Fiddle Hangout Newest 100 Folk Songs

Blackest crow-collab-GarageBandmix

NCnotes — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 21:40:00 CST

Drunken Sailor

Quincy — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:42:00 CST

All die willen ter kaap'ren varen

Quincy — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 03:41:00 CST

A Dutch sea shanty

Maggie May

tweedsidetune — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:47:00 CST

Traditional, cover of The Beatles? cover from the Let It Be album.

Knitting Mittens

tweedsidetune — Thu, 6 Apr 2023 08:38:00 CST

Original tune, circa 2011

Water Witch

tweedsidetune — Wed, 5 Apr 2023 07:21:00 CST

Julia Donegan O'Newry

tweedsidetune — Mon, 3 Apr 2023 18:18:00 CST

Wayfaring Stranger

mmuussiiccaall — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:52:00 CST

Chris Haigh

Silent Night jam

RichJ — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:40:00 CST

Paradise fiddle

mmuussiiccaall — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:25:00 CST

The Thansgiving Waltz

mmuussiiccaall — Sat, 8 Oct 2022 14:34:00 CST

Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.

The House South Of 80th Street

bsed55 — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:14:00 CST

This is a song I wrote for my parents 50th anniversary celebration.

Fire on the Mountain

Humbled by this instrument — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 11:22:00 CST

I've been going through some older files and came upon this arrangement.

Don't Know

Humbled by this instrument — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:56:00 CST

Found this one from about eight years ago.

Ode to Cheryl

Paul Greninger — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:16:00 CST

About a girl I knew in 2-6 grade. Cheryl Hansen, Cheryl Hanson

Avram Bughici's Freylekhs

Mojohand40 — Sat, 1 Dec 2018 10:50:00 CST

A little Klezmer piece I have been working on...still not there, but getting closer. It's a tough one!

The Snow Goose

Peter Clayton — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 09:57:00 CST

Texan style waltz As yet I have no title for this tune. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Sheet music, tab, dots, chords available in the tab library

Fiselekh, Fiselekh

Mojohand40 — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:22:00 CST

A Klezmer tune. (Freylekh) The backing track is a Cimbalom (Roland JV-1010 patch) with the percussion tracks done with various wave file from Sony Acid collection.

Gypsy Wagon

Mary Ann Harbar — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:28:00 CST

Here is a simple Gypsy Style tune in D Harmonic minor. I learned this from Mary Ann Harbar's Gypsy Violin Basics book.

Habits

bandsmcnamar — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:38:00 CST

Warning, No fiddle content here. Just a new song I've written in the aftermath of losing my wife to cancer a few months ago, about finding comfort in habits that develop over the years, but don't mean the same thing now. You might find it amusing, you might not, I'm not really sure.

Tug of War

bandsmcnamar — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:24:00 CST

Had fun with the fiddle break on this one.

Village tune No.1

BB66 — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 20:14:00 CST

Mingulay Boat Song

GeoffL — Sat, 3 Sep 2016 13:37:00 CST

Anita's Reel

slidingscale — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:38:00 CST

Original contradance tune/march by Michael Mendelson (slidingscale) - From the CD 'FIDDLER'S NOTEBOOK'

Waltz for Ann Marie

slidingscale — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:03:00 CST

Original waltz by Michael Mendelson (slidingscale) - From the CD 'FIDDLE PIECES' - Written for my wife Ann Marie.

Sheila's Waltz

djfoster — Fri, 1 Apr 2016 09:03:00 CST

A self-penned relaxed sounding waltz in memory of my Gran.

What Wondrous Love

Astrang — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:20:00 CST

What Wondrous Love in GDgd tuning

Fishing Hole

fujers — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:04:00 CST

The Chase

buckhenry — Thu, 9 Jul 2015 02:20:00 CST

Romanian tune

Grand Texas

Loup — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:32:00 CST

This tune is on an album by Chuck Guillory.I presume that he is also the composer of Grand Texas.

Jenni fiddle

"Sweet Dreamer" — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:44:00 CST

Jenni

buckhenry — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 21:44:00 CST

Play for Me Sarah

William Sheakespeare — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:38:00 CST

About a girl who was cloughing, clapping to my fiddle songs outside an open mic'. There are many a Sarah Thomas singer/songwriter.

Drifting

folkncello — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:17:00 CST

Drifting is from the brand new live release by my duo with clawhammer banjo player Sharon Martinson called The Littlest Birds. You can listen to more from the album, and order a limited edition letterpressed CD copy at http://cdbaby.com/cd/thelittlestbirds2

Westphalia Waltz

GeeDubya — Tue, 3 Jun 2014 06:29:00 CST

Played here by The Montville Project.

Rocky Mountain Reel

dneff — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:29:00 CST

Sheet music available at LEARN TO PLAY > Tab Archives > Rocky Mountain Reel

White Mountain Wedding Waltz

dneff — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:45:00 CST

Sheet music available at LEARN TO PLAY > Tab Archives > White Mountain Wedding Waltz.

