He traveled all over Ireland, developing an encyclopedic knowledge of fiddle tunes.
"Soldier's Joy" is a fiddle tune, classified as a reel or country dance.
Many of his fiddle tunes made their way to other fiddlers or into the bluegrass music genre.
About 30% of the composition involves some improvisation, "like a jazz lead sheet or a written out fiddle tune."
He was an enthusiastic composer of fiddle tunes and tried his hand at writing songs.
A sweet old fiddle tune and one of Chubby s most popular.
Related fiddle tunes are found as early as the 18th century.
He later transferred the technique to acoustic guitar, and playing fiddle tunes became part of his signature sound.
The song ends with the first man completing the fiddle tune for the Arkansan.
Turlutte is also the name of a fiddle tune in Quebec.