1978 Paris Missouri Old Threshers Fiddle Contest
One of my favorite Missouri fiddle contests back in the 1970s and 80s was at the Old Threshers Convention in[…]
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Episode #31 w/ Patt @NITE!! – Salty River Reel
This episode features excerpts from the Big Fiddle Show broadcast on March 29, 2020. Our featured tune is Salty River[…]
Read moreEpisode #30 @Nite w/Patt – London Hornpipe
This episode features excerpts from the Big Fiddle Show broadcast on March 27, 2020. Our featured tune, one “Straight Outta[…]
Read moreEpisode #29 @NITE! with Patt! – Bob Walter’s Breakdown in C
An episode of the Big Fiddle Show from the depths of the Great Pestilence. Originally broadcast on March 26, 2020. With Charlie Walden & Patt Plunkett. Our featured tune is Bob Walter’s Breakdown in C.
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#26 @NITE! with Patt – My Little Home in West Virginia
Woah Nellie! It’s time for another edition of Possum’s Big Fiddle Show @NITE! with Patt! Join us for the usual hi-jinx several great old-time fiddle tunes including: My Little Home in West Virginia, Zack Wheat’s Piece, The Farmer’s Jamboree Jig, Waltz of Shannon, Lazy Kate, You Gotta See Momma & Beaumont Rag.
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#23 Tunes with Don – Leake County Two-Step
Woah Nellie! It’s another edition of Possum’s Big Fiddle Show – Tunes with Don. It’s Don sawing the fiddle and me on the starvation box playing tunes, telling jokes, listening to the Hotline and crackin’ wise on the important topics of the day – NOT!! Don plays Leake County Two-Step, Ora Lee, Green Willis & Lafayette. A very strange man calls us, he’s a veteran and he observed something quite odd on his a radar set during the Cold War. There are many puns and odd sounds to boot.
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#21 Tuesday Tunes with Don: Friday Edition
It’s another edition of Tuesday Tunes with Don, this time on Friday. Who could have guessed it. Recorded live and simulcast on both Twitch and YouTube at 11:00 AM on February 14, 2020. Valentine’s Day for you lovers out there. Don plays some great tunes in this episode and we launch the WORLD PREMIERE of a new tune – The Illinois Bicentennial Schottische. Get the music by emailing BigFiddleShow@gmail.com. We take two crazy calls from the hotline – WHOA NELLIE!!
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#17 The Geoff Seitz Call – Tuesday Tunes with Don
In this episode we ring up our old pal Geoff Seitz and catch him working at his shop. Don plays Ora Lee & Rachel. The all heck breaks loose – we lose our internet connection and the show goes dead air. So enjoy this somewhat abbreviated version of Possum’s Big Fiddle Show!
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#16 The Dutiful Son – Tuesday Tunes with Don
What an action packed episode! We play calls from the Hotline and some were down-right weird. We play a bunch of tunes and even premiere a brand new tune written especially for this episode. @BigFiddleShow.
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#15 Battle of Brewersville – Tuesday Tunes with Don
I’m back with my sidekick Don playing tunes and cracking wise. In this episode we take more bizarro calls from the Hotline and play tunes like “The Battle of Brewersville, “Old French” and “Old-Time Billy in the Lowground”. Plus there’s a new Mystery Tune! Join in the fun by calling 847-920-7587.
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