Late for the Train

We’re back for Week 8 of Fiddle Tune Tuesdays with another tune from North Carolina, this time with “June Apple,” popularized by the prolific Mt. Airy, North Carolina, fiddler Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985).

Over the course of his career, Tommy Jarrell recorded seven albums and toured extensively. In 1982, three years before his death, he was selected as one of fifteen master folk artists in the first National Heritage Fellowships of the National Endowment for the Arts.

After a short hiatus, Late for the Train is back for Week 7 of Fiddle Tune Tuesdays week with a tune by the contemporary songwriter, musician, and storyteller Rhiannon Giddens.

Rhiannon is originally from North Carolina, is a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and is a true explorer of music and culture. She's been instrumental in reviving the lesser-shared (and sometimes intentionally erased) histories of black voices, instruments, and culture in folk and old-time music from the American South.

We're back for week 6 of Fiddle Tune Tuesdays!

This week we're bringing you La Partida, a Venezuelan waltz written by Carlos Bonnet (October 29, 1892 – January 16, 1983). Bonnet was a Venezuelan composer and conductor who wrote many beautiful songs, though none so lastingly popular (as far as we can gather) as La Partida.

How the time flies… it’s already week 5 of Fiddle Tune Tuesdays!

When we first started this musical endeavor, we threatened to throw original tunes (and even songs) into the mix. This week, we’re making good on our threat with "Waiting for Summer," an original tune that Dave wrote in the spring of 2017.

We decided to keep it local for this week's selection, with a tune written by West Coast mandolinist John Reischman & recorded with his band John Reischman and the Jaybirds. It's called Salt Spring, and it's a common tune at jams - we're far from the first to cover it!

This week, we’re traveling to Galicia!

About ten years ago, Laura lived in Galicia for a year, and it is one of her favorite places in the world. There's a magic to the land, the mythology, the music, and the language. I hope I can return and visit, but until I can, I want to dedicate this song to the marvelous people I met in Galicia.

We're at it again with Week 2 of Fiddle Tune Tuesdays!

In case you missed the first round, each week Dave and Laura of Late for the Train will be bringing you a new tune from around the world as a way of spreading joy, creating connection, and (hopefully) keeping ourselves from going stir-crazy.

Hey everyone, Late for the Train here - it's Week 1 of Fiddle Tune Tuesdays!

Every Tuesday, Dave & Laura will be bringing you a different tune (or occasionally song) from around the world. We both love to adventure and meet new people through music, but it looks like travel is on hold for a while yet, so we thought we'd explore different cultures via fiddle tunes instead!