The Fiddler’s Point of View • North Country Collection features tunes long played in the granges, dance halls, and house parties of rural Northern New York. Beginning in January, 2026 I’ll share one tune each week, along with any regional stories uncovered in my research. Once a month I will feature some twin fiddling with my sister Rebecca! Some of these pieces are well-known in fiddle circles across the Northeast and eastern Canada, while others have not traveled far beyond our little corner of New York… until now!
Enjoy, listen, and learn.
~Gretchen
PS
Click this link to see some behind~the~scenes of making these videos!
JANUARY TUNES
Flop Eared Mule 1/2/26
Flop Eared Mule (duet) 1/9/26
The Old Red Barn 1/16/26
Walker Street 1/23/26
Snowflake Breakdown (for fiddle fan Shirley Koehler!) 1/29/26
FEBRUARY TUNES
Red Wing (Duet) 2/6/26 with Rebecca Koehler
My Dungannon Sweatheart (Graham Townsend) 2/13/26
Garryowen 2/21/26
Red Wing 2/27/26
MARCH TUNES
Liberty Two Step 3/3/26
La Bastringue 3/8/26
Irish Washerwoman 3/16/26 (Duet) with Rebecca Koehler
Irish Washerwoman 3/17/26
APRIL TUNES
Road to Boston 4/17/26
Denis Murphy Polka 4/24/26
This project made possible by the New York State Council on the arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. [2026]
