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Life in A Day 2020 for Hoof on the Roof
Well, we aren’t likely to end up being part of the huge world wide documentary going on to film one day of people’s lives on …
The Perfect Fiddle Tune
I’ve finally found the perfect fiddle tune. While helping out Walter Sigtermans with The Music of Elmo Wick, Vol. 2 (Minnesota State Fiddlers Association), I …
Iva Dingwall – 1880’s Minnesota Dance Fiddler
Dewitt B. Andrus (Andrews) (1852-1932 (approx.) came to Elk River Minnesota, a community northwest of Minneapolis, from New York, and played the fiddle for local …
Stagecoach Days Fiddle Contest, June 26, 2021, Mantorville, Minnesota
There’s a new fiddle contest on next summer’s schedule, but it isn’t going to be a typical contest. This event reflects the historical nature of …
Howe’s Musician’s Omnibus
In my ongoing fiddle tune research, I stumbled across Howe’s Musician’s Omnibus (click HERE for a full download of three of the volumes of the book). Elias …
