Prairie Hill Contra Dance with Patt & Possum - March 3, 2016

Highlights from the Prairie Hill Contra dance at Pewaukee, Wisconsin, on March 3, 2016. Music by Charlie Walden - fiddle & Patt Plunkett - piano with Roger Diggle calling.

April 2016 Childgrove Contra Dance

Highlights of the April 10, 2016, Childgrove Contra Dance with Charlie Walden on fiddle and Patt Plunkett on piano. Ted Steels calling the figures.

Learn to play Fever in the South with Charlie Walden

Charlie Walden teaches this great old hoe-down from Vee Latty, which originated Callaway County in Central Missouri and is likely part of the old repertoire from Black fiddlers in Missouri.

Gryphon Strings - Palo Alto Fiddle Workshop 2015 with Patt & Possum

Excerpts from a Missouri-Style fiddle workshop held in Palo Alto, CA, on January 31, 2015, at Gryphon Strings. Tunes incles Norma Lou's Waltz, Lamplighter's Hornpipe, Harrington Valley Two-Step (by Calvin Vollrath), and Casey's Hornpipe. Presented by Charlie Walden - fiddle and Patt Plunkett - piano.

Valentine's Day Dance 2015 with Patt & Possum

Here's a little excerpt from the Valentine's Day Dance 2015 at Fizz in Chicago. The event was the brainchild of Old Lazarus Harp - Folk Collective.

San Diego Fiddle Workshop 2015 with Patt & Possum

Excerpts from a fiddle workshop held in San Diego, CA on January 24, 2015. Charlie Walden - fiddle & Patt Plunkett - piano. Several tunes were chawed on including Bear Creek Hop, Polk County Breakdown and Walking in My Sleep. A demonstration of "fancy" bowing tricks was also provided.

Palo Alto Contra Dance 2015 with Patt & Possum

Patt & Possum play the Palo Alto Contra Dance, January 31, 2015. With our pal Barb Rosner on bass.

2012 Missouri State Fair Fiddle Championship

Participants in the 2012 Missouri State Fair Fiddling Championship. The contest is held every year in August on the last day of the fair.

Learn to Play Back in '89

From a workshop held in Effingham, IL, on October 17, 2015 and sponsored by the Illinois Old Time Fiddlers Association. The workshop focused on tunes from midwestern fiddler Lyman Enloe.  Tunes taught included Back in '89, Cowhide Boots and Lost Indian (or Lonesome Indian as Lyman called it).

St. Louis Folk School Fiddle Workshop September 27, 2014

When I was growing up one of my biggest influences was Pete McMahan of Harrisburg, MO.  Pete was without question the top fiddler of his generation.  He could play more types of tunes, had more technical command of instrument, won more contests and arguably had more DRIVE than anyone else back in those days. I’ll show you some of the tunes and techniques I picked up from Pete and let you in on some great field recordings of Pete that I’ve had squirreled away.

Pittsburgh Contra Dance 2014

Patt and Possum at the Pittsburgh Contra Dance on August 22, 2014.  What a great time we had.  Hotter than heck, but an energetic bunch of dancers and great calling by Cindy Harris!  Thanks Pittsburgh!

Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival - 2013

Patt & Possum (Charlie Walden - fiddle & Patt Plunkett - piano) playing at the Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival in Dorrigo, NSW, Australia in 2013.

2011 Clifftop Masters Concert

Masters Concert at the 2011 Appalachian String Band Festival. Charlie Walden - fiddle, Patt Plunkett - ukulele, Doug Smith - guitar and Nick Lloyd - bass. Special guest Gerry Hale of Melbourne, Australia, on mandolin.

Earl & His Melodiers at Square Dance Kalamazoo (November 11, 2013)

The Melodiers live at Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo on November 11, 2013. Patt Plunkett - piano, Marilyn Branch - bass, Nate Myers and Mike "Wichita" Miller - guitars and Charlie Walden - fiddle.


Fantastic energetic calling by Mike Clark of Kalamazoo!

January 2014 Child Grove Dance - Charlie Walden with a Gaggle of Great M...

Contra dance at Child Grove, St. Louis, MO. January 26, 2014. Band members: Patt Plunkett - piano, Cuzzin Curt Buckhannon - mandolin, Dennis Buckhannon - guitar, Andy Gribble - bass, Charlie Walden - fiddle.  Wade Pearson calling the sets.

September 2013 Child Grove Dance - Charlie Walden with the Buckhannon Clan

Child Grove Country Dancers Sunday night contra dance.  September 29, 2013 in St. Louis, MO.  Patt Plunkett calling. The band is Cuzzin Curt Buckhannon on mandolin, Emily Buckhannon on piano, Dennis Buckhannon on guitar and Charlie Walden on fiddle.

Buddy Durham 45 RPM Records

Rare 45 RPM long play records of the great Buddy Durham.

Old Square Dance Records

Various old square dance records from my personal collection.

Harrietville Fiddle Workshop - Charlie Walden

Set of 5 video segments of a workshop I gave in Harrietville, VIC, back in 2008.  Plenty of good playing advice as well as some tunes are taught.  The flies were particularly bad that year, as they can be in rural Australia, so there is a lot of swatting and hand waving.  A few even got swallowed!

1989 Bethel Fiddle Camp and Contest

Various clips from the 1989 Bethel Youth Fiddle Camp.