This is a wee tune I wrote for two fiddle-playing friends, Liz and Chris, the Carter sisters. I added in a few accidentals/chromatic runs to give them a bit of a challenge with their fingering - much harder on fiddle than on mandolin, I reckon. They both claim to be enjoying learning the tune anyway!
Oh what a sweet tune for the girls. Yes, I can see some challenges for them - but that's what makes it sound so good.
Nice chromatics give the tune an almost bluesy feeling, sounds really good!
Hey John, that’s a great tune! Do you have words for it?
That's a very nice original tune! Will there be a fiddle recording?
Really great, John, hats off to you! I can see where some of the run would be harder on fiddle (fiddlier, dare I say?). Good character-building stuff for them! +1 for the fiddle recording!
What a nice sounding tune, and played perfectly
Thanks, everyone. At present no fiddle recording likely - we are prevented from making home visits under latest Covid legislation, but I will try to get something in due course. My own fiddle playing is very much for the house only; it's the lack of frets and that bow that gets me! No words, Simon. People often ask me why, as a retired English teacher, I do not write words but only melodies. I don't have an answer, really, other than just enjoying trying to write tunes.
Lovely tune John!
Thanks, Jill. Good to see you posting here again. It has been a while and we are missing your fine playing.
Thats a great hornpipe, John. I enjoyed your playing.
delightful John