Jumped off from the "Strange Woman Blues," as recorded by David Holt.
The fiddle parts are based on David Hilowitz' "Lewis E. Pyle
Violin" VST instrument:
https://www.decentsamples.com/product/lewis-e-pyle-violin-kontakt-ableton-sfz-free/
I thought this was going somewhere else, but it turned into a fiddle tune: who am I to argue?
Made with my rough-and-ready DIY banjer:
https://files.fawmers.org/FAWM_2022/tseaver/photos/tin-dish-banjo.jpg
The "head" is a tin dish purported by the junk dealer here in Fredericksburg to be from a Civil War-era mess kit. I'm doubtful, as there weren't any real standard-issue kits back then, but it makes a good story, anyway.
Collab with @vaughan.
Because the lyric isn't mine, I'm not posting it.
My great-great grandfather migrated from Texas to California during the 1848 Gold Rush, and left a memoir about his trip and his travails there. One memorable scene included miners (all men) square dancing at an impromptu camp celebration of the U.S. Independence Day. This tune is inspired by that scene.
Inspired by watching a young pair of cardinals do their mating dance in our snowy driveway.
A quick instrumental take on footsteps on snow.