Sunday, June 19, 2011

Fathers & Fiddles

The year is 1982 ~ the Blacksmith holds a brand new Fiddler boy.
(applied Kim Klassen Love & Mayzee textures)

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The year 2000, following Fiddler’s high school graduation ceremonies. 3 generations of “John” ~
(yes, it does get confusing. thankfully, the Blacksmith goes by his middle name)
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Me and my Daddy – 1961
(applied Kim Klassen pourvous texture)
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I’ll close by sharing a short fiddle tune for all the dads. “Happy Jack” as performed by the Fiddler (in his summer haircut) at the Bethel, Missouri Fiddle Festival yesterday.

**blogger did not cooperate when I edited this post to add the Texture Tuesdays link - it removed the video, but you can view the Fiddler's performance here**

(By the way, if you have an aspiring young fiddler or guitarist, please read this link about the Bethel Youth Fiddle Camp here. I also found some great photos here of last year’s camp. The Fiddler attended this camp for as many years as possible, and taught at least one year there in the past. Highly recommended!Or, if you just enjoy fiddle music and are in the area, plan to attend the Bethel Fiddle Festival next year.)

Happy Fathers’ Day ~ Enjoy your day, Dads!

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linking to Texture Tuesday

9 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

LOVE the happy fiddler tune!!! really sweet!

Gone Country said...

Great photos! Nice fiddle work too! I have such a long way to go!!!

Janet @ My Miniature Donkeys said...

Wish I could see the fiddlin' in person. And, I like that summer cut!

Dog Trot Farm said...

Who doesn't love a fiddle! Great tune, great job. Thank you for sharing, Julie.

Blondee said...

Wonderful performance!!!! Lovely photos, too!

Cheryl @ TFD said...

Nice! He can really make that fiddle talk!

Unknown said...

Love your new look here!! Nice to have you pinning too, such inspiration!

Rita said...

Nice tributes and fiddle playing!! :)

Unknown said...

What a sweet post and I just love the three generations pic!

~Andrea

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