Possum's Big Fiddle Show

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Join Charlie Walden (a.k.a The Possum) as he wrassles with the most frustrating and yet most satisfying musical instrument of all - "The Devil's Box". Charlie shares interviews, travels, recommendations, reviews and more. Let's face it, there are few better ways to waste time than playing the fiddle…

Charlie Walden


    • Sep 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Episode #31 w/ Patt @NITE!! – Salty River Reel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 30:22


    This episode features excerpts from the Big Fiddle Show broadcast on March 29, 2020. Our featured tune is Salty River[...]

    Episode #30 @Nite w/Patt – London Hornpipe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 36:40


    This episode features excerpts from the Big Fiddle Show broadcast on March 27, 2020. Our featured tune, one “Straight Outta[...]

    Episode #29 @NITE! with Patt! – Bob Walter’s Breakdown in C

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 33:04


    An episode of the Big Fiddle Show from the depths of the Great Pestilence. Originally broadcast on March 26, 2020. With Charlie Walden & Patt Plunkett. Our featured tune is Bob Walter's Breakdown in C.

    #28 @NITE with Patt – Life on the Ocean Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 36:23


    Who could believe? It's another Episode of Possum's Big Fiddle Show @NITE! with Patt! We play a bunch of old-time favorites like Georgianna Moon Waltz, Spootiskerry, Over the Ocean Waves, Going Across the Prairie, St. Anne's Reel, KENTUCKY, Cincinnati Hornpipe, Valse Bleue, Buck Fever Rag, Miller's Reel & Jeff City.

    #27 @NITE! with Patt – Echoes of the Ozarks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 35:34


    Well bust my buttons! It's another episode of Possum Big Fiddle Show @NITE! with Patt. We ring the bell and squeeze the chicken. Then we play some great old fiddle tunes like: Echoes of the Ozarks, Crooked Stovepipe, Stars & Stripes Waltz, Acorn Hill Breakdown, Harrington Valley Two-Step, I Like Mountain Music, Gilsaw, Rocking Chair Jig, Stan's Jig, Bowing the Strings and Billy in the Lowground.

    #26 @NITE! with Patt – My Little Home in West Virginia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 32:13


    Woah Nellie! It's time for another edition of Possum's Big Fiddle Show @NITE! with Patt! Join us for the usual hi-jinx several great old-time fiddle tunes including: My Little Home in West Virginia, Zack Wheat's Piece, The Farmer's Jamboree Jig, Waltz of Shannon, Lazy Kate, You Gotta See Momma & Beaumont Rag.

    #25 @NITE! with Patt – East Tennessee Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 27:42


    Jumpin' Gee-Hoss-A-Phat! It's another epi of Possum's Big Fiddle Show with Patt on the keyboard. Right into your living room or earbuds with the best old-time fiddling you'll hear any where - well, almost! We chaw down on the following tunes: East Tennessee Blues, Lady on the Green, Kentucky Waltz, Bailey's Breakdown, Dwight Grover's Quadrille in C & Rachel.

    #24B @NITE! with Patt – Chinese Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 31:05


    Hey kids! It's another episode of Possum's Big Fiddle Show this time @NITE! with Patt!! I'm joined by the lovely and talented Patt on piano for a rousing session of bad puns and good fiddle tunes. In this program we play such classics as: Irish Washerwoman Jig, Arkansas Traveler, Valse Gisele , Darktown Strutter's Ball, Chinese Breakdown, Old Melinda ,Hull's Victory, Homage Joseph Bouchard and Salty River Reel.

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    #24 Tunes With Don – Chase the Squirrel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 35:14


    It's another brain-numbing episode of Possum's Big Fiddle Show - Tunes with Don. We take calls from the hotline! Don plays a number of memorable tunes such as Rachel, No Title (one of my personal favs), Boys Around the World, Another unidentified tune, and Chase the Squirrel. Of course, there are lots of puns and bad jokes.

    #23 Tunes with Don – Leake County Two-Step

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 30:57


    Woah Nellie! It's another edition of Possum's Big Fiddle Show - Tunes with Don. It's Don sawing the fiddle and me on the starvation box playing tunes, telling jokes, listening to the Hotline and crackin' wise on the important topics of the day - NOT!! Don plays Leake County Two-Step, Ora Lee, Green Willis & Lafayette. A very strange man calls us, he's a veteran and he observed something quite odd on his a radar set during the Cold War. There are many puns and odd sounds to boot.

    #21 Tuesday Tunes with Don: Friday Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 32:53


    It's another edition of Tuesday Tunes with Don, this time on Friday. Who could have guessed it. Recorded live and simulcast on both Twitch and YouTube at 11:00 AM on February 14, 2020. Valentine's Day for you lovers out there. Don plays some great tunes in this episode and we launch the WORLD PREMIERE of a new tune - The Illinois Bicentennial Schottische. Get the music by emailing BigFiddleShow@gmail.com. We take two crazy calls from the hotline - WHOA NELLIE!!

    #20 PBFS@NITE! with Ward Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 29:35


    Woah there hoss! It's another Episode of Possum's Big Fiddle Show @NITE! What to we do on PBFS@NITE! you may ask. Well pard', we play along with the greatest fiddlers of all time on YouTube and you can play right along. Tonite we're sawin' along with Ontario fiddle legend Ward Allen. Tonight it's Maple Leaf Two-Step, Blue Pacific Hornpipe, Fiddler's Dream, Marie Ann Reel, The Old Box Stove, Snowflake Reel, and finally the beautiful Peek-A-Boo Waltz. Get your fiddle out and join in!

    #22 PBFS@NITE! with Tommy Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 28:04


    Hey everybody it's Possum's Big Fiddle Show @NITE! We play along with the greatest fiddlers of all time on YouTube and you can, too! Tonight it's Tommy Jackson. The Wiley Ol' Possum plays Liberty, Ragtime Annie, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Chinese Breakdown and many more!

    #19 PBFS@NITE! with Andy DeJarlis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 22:32


    It's BigFiddleShow@NITE! for February 11, 2020. We played from a list of six Andy DeJarlis tune tongiht: Romeo's First Change, Andy's Centennial Two-Step, Golden Boy Two-Step, Backwoodsman's Reel, Jimmy's Jig and The Lucky Trapper Reel. Join in the fun next time and get your fiddle out and play along.

    #18 Tuesday Tunes without Don

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 24:30


    Don's in Florida getting his tan on, but he joins us by phone. I play along to the new Spencer & Rains CD so that you can only hear me. We try out the new theme song and preview next week's show.

    #17 The Geoff Seitz Call – Tuesday Tunes with Don

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 14:20


    In this episode we ring up our old pal Geoff Seitz and catch him working at his shop. Don plays Ora Lee & Rachel. The all heck breaks loose - we lose our internet connection and the show goes dead air. So enjoy this somewhat abbreviated version of Possum's Big Fiddle Show!

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