Festival of American Fiddle Tunes/Paul Conklin

 

1994-1995 article index

Spring 1994 (premier issue)

Features

  • Fiddle styles of County Clare, Ireland;
  • Martin Hayes;
  • Laurie Lewis;
  • Summer School in Ireland;
  • Traditional Music Pubs around County Clare;
  • "Genuine Copies: What Kind of Violin Do You Have?.

Tunes

  • "The Morning Star" (Irish, as played by Martin Hayes)
  • "The Golden Castle" (Irish, by Junior Crehan, as played by Martin Hayes)
  • "Jennny's Chickens" (Irish)
  • "Hell Among the Yearlings" (bluegrass, as played by Laurie Lewis)
  • "Raleigh and Spencer" (bluegrass, as played by Laurie Lewis)
  • "Uncle Herman's Hornpipe" (sawstroke study in "The Practicing Fiddler" column)

 

Summer 1994 (Sorry, Sold Out!)

Features

  • Old time fiddling across America;
  • Old Time dance fiddling in Washington State;
  • Chubby Wise;
  • "Stainer vs. Strad (or, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly)";
  • "Old Joe Clark" lyrics.

Tunes

  • "Wild Rose of the Mountain" (old-time)
  • "Sugar in the Gourd" (old-time)
  • "Canadian Schottische" (old-time)
  • "Uncle Jimmy Johnson" (old-time)
  • "Florida Blues" (bluegrass, as played by Chubby Wise)
  • "Forked Deer" (old-time, "3 on an up-bow slur" study in "The Practicing Fiddler" column)
  • "Citronella" (original, Peter Anick)

 

Fall 1994: (Sorry, sold out!)

Features

  • A short history of Cajun fiddling;
  • Michael Doucet;
  • Barbara Lamb;
  • London Violin Auctions: A First-Hand Guide.

Tunes

  • "Two-Step d'Ambrose" (Cajun, by Ambrose Thibodeaux, as played by Michael Doucet)
  • "La Betaille" (Cajun, by Varise Connor, as played by Michael Doucet)
  • "Montana Glide" (western swing, by Paul Anastasio, as played by Barbara Lamb)
  • "Long Fork of Buckthorn" (bluegrass)
  • "Old Joe Clark" (old-time, "shuffle bow" study in "The Practicing Fiddler" column)
  • "Driving Home" (original, Peter Anick)

 

Winter 1994/1995 (Sorry, sold out!)

Features

  • Evolution of bluegrass fiddling;
  • Kenny Baker;
  • A Personal Look at the 1994 IBMA World of Bluegrass;
  • Performing in Schools;
  • Commercially Produced Violins: Names, Claims and Authenticity;
  • Fiddling for old time dances;
  • Claude Williams.

Tunes

  • "Brown County Breakdown" (bluegrass, as played by Kenny Baker)
  • "Lonesome Moonlight Waltz" (bluegrass, as played by Kenny Baker)
  • "Back Home in Indiana" (jazz/swing, as played by Claude Williams)
  • "June Apple" (old-time, "Georgia shuffle" study in "The Practicing Fiddler" column)
  • "Hookie" (original, John Carr)

 

Spring 1995 (Sorry, sold out!)

Features

Tunes

  • "Pigeon on the Gatepost" (Prince Edward Island, Canada, old-time)
  • "Homeward Bound" (Prince Edward Island, Canada, old-time)
  • "Suzanna Gal" (old-time, as played by Tommy Jarrell)
  • "Sugar Hill" (old-time, as played by Tommy Jarrell)
  • "Leather Britches" (old-time, "rocking the bow" study in "The Practicing Fiddler" column
  • "Chappuy Waltz" (original, Peter Anick)

 

Summer 1995 (Note: Reprint)

Features

  • History of Western swing Fiddling;
  • Johnny Gimble;
  • Kevin Burke;
  • Bowing for Traditional Dance Fiddling, Part 2;
  • American Violins: A Lost Legacy;
  • Laura Risk & Athena Tergis;
  • Parenting the Very Young Fiddler.

Tunes

  • "Quick Step Annie" (Texas swing, as played by Johnny Gimble)
  • "Blues for Dixie" (Texas swing, as played by Johnny Gimble)
  • "The Long Acre" (Irish, by Kevin Burke)
  • "The Congress Reel" (Irish)
  • "The Cliffs of Moher" (Irish)
  • "The New House" (Scottish-style original, by Laura Risk and Athena Tergis)
  • "Rickett's Hornpipe" ("slurring with the beat" study in "The Practicing Fiddler" column)
  • "The Magic Fiddle" (original, Peter Anick)

 

Fall 1995

Features

  • Donegal fiddle styles;
  • Altan fiddler Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh;
  • Creole fiddler Canray Fontenot;
  • The Fiddle and the Violin: Which Came First?;
  • Oliver Schroer;
  • "Cindy" lyrics;
  • Fiddling Bob Taylor: Fiddling with Politics; Emergency Repairs.

Tunes

  • "Untitled Highland" (Irish, by John Doherty)
  • "The Heathery Cruach" (Irish, as played by Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh)
  • "Two-Step de Grand Mallet" (Cajun/Creole, as played by Canray Fontenot)
  • "Les Barres de la Prison" (Cajun/Creole, as played by Canray Fontenot)
  • "Sun on a Cloudy Day" (by Canadian fiddler Oliver Schroer)
  • "Cindy" (old-time, basic tune + lyrics)
  • "Bob Taylor's March" (old-time, as played by Charlie Acuff)
  • "Brain Cloudy Blues" (B. Wills, "slurring across the beat" study in "The racticing Fiddler" column)
  • "Nob Hill Turnaround" (original, Peter Anick)

 

Winter 1995/1996

Features

  • Reflections on Southern Appalachian Fiddling;
  • Charlie Acuff, East Tennessee Fiddler;
  • Stephane Grappelli, Master of Jazz Violin;
  • Violet Hensley: Ozark Fiddler and Fiddle Maker;
  • "The Old Storekeeper and his Fiddle";
  • Jess Morris: Texas Cowboy Fiddler, 1878-1957;
  • Violin Books for Makers, Collectors, and Enthusiasts;
  • Tune Learning Tips.

Tunes

  • "Josie Girl" (old-time, as played by Charlie Acuff of Tennessee)
  • "Going to Chattanooga" (old-time, as played by Charlie Acuff of Tennessee)
  • "Limehouse Blues" (jazz, as played by Stephane Grappelli)
  • "Going Up Brushy Fork" (old-time, as played by Violet Hensley of Arkansas)
  • "XIT Ranch Cowboy Polka" (Texas old-time, by Texas cowboy fiddler Jess Morris)
  • "North Carolina Breakdown" (syncopation study in "The Practicing Fiddler" column)
  • "Mountain Strings" (bluegrass, by Frank Wakefield, solo by Chubby Wise)
  • "Harvest Home" (Irish)
  • "An Afternoon with Tommy" (original, Peter Anick)