20 Different Types of Fiddle Tunes (demonstration)

In this video, I go through 20 different types of fiddle tunes, and how they are different. Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Slip-Jigs, Slides, Hornpipes/Clogs, Schottisches, Polkas, Foxtrots, Waltz Clogs, Rags, Swing tunes, Strathspeys, Marches, Mazurkas, Two-steps, Barndances, Planxtys, Slow Airs, Showtunes/Novelty tunes. Also for those interested here are the names of the tunes I used as examples- Jig- Haste to the Wedding Reel- Saint Anne’s Reel Slip-Jig- The Butterfly Slide- O’Keefe’s Slide Hornpipe- Off to California Schottische- Hi Lo Schottische Polka- John Ryan’s Polka Foxtrot- Jean Snider’s Foxtrot Waltz Clog- Valse Clog de Joseph Guilmette Rag- Stone’s Rag Swing tune- Little Rock Getaway Strathspey- Lime Hill March- The Last March Mazurka- Sonny’s Mazurka Two-Step- Camp Calvin’s Two-step Barndance- Bill O’Malley’s Barndance Planxty- Planxty Irwin Slow Air- Eternal Friendship Showtune/Novelty tune-
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