New Tune Challenge -The Fox's Wedding
HELLO FIDDLERS!
I am so glad to be invited as part of the wonderful Fiddle Tune Video Library’s 2021 #NewTuneChallenge! I share my composition, “The Fox’s Wedding!” For this challenge, head to their facebook page and be the 1st to submit a video of yourself playing this tune at a consistant tempo!! And be sure to follow their page for lots more fun motivation this year!
Looking forward to hearing YOUR version of The Fox’s Wedding!!
~Gretchen
PS
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TUNE HISTORY
This tune was written after the death of two cherished friends, one in his early thirties and the other in her early nineties. With this huge loss, my emotions felt like a "sun shower" with rain & sun filling my heart. I wrote this tune to release myself (melody) from the rain (pizzicato) as my feelings oscillated between heartbreak and gratitude. Since “The Sun Shower” was already taken as a tune title, I learned that some cultures make reference to the Fox King getting married during a sun shower, thus the title. This tune is dedicated to the loving memory of Kathryn “Kay” Trithart and Francesco “Paco” Clark-Bouchard.
