Here is my go at one of the tunes for April. My version is based on Kenny Baker and the Craig Duncan Fiddle Solo Collection.

For the April 2014 VF. Tuned GDGD

Key of G, played slow for learning

For the March 2014 VFF. Tuned AEae

A fiddler and Facebook friend from Central New York near Utica, Jim Stanko, this afternoon sent me an mp3 of his fiddling of this wonderful tune, "Double File." He does an outstanding job on the tune, and subsequently I added clawhammer banjo, bass, and guitar to the fiddle. The result of the mix is the tune you're hearing here.

Source Material from The Fiddler's Companion: DOUBLE FILE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, North Carolina. A Major. AEae tuning. AABB. The tune "bears an obvious resemblance" to the commonly found "Leather Breeches," says Bill Hicks (1972), who also sees similarities to Emory Bailey and Burl Hammonds version of "Camp Chase." Source for notated version: Fuzzy Mountain String Band (N.C.) [Brody]; Gaither Carlton (Deep Gap, N.C. Carlton was the father‑in‑law of guitar great Doc Watson) [Fuzzy Mountain String Band]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 89. Rounder 0010, "Fuzzy Mountain String Band" (1972. Learned from Gaiter Carlton). Rounder CD 0371, Mac Bendord and the Woodshed All-Stars - “Willow” (1996. Learned from Gaither Carleton). Kicking Mule 216, Alan Block‑ "New England Contra Dance Music."

Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman lead a jam at the Folk Alliance International's Winter Camp 2014. Here Alan and Ken play the complete 4 parts of the tune as learned from Henry Reed's son who once asked Alan, "Didn't Dad show you all four parts?"

Learned from Erskine Morris (Douglastown, Gaspé, Quebec)

Lonnie Osborne Fiddle and Chris Grigsby Guitar

I used Band-in-a-box for "the band". I used two microphones for the fiddle. Cool tune written by Canadian fiddler Ward Allen. Key of A and E.

For the Jan 2014 Mid-month VFF