FOG Tune Lyrics: Whiskey Before Breakfast
A widely known tune, often mistaken for a traditional old‑time tune.
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FOG Celebrates 30 Years of Old-Time Fiddling
October 3, 2021: 30 years and literally thousands of performances and jam sessions later, FOG is still going strong.
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Fiddlers of the… Farmers’ Market?
July 31, 2021: Patrons and vendors of the Webster Joe Obbie Farmers’ Market enjoy old-time fiddle music.
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FOG Plays at Gates NY Historical Society Event
July 24, 2021: The Hinchey House lawn in Gates NY was the site of FOG’s first public performance this year.
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Circle of Fifths
It just so happens that if you start at any note, and go down a fifth (or up a fourth) to the next note, and continue to move down a fifth or up a fourth, eventually you get right back to where you started from!
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What is Old-Time Music Anyway?
“Old-time” usually refers to music that evolved in isolated regions of the Southern Appalachians and other places in the southern U.S., based partly on tunes from the British Isles and on the rhythm of the banjo, which was developed from a West African instrument. Old-time music predates bluegrass.
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What is Bluegrass Music?
Opinions vary some, but here is one. It is produced by musical instruments that are stringed and acoustic, and singing. To have an authentic bluegrass sound you must have a five-stringed banjo, played “Scruggs” style.
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The Cakewalk
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the “Cakewalk” was a dance sensation that swept the country. It was a couples’ dance that very often took the form of a contest.