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Bruce warms up by playing through last week’s tunes, “Damon’s Winder” and “Jane Wallace.” Then he shows you “Hop Up Ladies,” which is also known as “Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe?” and other titles. It probably started out in Ireland or Scotland as “Miss McLeod’s Reel.” You’ll also learn a lesser-known one tune Mississippi fiddler John Hatcher. Titled “Grub Springs,” it’s a completely different melody than the “Grub Springs” you’ll hear in jam sessions. It’s a crooked tune in A-modal (Mixolydian), with the fiddle also tuned in standard GDAE. Bruce walks you through John Hatcher’s “Grub Springs” in this video.
| Session 5: “Greasy String” and “Cowboy Waltz” |
| Session 5: “Greasy String” and “Cowboy Waltz” |
In this session, Bruce gets more into the details of how to move the bow across the strings. Tommy Jarrell of Surry County, North Carolina was an inspiration to so many fiddlers. His timing was amazing, and he could really make the music swing with his bow movement and bluesy slides and ornaments. You’ll learn some of that through the way he played the tune “Greasy String,” which is in AEAE cross-tuning. After that, you’ll relax with the “Cowboy Waltz.” Woody Guthrie was, of course, known for his amazing songs, but he was far less known as an instrumentalist. He wrote the “Cowboy Waltz.” You’ll learn it in D, standard tuning.
| “Greasy String” MP3 Download (Available to subscribers) |
| “Cowboy Waltz” MP3 Download (Available to subscribers) |
| “Greasy String” Notation (Available to subscribers) |
| “Cowboy Waltz” Notation (Available to subscribers) |
| “Greasy String” Notation (As Taught with Bowing) (Available to subscribers) |
| “Cowboy Waltz” Notation (As Taught) (Available to subscribers) |