The Missouri Waltz on Cigar Box Fiddle

bandsmcnamar — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:44:00 CST

Celebrating the Cigar Box Fiddle's 3rd year in existence, and since the cigar box came from a little antique shop in Missouri, the Missouri Waltz seemed appropriate. I keep filing on the bass bar(which I made way too big to begin with) and the sound seems to keep getting better.

Miller's Hornpipe

john timpany — Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:33:00 CST

A tribute to Janice Miller for her help and encouragement. Penny whistle, Fiddle, Korg M1 for piano. snare and ride cymbal

Mary Had A Little Lamb

fujers — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:41:00 CST

Car ny Ferrishyn (Faerie Reel)/ Car ny Rankee

john timpany — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:05:00 CST

couple of Manx tunes played a bit Manx - cept I go a bit mad - always do.

Totters Reel ©/ Jenny's Chickens

john timpany — Sat, 5 Oct 2013 05:40:00 CST

Jenny's Chicks is trad - Totters I wrote for a friend.

This Road

Ryan Cornett — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:25:00 CST

I think This is a great song written by Ryan Cornett (MileStretch) of Manchester KY about 22 miles east of London where I live. Ryan performed vocals, played Banjo and Guitar. I recorded the Fiddle track at home and sent it to him via DROPBOX. He copied and pasted into his recording software. Technology! How cool is that.

Loco Whistle

john timpany — Fri, 6 Sep 2013 11:15:00 CST

Singer Janice Miller.

Little Burnt Potato

Loup — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:26:00 CST

A Canadian tune

Howard Carey

tweedsidetune — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:38:00 CST

This traditional Folk song, from the New Brunswick lumberwoods, was sung to me by my Grandfather---he worked in the lumberwoods of NB when he was a teen. I'm playing the melody, pretty true to the way Gramp sang it to me.

Geordie

john timpany — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:06:00 CST

Traditional song collected by Francis James Child #209 of 305 on the late 19th cent. most probably from a broadsheet. Made popular in the 60's by Baez and McColl

Tén a Eu táuras plus

Loup — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:17:00 CST

A Cajun dance tune.by the Balfa Bros.

Double Figure Eight/Bodmin Riding

john timpany — Fri, 1 Mar 2013 17:28:00 CST

Very English tunes & style.

Ma jolie tit'e Christine

Loup — Fri, 8 Feb 2013 18:45:00 CST

This song was composed by Dewey Balfa for his young daughter Christine.,who now performs the Balfa Toujours band,with Dick Powell. Dewey was killed in a car smash just after that song was written.If anyone can add to that,I'd be happy to hear from them.

RIght at the Time

john timpany — Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:19:00 CST

Written for a very dear friend.

Norway + piano

harpist — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:17:00 CST

Trip to Norway

harpist — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:10:00 CST

A tune that just turned up in my head. Sounds Scandinavian to me.

The Seeds of Love

john timpany — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:33:00 CST

The first song recorded by Cecil Sharp who went on to record thousands upon thousands of traditional songs both here in the UK and in the US. He notated this from his gardener John England. It uses flower symbolism (very old) where the violet=humility, the lily= purity, the carnation (pink) = courtesy, The red rose = guess what, Thyme= chastity and Rue = regret. I think it's it's the most beautiful of songs. I hope you like it - John.

Appleby Fair

john timpany — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 03:09:00 CST

Appleby is a Northern English town where Romany Gypsies trade horses each year.

Wireless Ridge

john timpany — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 03:06:00 CST

More English fiddle. Named after the site of a battle during the Falklands War.

Allie Cain's Rant

john timpany — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:58:00 CST

Allie Cain was a wonderful girl that I met in the Isle of Mann while we were on tour there. Love the person - loved the name. Another bit of English fiddling, though not too much Manx about it.

Daunse Moirrey

john timpany — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:47:00 CST

English fiddling again, though it sounds a bit Irish. The title is Manx and means Val's Dance. Val is the choreographer for our women's Manx Morris team. Lovely girl.

Niarbyl

john timpany — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:20:00 CST

Bit of English fiddling with a Manx flavour.

Old McDonald/She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain

fiddlepogo — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:38:00 CST

Two songs I play on fiddle for children and seniors- usually I sing with them, but I thought I'd spare you the barnyard noises, and just give you the fiddle parts of the two songs in a medley. Lots of Smoothshuffle, Sawshuffle and Syncoshuffle. I haven't been performing or practicing much with the neodymium magnets, but it sure records better with them on the bridge!

Gabite/Meros

dov — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:35:00 CST

Trad E. European (Bulgaria/Romania)

dry and dusty (actually, up here cold and snowing)

tmchurch — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:59:00 CST

not that much

Fate The Juggler — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:24:00 CST

I Don't Love Nobody

fiddlebob — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:07:00 CST

JUst a tune I really like.

