tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:18:30 +0000hillbillymissouripossumsquare dancefiddlejammingold-timereelteachingtraditionalcontrafiddle tunelessonmidwestscottishfancylearning missouriCanadaLittle DixieMissouri ValleyOzarksschottischewaltzold-time musiccontra dancefancy fiddlingfiddle lessonjiglearningmarchscottish fiddlingstrathspeyUpdates to missourifiddling.com & charliewalden.com will be highlighted plus reviews, commentary, memories, nostalgia,etc.http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)Blogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-4625651695794480589Sat, 21 Nov 2015 11:51:00 +00002015-11-21T05:52:24.032-06:00contrafiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglessonLittle DixiemidwestmissouriMissouri Valleyold-timeOzarkspossumreelschottischescottishsquare danceteachingtraditionalwaltz With square dance mania sweeping America like the Asian flu (no, really, it is), more tyros are getting involved in playing music for these crazy kids. There are particular considerations when playing for a square dance that even an accomplished player may not realize. Following a few simple tips presented here will make your square dance playing more successful --- that is, the dancers will http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/11/how-to-play-for-square-dance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-7055888782363760039Fri, 06 Nov 2015 20:11:00 +00002015-11-06T14:11:47.354-06:00contrafiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglessonLittle DixiemidwestmissouriMissouri Valleyold-timeOzarkspossumreelschottischescottishsquare danceteachingtraditionalwaltz Patt and I got to play for the final installment of the KDHX Brunch in St. Louis from 10:00 AM to Noon on Halloween 2015. Tasty eggs with cheese, biscuits and gravy with fiddle tunes on the side.  Thanks Kelly Wells for inviting us. The tunes we played were Yellow Barber, Clarinet Polka, Turkey in the Pea Patch, Tommy Jackson Medley (with Acorn Hill Breakdown), Silver Dollar Waltz, http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/11/brunch-missouri-style-fiddlin-at-kdhx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-190907737504080528Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:31:00 +00002015-11-06T14:11:37.405-06:00contrafiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglessonLittle DixiemidwestmissouriMissouri Valleyold-timeOzarkspossumreelschottischescottishsquare danceteachingtraditionalwaltz Patt & I did our derndest last summer to represent for Missouri/Midwestern style fiddlin' at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, WA. Patt & I had been there twice before -- in 1996 & 1997, accompanying Nile Wilson and Pete McMahan along with guitarist Rich Levine of Seattle and John Stewart of Columbia, MO.  We met lots of fine folks and had one great time. One of our http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/11/patt-possum-fiddle-tunes-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-3023641002319585933Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:17:00 +00002015-10-27T07:23:54.108-05:00Canadacontrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional I'm giving a fiddle workshop this coming Saturday, October 31, 2015, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, at the St. Louis Folk School.  All the details (registration, address, etc.) are in the link below http://folkschoolstl.org/collections/workshops/products/old-time-fiddle-w-charlie-walden Callaway County in Mid-Missouri, in addition to once being a hotbed of Civil War secessionists, is known for its manyhttp://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/10/im-giving-fiddle-workshop-this-coming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-2865400718189760274Fri, 23 Oct 2015 02:18:00 +00002015-10-22T21:19:27.096-05:00Canadacontrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional The Missouri State Fair Fiddling Champion was held on August 23, 2015, in the Touchstone Energy Tent at the Missouri State Fair Grounds. We had a great turnout of contestants, however, next year we'd sure like to have more Seniors. Participants included (in no particular order): Jr. Division Elijah Baker - Birch Tree Kaylee Downs - Ava Anna Belle Wakeland - Hillsboro Tanner Marriott - Ava http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/10/results-of-2015-missouri-state-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-5942418633684722194Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:09:00 +00002015-07-14T13:55:57.063-05:00Canadacontrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional This is one of Dwight Lamb's tunes with no title. If I recall what he told me right folks would just ask for him to play "that good tune in A" and the title stuck. You can get a transcription of the tune here. SUBSCRIBE RELATED VIDEOS Turns out this is a Canadian tune from Don Messer. Compare performances below of Blue Mountain Two Step. http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/that-good-tune-in-a.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-1811208155267336550Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:00:00 +00002015-07-14T08:02:22.029-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional It's time once again to mark your calendars for this year's Missouri State Fair Fiddling Championship. It all happens on Sunday, August 23, 2015, with registration at 12:30 PM at the Touchstone Energy Stage at the Missouri State Fair Grounds in Sedalia, MO. The contest kicks off at 1:30 PM. This year there will be three divisions, Open, Senior and Junior.  