Fiddle Hangout Newest 100 Songs

This slow aire was written by Shedland Islands accordian/keyboard player Phil Cunningham. He is a regular accompaniest of Aly Bain whose playing influenced my version.

In honor of my new Fiddler Magazine T shirt, here's Possum Up a Gum Stump on my Cigar Box Fiddle. It's been together for two years now, and holding up pretty well, still amazed at the sound.

A traditional Scottish Jig

Learned this from the playing of art stamper. I tuned one fiddle AEAE and the other EEAE.

laurel tree

From and by Garry Harrison

from 19th century Scottish composer/ fiddler J. Scott Skinner.

Old Time number Jenny Lynn Jan Johansson - Fiddle Mike Compton - Mandolin

Cut from my Bluegrass Gospel Album Smiling Faces. Jan Johansson - Harmony Fiddle Bobby Hicks - Lead Fiddle Larry Sparks - Guitar & Lead Vocals Beth Lawrence - Bass Kim Gardner - Dobro Jens Koch - Banjo

A Newfoundland Reel

A Norwegian-American hoppwaltz (a type of polka) from the playing of Bruce Bollerud from the Madison area.

A rough little recording I made of a tune from the Couderay lumber camp in Northern Wisconsin. I learned it from an old recording of Otto Rindlisbacher of Rice Lake, WI. The tune isn't a jig in the 6/8-time Irish sense, but rather in the Quebecois or Metis sense of being a stepdance tune.

pretty little shoe

in standard tuning

Last weekend at Halfway to Winfield. Help from Dave H on second fiddle and Mike B on guitar, and yes they let me play the lead.