Devil's Dream

tweedsidetune — Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:50:00 CST

Played by John Wesley Messer, at 88 years old, 7 months before he passed away.

Devil's Dream

tweedsidetune — Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:48:00 CST

Duet: John Wesley Messer, recorded by Andrew Messer on 2/24/1979 Andrew Messer, recorded on 9/1/2011 My grandfather was 88 years old when I recorded him playing Devil's Dream. 31 years later, I joined him in playing it!

Away to the Woods

tweedsidetune — Fri, 5 Aug 2011 08:04:00 CST

Self-written, picturing in my mind the lumberwoods horses and sleighs and snow. Title is from a quote from family lore: Rachel, to husband: "Away to the woods with you!" Rachel, I'm away to the woods, and I hope to never see your face again." My grandfather always said this when telling the stories of the old days, and we'd always laugh.

Joe Clarke (Not Old Joe Clark) Sung by John Wesley Messer

tweedsidetune — Fri, 5 Aug 2011 07:17:00 CST

Here is the singing version, sung by John Wesley Messer, circa 1977, at the age of 87 years old. Gramp grew up in Tweedside, NB, Canada, and worked in the lumberwoods. This is a song he always sang to us, and one which I play on the fiddle. Sorry for the poor quality.

Unknown. Need name please

tweedsidetune — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:44:00 CST

A song played by my Grandfather, John Wesley Messer. I don't know the name.

Kerry Mills Barndance

Kerry Mills — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:33:00 CST

By the writer of Red Wing, I believe

Frankie and Johnny

tweedsidetune — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:11:00 CST

Inspiration was Johnny Cash's version.

Joe Clarke, an old song from the Lumberwoods of New Brunswick, Canada

tweedsidetune — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:11:00 CST

This song was always sung to my by my Grandfather, John Wesley Messer. He was born in 1890 in Tweedside, New Brunswick, and worked in the lumberwoods as a teenager and young adult. He was a great fiddle player, and was double first cousin to Canadian icon Don Messer. In fact, my great-grandfather and 3 great uncles were instrumental in teaching a young Don the old traditional songs. Anyway, here I am, playing Joe Clarke. The words are as follows: Joe Clarke he drives the black team, Judd Harvey drives the bay. That roaring old Bill Paterson, he drives the span of gray. Blow ye winds in the morning and blow ye winds aye-o. Clear the way your running gear and blow, boys blow. The next comes the cook's team, the dandy of them all. He gets us up in the morning with a most un-Godly call. Hot buns and beans for breakfast, work hard or not all day. "It's good enough for you my boys, my team gets musty hay!" I played years ago, learning of tapes my brother and i made of Gramp playing and singing. After a long hiatus of about 20 years, I started playing this past January. I've been having a ball relearing the old song and a lot of new ones. I hope you enjoy!

Roddy McCorley

crazyace — Fri, 6 May 2011 02:57:00 CST

Magarets Waltz

crazyace — Fri, 6 May 2011 02:55:00 CST

cherokee Shuffle

fiddlebob — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:44:00 CST

Just a tune I really like.

Femtolen

R-Peggy-O — Tue, 5 Apr 2011 05:15:00 CST

This is the audio from a vid I shot of two friends playing this Swedish tune on two nyckelharpas. Vid url is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7psXP9PFQ18

Put Your Little Foot

fiddlebob — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:24:00 CST

JFriday Night Waltz

fiddlebob — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:22:00 CST

Just a waltz I really like.

The Flowers Of Edinburgh/Swinging On A Gate/Miss McCleod's

Traditional — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:16:00 CST

This is a slightly sketchy recording of some tunes I recently remembered from my folk tune repertoire as a child. Recently I've been trying to learn more Bluegrass, Old Time and Swing stuff but thought I'd have a go some old Scottish tunes after browsing this site. Not sure if I've remembered them correctly and sorry about the mistakes! Its been a while since I played these properly! Just thought I'd see what people thought anyway.

Metsakukkia- lite

RossClan — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:40:00 CST

peppier than my first version

Winder Slide

Joe LaRose — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:51:00 CST

I've always liked this tune. I love the style that Rayna Gellert or Ruthie Ungar impart. That's what I've tried to do here.

Jack Tar

RedRose — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:39:00 CST

This is an old Nova Scotia folk song of a sailor's adventures ashore. There are eight verses to the song but I've only played it through twice(two verses). It has a slow rhythm to it which makes it different from other traditional songs.

The lake Remembers Your Name

Windwalker — Sun, 3 Oct 2010 06:37:00 CST

Folk song about growing up on a lake in western New Brunswick. Melody inspired by playing waltz two step fiddle tunes.

Sleeping Ada

Jimmy McCown — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:02:00 CST

Here's a tune inspired by Janie Rothfield from her Ifiddle, theyBanjo album. I have a banjo friend who also likes this tune and we've been working on it a bit. This is just me on 1st and 2nd fiddle. When Gary and I get something working I'll record a fiddle/banjo version.