Turkey in the Straw on Candy Tin Fiddle

Some builds sound better than I expect, some sound worse. This one sounds exactly like I thought it would - like a tin fiddle! Almost like a Stroh violin typ...

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Comment by Ted Hartman on August 27, 2013 at 5:46am

Nice build and Really fine playing.!!

Comment by Jim Morris on August 27, 2013 at 5:46am

Thanks Reeds.

Comment by Reeds Taylor on August 27, 2013 at 5:11am

Nice one Jim....good tune too!

Comment by Jim Morris on August 27, 2013 at 4:41am

Thanks Nancy. My old Dad was an opera singer so I didn't get to hear tunes like this too often. I still can't do any opera!

Comment by Nancy kat on August 27, 2013 at 4:37am

Awww my old dad played this all the time on his harp! Nice going Jim~I always enjoy hearing this tune! Meow^^

Comment by Uncle John on August 27, 2013 at 12:25am

LOL on the out house fiddles,  Jim. 

Yup, on Ruth too.  She has a couple of good covers ready to do.   Hard to get together as we live 50 miles apart and we're both busy.  

Comment by Randy S. Bretz on August 26, 2013 at 5:43pm

Awesome  Jim, made me get the cat paws out and jam along...lol

Comment by Steve Mattox on August 26, 2013 at 5:21pm

THAT WAS GREAT JIM..............NICE BUILD TO...........LOOK AND SOUNDS GREAT...........

Comment by Maddog on August 26, 2013 at 4:35pm

Love it Jim! Sounds great to me :-) 

Comment by Paul Doug on August 26, 2013 at 3:04pm

Great fiddling! 

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