Megan Lynch Chowning How to End Bluegrass Songs

[@AVToth]

I grew up in the Texas Hill Country. I had 2 uncles who fiddled, as did their father and on and on, so all our family gatherings had music and that's how generations of family learned to dance. A memory I will always cherish; We were at a family wedding anniversary and everyone was dancing. I was thirteen and so proud to be dancing with my daddy, just like grownups do. We danced, and danced (same song) and danced when I asked Daddy why is this so long? My dad never missed a step, said "they can't find the end, they'll get there". Being German, naturally there was beer, perhaps, in the realm of possibility there was a lot of beer. I started paying attention after that and while they were both very good, both contest winners on a couple of occasions one or both would just miss the turn and keep going until they stumbled back on the path. That particular night my Uncle Pete just said "that's the end" and we got a good laugh. It also fascinated me to watch these two tall ranchers, both with huge arthritic fingers, giant knuckles but playing their fingers were nimble and would fly. Plus they could play and carry on a conversation about the price of hay or the like! I can't listen and talk. Love your videos. The cappo saved me, thank you.

[@ssgiddyup]

Hi Ms Megan. KZbin just popped this up from 2 years ago! Someone at our jam did that double ending a while back and we all laughed about it. But I listened each time he did it so I could learn to play with him. Haha, now we often do the ol shave and a haircut as the second tag.

[@Mandoloose]

Hi Megan. I'm really enjoy your fiddle teaching. Wondering if you have taught that Bobby Hicks tune Estralitta?