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March 2010

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poplar bluff – a wicked ed haley old time fiddle tune

recorded on thankgsgiving weekend party at rafe and nikki’s house. bruce molsky and rafe stefanini-fiddles, jim nelson-guitar, chris thile-mandolin, rick good-banjo, sharon leahy-bass
Duration : 0:4:5

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Filed under: old time fiddle music by admin - 3 March 2010, 4 Comments

SOLO VIOLIN MUSIC / fiddle medley

http://www.soloviolinmusic.com
http://www.perfectmusicforweddings.com
Duration : 0:3:1

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Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 3 March 2010, No Comments

Old Joe Clark Old Time American Fiddle Tune – Corwin Zekley

Old Joe Clark Old Time American Fiddle with Tune Corwin Zekley
Old Joe Clark Old Time American Fiddle with Tune Corwin Zekley performed in concert by the Zekley Family Band. December 15, 2007
Corwin age 11.
Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer and Banjo.
familyband.net
corwin.us
celticweddingmusic.net
Duration : 0:1:3

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Filed under: old time fiddle music by admin - 28 February 2010, 4 Comments

Jerry Holland @ Cranford/Beck wedding

Part of the marathon session at the Beck-Cranford wedding, August 2007.
Shot on tiny automatic still camera, hence poor quality!
Players include: Jerry holland, fiddle; brenda stubbert, piano; kim vincent, guitar, wedding guests, whoops an dhollers; boyd macneil, fiddle and beer. (more)
Duration : 0:1:29

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Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 28 February 2010, 5 Comments

Julianne Johnson Old Time Fiddle And Banjo Song

We always wondered who Julianne Johnson was since a fiddle tune was named for her, so I wrote this song….”my brother was a coal miner from the mountains of West Virginia and he fell in love with a gal whose beau joined the Union army and never came home. Now they hung my brother and [...]

Filed under: old time fiddle music by admin - 25 February 2010, 10 Comments

The Bridegroom’s Delight – with Celticado

Celticado is Jim Bunting on guitar and Adam R Sweet on fiddle. Here the duo performs a lively slip jig known in gaelic as “An Phuis Flich”, or the Bridegroom’s Delight
Duration : 0:3:37

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Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 25 February 2010, No Comments

Over The Waterfall/Ducks On The Pond Old Time Fiddle Tunes

Over The Waterfall/Ducks On The Pond Old Time American Fiddle with Tune Corwin Zekley performed in concert by the Zekley Family Band. December 15, 2007
Corwin age 11.
Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer and Mandolin.
Mickie & Elizabeth Zekley
familyband.net
corwin.us
celticweddingmusic.net
Duration : 0:3:19

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Filed under: old time fiddle music by admin - 22 February 2010, 3 Comments

The Rankin Family performs Mairi’s Wedding

A performance of “Mairi’s Wedding” from “Anne Murray in Nova Scotia”, 1993. Filmed on the wharf at Neil’s Harbour, Cape Breton. includes “Michael Rankin’s Reel”. Love the stepdancing!
“Mairi’s Wedding” (or the “Lewis Bridal Song”) is a well-known Scottish song. The lyrics are as follows:
Chorus
Step we gaily on we go
Heel for heel and toe [...]

Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 22 February 2010, 25 Comments

Ashokan Farewell (Jay Ungar) old time fiddle style

This song is by Jay Unger and is one of the most beautiful waltzes ever written I think.
It’s not a hard song to play, it’s just that every time I’m in front of a recording device I louse up!!! lol…just natural I guess.
Duration : 0:2:45

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Filed under: old time fiddle music by admin - 16 February 2010, 15 Comments

“Top of Cork Road” Irish celtic jig and reel, Ryan Thomson on fiddle “Captain Fiddle”

Ryan’s web site – http://www.captainfiddle.com Ryan Thomson played these tunes by request during taping of a TV show on his music making. The recording was done in a hurry so some tunes are only once or less through each. This is just an excerpt of the show, and other parts with other instruments and [...]

Filed under: wedding fiddle music by admin - 10 February 2010, 2 Comments
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