Fiddle Tune Challenge 2024 tune number 125

Fiddle Tune Challenge 2024 tally thus far. Tonight's tune was Buckhorn Handle and a Barlow Blade from Jimmy Triplett. I love that guy's fiddling. It soars. My version is pretty rough, but still fun to play along with Jimmy's recording.

1/1/24 1 Boatin' up Sandy, Bull of the Wagon
1/2/24 2 Bull of the Wagon
1/3/24 3 Bull of the Wagon
1/4/24 4 Bull of the Wagon, The Logger
1/5/24 5 Bull of the Wagon
1/6/24 6 Bull of the Wagon
1/7/24 7 Bass Fiddle String Band Session
1/8/24 8 Eighth of January
1/9/24 9 Bull at the wagon
1/10/24 10 All Young
1/11/24 11 Elk Rive Blues
1/12/24 12 Bull at the Wagon
1/13/24 13 Lady of the Lake
1/14/24 14 Bull at the Wagon and Elk River Blues
1/15/24 15 Bull at the Wagon and Lady of the Lake
1/16/24 16 Bull at the Wagon
1/17/24 17 Bull at the Wagon
1/18/24 18 Bull at the Wagon, Devil in the wood pile
1/19/24 19 Lady of the lake
1/20/24 20 Bull at the Wagon, Cumberland Gap, Salt River
1/21/24 21 Bull at the Wagon, Cumberland Gap, Boatin' up Sandy
1/22/24 22 Bull at the Wagon
1/23/24 23 Highlander's Farewell
1/24/24 24 Bass Fiddle String Band Session
1/25/24 25 Greasy String
1/26/24 26 Breaking up Christmas, Greasy Coat
1/27/24 27 Greasy String
1/28/24 28 Greasy String, Breaking Up Christmas
1/29/24 29 Greasy String
1/30/24 30 Big Scioto
1/31/24 31 Big Scioto
2/1/24 32 Big Scioto
2/2/24 33 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/3/24 34 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/4/24 35 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/5/24 36 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/6/24 37 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/7/24 38 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/8/24 39 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/9/24 40 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/10/24 41 No Tunes! Travel Day
2/11/24 42 Big Scioto, Gimme Chaw Tobacco
2/12/24 43 Big Scioto, Gimme Chaw Tobacco
2/13/24 44 Big Scioto, Gimme Chaw Tobacco
2/14/24 45 Big Scioto, Gimme Chaw Tobacco, Cumberland Gap
2/15/24 46 Lady of the Lake
2/16/24 47 Gimme Chaw Tobacco
2/17/24 48 Bull at the Wagon, Big Scioto, Gimme Chaw Tobacco
2/18/24 49 Session with David Pugh
2/19/24 50 Big Scioto
2/20/24 51 Big Scioto
2/21/24 52 Stacked Them Up in Piles
2/22/24 53 Stacked Them Up in Piles, Highlander's Farewell
2/23/24 54 Big Scioto
2/24/24 55 Big Scioto
2/25/24 56 Stacked Them Up in Piles
2/26/24 57 Stacked them up in Piles
2/27/24 58 Stacked Them Up in Piles, Hannah at the Springhouse
2/28/24 59 Hannah At the Spring House
2/29/24 60 Stacked Them Up in Piles
3/1/24 61 Stacked Them Up in Piles
3/2/24 62 Stacked Them Up in Piles, Session with David Pugh
3/3/24 63 Salt River
3/4/24 64 Salt River
3/5/24 65 Salt River
3/6/24 66 Salt River, Stacked Them Up in piles
3/7/24 67 Stacked Them Up in Piles
3/8/24 68 Stacked Them Up in Piles
3/9/24 69 Stacked Them Up in Piles
3/10/24 70 Salt River
3/11/24 71 Square Dance
3/12/24 72 Lady of the Lake
3/13/24 73 Stacked Them Up in Piles
3/14/24 74 Gimme Chaw Tobacco
3/15/24 75 Little Boy in the Boat
3/16/24 76 Greasy String
3/17/24 77 Shelvin' Rock
3/18/24 78 Square Dance
3/19/24 79 Shelvin' Rock
3/20/24 80 John Brown's Dream
3/21/24 81 John Brown's Dream
3/22/24 82 John Brown's Dream
3/23/24 83 Breaking up Christmas, John Brown's Dream
3/24/24 84 Breaking up Christmas
3/25/24 85 Little Boy in the Boat
3/26/24 86 Wild Hog in the Red Brush
3/27/24 87 Wild Hog in the Red Brush
3/28/24 88 Breaking up Christmas, Wild hog in the Red brush
3/29/24 89 Greasy String
3/30/24 90 John Brown's Dream
3/31/24 91 John Brown's Dream
4/1/24 92 Square Dance
4/2/24 93 Little Boy in the Boat
4/3/24 94 Little Boy in the Boat
4/4/24 95 Greasy String
4/5/24 96 Greasy String
4/6/24 97 Greasy String
4/7/24 98 Moon Session
4/8/24 99 Square Dance
4/9/24 100 Ways of the world
4/10/24 101 Big Scioto
4/11/24 102 Big Scioto
4/12/24 103 Granny Will your Dog Bite
4/13/24 104 Granny Will your Dog Bite
4/14/24 105 Granny Will your Dog Bite
4/15/24 106 Granny Will your Dog Bite
4/16/24 107 Granny Will your Dog Bite
4/17/24 108 Granny Will your Dog Bite
4/18/24 109 Lady of the Lake
4/19/24 110 Granny Will your Dog Bite
4/20/24 111 John Brown's Dream, Flat Foot in the ashes
4/21/24 112 Bull at the Wagon
4/22/24 113 Bull at the Wagon
4/23/24 114 Big Scioto
4/24/24 115 All Young
4/25/24 116 Devil among the yearlings
4/26/24 117 No Tunes! Travel Day
4/27/24 118 No Tunes! Travel Day
4/28/24 119 Devil among the yearlings
4/29/24 120 Devil among the yearlings
4/30/24 121 Lady of the Lake
5/1/24 122 Buckhorn Handle and a Barlow Blade
5/2/24 123 Buckhorn Handle and a Barlow Blade
5/3/24 124 Buckhorn Handle and a Barlow Blade
5/4/24 125 Buckhorn Handle and a Barlow Blade

Flat Foot in The Ashes

Flatfoot in the Ashes print and fiddle tune. This is a quick video to provide some context for those of you who have received this small-run print composed with handset metal type and Linotype ornamentation.

Rediscovered video of Foghorn Stringband at the Cobblestone Pub in Dublin, back in 2006

I recently rediscovered DVDs containing Foghorn Stringband gigs in Ireland from back in 2006. This is first generation Foghorn Stringband; at the time the line up was: Stephen "Sammy" Lind - Fiddle, Caleb Klauder - Mandolin, The Reverend P.T. Grover, Jr. - Banjo, Kevin Sandri - Guitar, and myself on string bass. This clip was from a gig at the Cobblestone pub in Dublin, documented by Bill Whelan who was kind enough to send me a copy of the DVD way back when. Thanks, Bill! The Cobblestone was one of our favorite places to play - as I recall, we traveled from the states that day, and played the gig that evening. The tune in this clip is "Black Mountain Rag." Kevin was working on replacing a guitar string so the melody section started the tune. The Rhythm section jumps in mid way through the tune.

A fiddle tune....

I recently re-discovered this video - it dates back to 2008. It’s a sweet moment captured en-route to a gig on Vancouver island. Sammy reminded me of the name of the tune: Irish Polka. Good choice for that mellow morning ferry ride.