There will also be a prize for the http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/2015-missouri-state-fair-fiddling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-1813056766201401109Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:33:00 +00002015-07-08T14:34:09.714-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Includes performances by Paul David Smith, Nikos Pappas, Jimmy McCowan, Barb Kuhns and Charlie Walden. SUBSCRIBE http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/2009-ed-haley-memorial-fiddle-contest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-1599350045201255809Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:46:00 +00002015-07-07T11:50:42.531-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Get the audio from my November 1, 2014 workshop in Wilmette, IL. Available on my Bandcamp page. Stream, download, pay what you want - just learn these tunes!  Detailed instruction for playing . Includes Put Your Little Foot, Snowflake Reel & Peacock Rag . Transcriptions of the tunes included. Enjoy. North Shore Fiddle Workshop (from January 10, 2015) by Charlie Walden http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/charlie-waldens-north-shore-fiddle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-3498280413668150909Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:23:00 +00002015-07-07T11:50:51.732-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Get the audio from my November 1, 2014 workshop in Wilmette, IL. Available on my Bandcamp page. Stream, download, pay what you want - just learn these tunes!  Detailed instruction for playing . Includes Turkey in the Straw and Chicken Reel. Transcriptions of the tunes included. Enjoy. North Shore Fiddle Workshop (from November 1, 2014) by Charlie Walden Music / Patt & Possum http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/north-shore-fiddle-workshop-from_7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-3431161206163538791Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:50:00 +00002015-07-07T11:51:03.169-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Get the audio from my September 6, 2014 workshop in Wilmette, IL. Available on my Bandcamp page. Stream, download, pay what you want - just learn these tunes!  Detailed instruction for playing . Includes St. Anne's Reel, Little Burnt Potato and Black Velvet Waltz. Transcriptions of the tunes included. Enjoy. North Shore Fiddle Workshop (from September 6, 2014) by Charlie Walden http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/north-shore-fiddle-workshop-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-4210826852440410316Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:22:00 +00002015-07-16T15:05:21.139-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional This tune comes from Cyril Stinnett & Dwight Lamb as I heard them playing it years ago. It may be named for Missouri Valley fiddler Casey Jones. To me it is one of the best "gateway" tunes for someone wanting to start playing in Bb. Give it a try. Get the Transcription SUBSCRIBE More info @ www.charliewalden.com http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/caseys-hornpipe-from-cyril-stinnett.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-4533792262870490597Sun, 05 Jul 2015 14:42:00 +00002015-07-07T11:51:39.898-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional I got this tune from Pete McMahan of Harrisburg, MO. Pete grew up in Callaway County where there were at one time many African-American old-time fiddlers. This tune comes from that tradition. Play it with your fiddle tuned GDAD.  Get a transcription of the tune here... Related videos... http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/pete-mcmahans-black-sally-goodin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-1166071940074838305Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:35:00 +00002015-07-07T11:51:49.985-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Get the audio from my June 7, 2014 workshop in Wilmette. Available on my Bandcamp page. Stream, download, pay what you want - just learn these tunes!  Detailed instruction for playing Tomahawk, Rattlesnake (both from Bob Holt), Quadrille in C from Dwight Grover and Lamplighter's Hornpipe from Cyril Stinnett, Danced All Night and Country Waltz. Transcriptions of the tunes included. Enjoy. Northhttp://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/north-shore-fiddle-workshop-from-june-7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-937885649123747165Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:57:00 +00002015-07-07T11:52:03.824-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Get the audio from my May 3, 2014 workshop in Wilmette. Available on my Bandcamp page. Stream, download, pay what you want - just learn these tunes!  Detailed instruction for playing Black Sally Goodin, Johnny Don't Come Home Drunk, Danced All Night and Country Waltz. Enjoy. North Shore Fiddle Workshop (from May 3, 2014) by Charlie Walden http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/north-shore-fiddle-workshop-from-may-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-7610927449453756213Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:57:00 +00002015-07-07T11:52:16.838-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional This is one of Dwight Lamb's nice accordion tunes. It adapts well to the fiddle and is good tune for an intermediate level player.  