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Info and updates for Tricia Spencer's Saturday Sessions and her book, "The Fiddle Garden."
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September 14, 2026 - #67 Hunting the Buffalo (opens the original)
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This was my wrap up video for Hunting the Buffalo where I covered a few tricky pieces of the melody but also stated the bare bones of the melody for future use. Howard joined me at the end so I could demonstrate some tasty seconding.The Fiddle Bug is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
See you Saturday Morning! (opens the original)
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Hi Fiddle Friends,See you all Saturday morning! We will be working in cross G for this session (G-D-G-D). Let me know if you have any questions.Did you miss a practice session? There are videos of the Saturday Sessions available if you are a paid subscriber on Substack OR in the Hoedown Tier of Patreon OR tip me from other places (and I have your <a href="mailto:lawren
September 8, 2026 - #66 Hunting the Buffalo Notes (opens the original)
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This is one of my favorite cross tunes that I learned from my dear friend, Barb Zavon (Ohio). This version is very different from how Jimmy Driftwood or Ramona Jones played it. I also play this tune in Calico tuning. If you are new to cross tuning on the fiddle, here is a little information to help you make sense of it: There are specific cross tunes and those tunes can be played in cross A (AEAE), cross G (GDGD) or even cross F (FCFC). The fingering for the fiddler is the same for any of these
Let’s do some crosstuning on Saturday! (opens the original)
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Hi Fiddle Friends,See you all Saturday morning! We will be working in cross G for this session (G-D-G-D). Let me know if you have any questions.Did you miss a practice session? There are videos of the Saturday Sessions available if you are a paid subscriber on Substack OR in the Hoedown Tier of Patreon OR tip me from other places (and I have your <a href="mailto:lawren
August 31, 2026 - Old Aunt Jenny Chording (opens the original)
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August 31, 2026 - Old Aunt Jenny ChordingThis is the final installment of Old Aunt Jenny. Since I wrote out the chord chart, I figured it would be nice to be able to play along either the melody or seconding. I am hoping it will be a tune that you will enjoy working with from here on.I am thinking about working on another cross tune for next week. If you are new to crosstuning, this will give you a safe environment to see if you like this tuning and how it makes your fiddle sound. So no one expe
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