And she’s a great teacher. && Along with Tim Anderson on guitar, Mary will play a demonstration set in the back room of the Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 N. Lincoln) on Sunday, January 16 at 6:30. Some of Tim and Mary’s friends will be along to demonstrate the nyckleharpa (keyed fiddle) and traditional Swedish couple dances. The concert will be followed by a jam session with some teaching time thrown in. This meeting is free. |
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Here’s a selection of tunes to introduce to the marvelous world of Swedish fiddle music.
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| A walking tune: Gärdebylåten Gärdebylåten slow && |
A hambo (a newer dance in 3/4): Hambo efter Lasse i Svarven hambo slow && |
| A polska (an older dance in 3/4): Polska from Ramsala polska slow && |
A schottische: Hast Schottis schottische slow && |
A fun tune:
Hamburger
Hamburger slow
Filed under: Tunes by Paul | January 11, 2011 | Comments (0)
Kenny Stone: Bluegrass Fiddler
Kenny Stone
Sunday, November 21, 5:30 pm
Atlantic Bar & Grill (5062 N. Lincoln)
Click here to register. Dues for this meeting are $15.
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Kenny Stone is veteran bluegrass fiddler, with a performing career that started when he was nine. He released his first album in 1989, at the age of nineteen, and followed that up with series of recordings and tours with a variety of bands, including his own, the Kenny Stone Unit and Midwest Wind. Family life and work has taken him off the road. But he continues to perform with the Chicago Bluegrass Band and to teach select students at his home in Dyer, Indiana. x The Fiddle Club of the World is pleased to present Kenny Stone to a new audience of fiddlers. He’s looking forward to playing through a potpourri of standard old-time and bluegrass tunes. He’s also offered us several of his own originals. |
 Kenny Stone (click to enlarge) |
Beginning January 1, it will be possible to pay yearly dues and be able to enjoy all Fiddle Club of the World events at a significantly reduced rate. Also, enrolling in a “Fiddleship” allows you to support regular presentations of traditional fiddle music.
Upcoming Fiddle Club of the World meetings:
Dec. 12 – jam session and film viewing
Jan. 16 – Mary Allsopp of Chicago Spelmanslag (Swedish musicians club)
Feb. 20 – Charlie “Possum” Walden
Paul Tyler, convener
Chicago Chapter
Filed under: Meeting Schedule,Tunes by Paul | November 9, 2010 | Comments (0)
Tunes from Jim Lansford
Jim Lansford hails from Galena, Missouri. He’s learned first-hand from some of the best Missouri and Ozark fiddlers of the late 20th century and has carried the traditional sound forcefully into the 21st. His wife, Kim, is an accompanist second to none.
Here are a couple of fine tunes from the middle of the U.S.
Grey Eagle in C
From Cyrill Stinnett of Braymer, Missouri.
Grey Eagle in C slow
Daylight in the Morning fiddle & guitar
From Uncle Bunk Williams, an Ozark fiddler
Daylight in the Morning slow
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Jim & Kim Lansford will be performing at a Fiddle Club of the World meeting, 8:00pm on Friday, July 16 at the Leadway Bar & Gallery (5233 N. Damen) in Chicago.
Filed under: Tunes by Paul | July 6, 2010 | Comments (0)
Austrian tunes with Rudi Pietsch
Join us for a friendly concert and session on June 6 at 7:30 pm.
NOTE: This Fiddle Club meeting has been moved to the Old Town School of Folk Music (4544 Lincoln). We will meet in the Gallery on the 1st floor. The cafe may be open for beer sales. BYOB is also a possibility.
For the last few weeks, the Old Town School has been graced with a visitor from Vienna, Austria. Rudi Pietsch is an ethnomusicologist who is spending a quarter teaching at the University of Chicago and researching music in the communities of Central European immigrants in Chicago and the Midwest. In his spare time, he’s come by the School to learn a few American tunes. He also dropped in on Fiddle 4 Twin Fiddle class.
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a yodel played on the fiddle in three voices
To hear all three voices, you’ll have to bring your fiddle and join in. Here’s Rudi singing one voice and playing another on fiddle.
yodel with fiddle
And here’s the same melody played as a ländler, a dance in 3.
yodel as a ländler
Here’s a polka, Der Einfache . . .
Der Einfache voice 1
add voice 2 (oops, the trio is missing)
Der Einfache played by Fiddle 4 class with Rudi Pietsch on piano
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And a Zwiebacher, Die Bacherlmuhl, a dance mixing 2s and 3s.
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Filed under: Tunes by Paul | June 2, 2010 | Comments (0)
Tunes from Paul Brown & Mostly Mountain Boys
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Paul Brown, from Washington DC, learned old-time fiddle directly from some of the great old masters of North Carolina and Virginia, such as Benton Flippen, Luther Davis, Kyle Creed, Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham. Over the years he’s played fiddle with The Toast String Stretchers, The Bent Mountain Band (with Andy Cahan and Mike Seeger), and now The Mostly Mountain Boys.
Paul and the mostly boys will be part of the FIDDLEPALOOZA on Tuesday, June 8, 8pm at the Old Town School, along with the Polka Chicks. Here are a couple of tunes the Mostly Mountain Boys will help us through
Sugar in the Gourd
Key of D. Can be performed with fiddle in standard tuning or with bass string tuned up to A. Inspired by Norman Edmonds of Hillsville, VA
Sugar in the Gourd slow
Shady Grove fiddle & guitar
Inspired by Luther Davis of Galax, Virginia
Shady Grove slow
The Mostly Mountain Boys are
Paul Brown, fiddle
John Schwab, guitar
Terri McMurray, banjo
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Click here for some tunes by the Polka Chicks.
Click here to register for Fiddlepalooza. (Steve Rosen’s Fiddle 3 and Paul Tyler’s Fiddle 4 students for this session are already registered.)
Filed under: Tunes by Paul | May 31, 2010 | Comments (0)
Tunes from the Polka Chicks
A selection of tunes from the Polka Chicks, from Finland. Along with the Mostly Mountain Boys, they will participate in the Fiddlepalooza at the Old Town School on Tuesday, June 8 at 8pm. The next day, June 9, both groups will be on stage for World Music Wednesday at 8:30.
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“. . . a polska and a waltz, which are both traditional tunes from Swedish-speaking areas in Finland. The tunes are called ‘Bromarvin polska’ (Polska from Bromarv, situated on a cape by the southern coast of Finland) and ‘Viktors Vals’ (from a small village called Jeppo in Ostrobothnia, Finnish west coast).”
Bromarv polska
Bromarv polska slow
” . . . a traditional polka played by a horn orchestra from Hattula, a county in Häme-region which is situated kind of in the southern-middle Finland. The tune is called ‘Ampumakoulun polkka’ which means ‘Shooting school polka’.”
Ampumakoulun polkka
Ampumakoulun polkka slow
Click here from some workshop tunes from Paul Brown & the Mostly Mountain Boys.
Click here to register for Fiddlepalooza. (Steve Rosen’s Fiddle 3 and Paul Tyler’s Fiddle 4 students for this session are already registered.)
Filed under: Tunes by Paul | May 15, 2010 | Comments (0)
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