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.
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Sunday, April 30, 2017
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.
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Friday, April 21, 2017
Bob Holt - Ozarks Fiddler
Various clips of Ozark fiddle great Bob Holt, of Ava, MO.
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Thursday, March 16, 2017
Patt & Possum St. Charles House Concert
From a house concert in St. Charles, MO, on January 26, 2014. Patt Plunkett - piano and Charlie Walden - fiddle.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Patt & Possum House Concert - Australia 2013
House concert in rural Victoria, Australia in October 2013. Our favorite gig from the tour. Great hosts and only friends in the audience. A real treat. Thanks Leonie, Richard, Linda and Ian for such a great time!
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Bluegrass,
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Sunday, March 5, 2017
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!
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violin,
waltz
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Learn to Play Buck Fever Rag
A piece in C attributed to Ottawa Valley great Reg Hill. Makes nice use of hokum or double-shuffle bowing, which is demonstrated by Charlie in great detail.
Charlie Walden - fiddle and Patt Plunkett - piano. From a fiddle workshop in San Francisco on December 9, 2015. Get the music at: http://www.charliewalden.com/Dots.htm.
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