What's your new fiddle tune?

[Jim Nollman]

These two jigs I've just learned work great as a contra dance set because their chords are basically mirror image opposites of each other.

Up the River
Fair Jenny

[woodwizard]

I think the story goes that there were some Irish mercenary's that played this tune on bagpipes while marching with Santa Anna's army. Any way ... here's my attempt at "Santa Anna's Retreat" Also working on Clark Kessingers version of Red Bird and Little Billy Wilson

[tmsweeney]

working on "leather britches"

getting there

[Tobin]

My wife and I have been working up a two-mandolin version of "Fat Meat and Dumplings". I see lots of potential with this one.

[JeffD]

Lumps of Pudding from 1769. Key of A-Dorian.

What collection is that from?

[Manfred Hacker]

It has been mentioned here before: Chinquapin Hunting.
I learned it from a Baldassari book and posted it recently in the Song-a-Week Social Group. I like part of the B part being played against Gmaj7.
Not quite as fast as Butch, though

[tmsweeney]

sounds real good
what's that axe you have there?

[Manfred Hacker]

Thanks, tmsweeney.
No wonder you don't recognize the mandolin: it's a Brentrup STEALTH

[fatt-dad]

Reacquainting myself to, "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap."

f-d

[bigskygirl]

Reacquainting myself to, "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap."

f-d

I've been doing this one as well.

[Tobin]

Newest fiddle tune I have fallen in love with: Chicken Under the Washtub. This is a great little tune with a catchy melody, and lends itself to being played with some spunk. I'm lovin' it.

[Jim Garber]

Reacquainting myself to, "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap."

Thanks, F-D... I need to get back to that one. Haven't played it in years. I think I learned it from Kenny Hall.

[Mike Bunting]

Woodstock Hornpipe this week.

[Mike Black]

I've been on a Norman Blake kick again. I've been working on New Brick Road and Pig on the Engine from the Underground Music from the Mysterious South (aka Natasha's Waltz) album.

[Baron Collins-Hill]

I've been posting my favorite tunes to my youtube channel for a couple years now. Got around 150 up now, usually slow and then up to tempo.

http://www.youtube.com/user/mandobaron/videos

Thanks,
Baron

[doc holiday]

Bill Monroe White Horse Breakdown....great mandolin version by Andrew Collins too!

[Mike Black]

Tonight it was Pueblo from Norman Blake's Original Underground Music from the Mysterious South (aka Natasha's Waltz) album.

[acousticphd]

Couple of new ones that I'm "ate up" with recently:

"Thinking about my wedding", a lovely Am/modal tune. Learned via Nashville-area fiddler Kelsey Wells.

"Let's talk about drinking" , also Am/modal

"Snouts and ears of America" , a D tune. This comes via the Pegram jam folks, apparently part of the fiddler Sara Armstrong's tune collection.

[Jim Nollman]

Relearning April Waltz. Lot's of potential for rhythmic mischief on this one. It is 3/4 of course, although the best known version from Ken Burn's Civil War, sounds more like an "air" than a true waltz.

[Denny Gies]

Walking In My Sleep; a tune in the key of G by Kenny Baker. Fun to figure out.

[terzinator]

The Rights of Man came up this past weekend at a local Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music fest. So, that's next for me.

I read somewhere that at one time it was so popular that it fell out of favor, but I'd never heard it.

Great tune. Key of Em.

[terzinator]

Chinquapin Hunting!

[Jack Roberts]

Sir Roger de Coverly. a triple jig found in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

[woodwizard]

Red Bird - Clark Kessinger version ... that's what I was shooting for anyway

[woodwizard]

Spotted Pony - 1918 A4 If you haven't tried this one you should. Great OT tune