News, Tunes And Writings
The Elmo Wick Project
It’s hard to believe that is it getting close to 10 years ago when I stopped by Orpha and Dan Radford’s house to pick up …
Fiddle Music from the Upper Midwest
A few years ago, I embarked on a project to create a common repertoire for people throughout the Upper Midwest who are discovering heirloom fiddle …
Up on the Housetop
As a kid, my favorite Christmas Song was “Up on the Housetop,” which was likely a foretelling of my later interest in traditional music. I …
The Real Pa’s Fiddle
Throughout the widely read children’s book series “Little House on the Prairie” and the autobiography “Pioneer Girl” Laura Ingalls Wilder painted a portrait of her …
Fiddle Contests – 1926
Here’s a great scrapbook of articles and ads from local newspapers in Minnesota featuring fiddle contests held in 1926. It is such fun to read through to …