A transcription of the tune is available here. And some related videos: SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT: www.youtube.com/user/fiddleboy57 http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/07/storm-danish-accordion-tune-from-dwight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-5654027608604990089Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:44:00 +00002015-07-07T11:53:01.643-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Been busy lately posting transcriptions on my Download Page. Grab some new tunes for free - always. http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/06/fiddle-tune-transcription-downloads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-9085102504060245044Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:18:00 +00002015-07-07T11:53:41.052-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Great session tonight at the Taybank Pub on Dunkeld. Some really good players here - real trad Scottish fiddling. http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/03/niel-gow-fest-warmup-session.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-6599790751053527261Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:59:00 +00002015-12-25T23:38:06.823-06:00jigmarchpossumreelscottish fiddlingstrathspeytraditional Thought I would finish up this post about the Niel Gow Festival that I started last March. We were just out in California doing a workshop at Gryphon Strings  We're headed over to Scotland to attend the Niel Gow Festival in Dunkeld & Birnam. Scotland is the primary source of a lot of Midwestern fiddle music so it's going to be great to see where it all got started. The festival celebrates http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/03/niel-gow-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-7870828530427892695Mon, 09 Mar 2015 03:50:00 +00002015-07-07T11:53:29.538-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional Check these great sounds from Spade Cooley in the 50s. This is a little box set of Spade Cooley 45 RPM square dance records without calls. The records were in great shape. Strange green color translucent vinyl. Tunes included Ida Red, To The Barn, Flop Eared Mule, Waggoner, Wake Up Suzie and Eighth of January. If you don't know Spade Cooley you could some up his music by saying he's the Spike http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/03/spade-cooley-square-dance-45s.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-9124603992754320628Sat, 07 Mar 2015 17:42:00 +00002015-03-14T14:33:03.316-05:00fancy fiddlingold-time musicpossumsquare dance This is an excerpt from a workshop Patt and I did out in San Diego in January 2015. Demonstration is of some "trashy" licks that can add to your fiddlin' if used judiciously - which is something I know nothing about. Double shuffle, triple shuffle and reverse shuffle.   http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/03/add-these-little-tricks-to-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-7559226851556361210Fri, 20 Feb 2015 07:22:00 +00002015-02-20T01:22:10.158-06:00fiddle lessonhillbillyjamminglearningmissouriold-time musicteaching If you couldn't make it to our fiddle workshop in San Francisco you can download the audio and learn the tunes anyway. Not quite like being there, but close. You can learn the finer points of Old Ladies Picking Chickens, Pike's Peak, Shoal Creek Breakdown and Turkey in the Pea Patch.   <a href="http://charliewaldenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/02/workshop-audio-from-san-francisco-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-8125303226267171412Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:59:00 +00002015-02-14T08:59:16.518-06:00contra dancefiddlehillbillymissouriold-timesquare dance The playlist below has excepts from a piano workshop Patt did in San Diego in January 2015. Examples of walking bass line through the IV-chord THE MISSOURI RULES way are shown, both ascending and descending. http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/02/examples-of-missouri-rules-piano.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0San Diego, CA, USA32.715738 -117.1610838000000331.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-8678698091884452782Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:30:00 +00002015-07-07T11:54:00.181-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional This tune in G frames the chords and is not too hard to play. It comes from Casey Jones and Bob Walters recordings obtained from Dwight Lamb. Bob Walters - The Champion CD, available from www.missourifiddling.com has a nice rendition. http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/02/shoal-creek-breakdown-played-by-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750361116116842763.post-3037488742909348232Mon, 09 Feb 2015 08:26:00 +00002015-07-07T11:54:17.817-05:00contrafancyfiddlefiddle tunehillbillyjamminglearning missourilessonmidwestmissouriold-timepossumreelscottishsquare danceteachingtraditional This is a Buddy Thomas tune I first heard played by Bob Holt of Ava, MO. There was an LP on Rounder (later a CD) called "Hop Up Kittypuss" by Thomas and that was Bob's source for the tune. Roger Cooper of Kentucky plays it as well, having learned it directly from Buddy. This is video of Patt and me playing the tune at a workshop in San Francisco, CA, on January 30, 2015. Below is a http://missourifiddling.blogspot.com/2015/02/turkey-in-pea-patch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie Walden)0