Newsletters from 2018 (most recent first)
December 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow Jam tune list, upcoming events (& WinterDance notice and ad) (p3)
- Highlights of the November 2018 Board meeting (p3, )
- Photos from the Novembr 2018 Jam (pp4-5, )
- Obituary: Farewell to Tom Mitchell (p6, )
- Tune: Sadie at the Back Door (Jere Canote) (p7, )
November 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow Jam tune list, upcoming events (& WinterDance notice and ad, CBA Great 48 Jam) (p3)
- Photos: October Performances (Prusch Farm Park, Wagon Wheel neighborhood event) (p4)
- Photos: October Jam in the Rose Garden Park (p5)
- Article: A Book for Collectors: “Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes” (p6, )
- Review and link: Traveling with your Instrument (p6, )
- Tune: East Tennessee Blues (Charlie Bowman) (p7, )
October 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- Email-delivery notice (p1)
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow Jam tune list and thanks, Upcoming Events (p3)
- Highlights of the September 14 Board meeting (p3, )
- September Jam Photos (p4)
- September Jam Sketches (p5, )
- Feedback: Record your practice sessions, & a letter to the Editor from Bill Frantz (p6, )
- WinterDance notice / ad (p6)
- Tune: Cherokee Shuffle (p7, )
September 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- Email-delivery reminder (p1)
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow-Jam tune list; Upcoming Events; notices (p3)
- Highlights of the July 7 SCVFA Board meeting (p3, )
- Member Directory correction (Jim Zimmerman) (p3, )
- Photos from the July 2018 jam in the Rose Garden Park (pp4-5, )
- Humorous article: The World According to Old-TIme Fiddlers (p6, )
- Tune: Texas (aka New Castle), two versions (p7, )
August 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- Email-delivery reminder (p1)
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow-Jam tune list; Upcoming Events; notices (p3)
- Photos from the August 2018 jam in the Rose Garden Park (pp4-5, )
- Article: “Arkansas Shiek” is No Laughing Matter (p6, )
- Tune: Quince Dillion’s High D Tune (p7, )
- Ad: Get Your SCVFA Wearables (T-shirts) (p8)
July 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- e-Delivery starts this month (reminder) (p1)
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow-Jam tune list; Upcoming Events; notices (p3)
- Photos from the June 3 jam (pp4-5)
- Article: A Guided Tour of Our Website, www.fiddlers.org (p6, )
- Tunes: The Shepherd’s Wife and Star of the County Down (p7, )
June 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- e-Delivery starts in July (reminder) (p1)
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow-Jam tune list; Upcoming Events; notices (p3)
- Highlights of the May 9 SCVFA Board meeting (p3, )
- Photos from the May jam and mini-concert (p4)
- Sketches from the May jam and mini-concert (p5, )
- Article: Mountain Minor, a report (p6, )
- Two Swedish Tunes: Gearshift Polka and Hungarian Railroad (p7, )
May 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- e-Delivery notice (p1)
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow-Jam tune list; Upcoming Events; notices (p3)
- Jam Photos (pp4-5, )
- Article: (Fiddle) F-Hole, a Darwinian Evolution (p6, )
- Tune: Contradanza de Sonoma (p7, )
April 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow Jam tunes, upcoming events; new “instruments” graphic (p3)
- Highlights of the March 7 (2018) Board meeting (p3, )
- March Jam photos (including SCVFA’s 45th-birthday cake) (pp4-5)
- Article: “V” is for “Violin” (p6, )
- Tune: Midnight on the Water (p7, )
March 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- SCVFA Happenings: Slow Jam tunes, upcoming events (p3)
- Highlights of the January Board meeting and the February annual meeting (pp3,8, )
- February Jam Photos (pp4,5)
- Edited Comments from Fiddle-L (p6, )
- Tune: Ookpik Waltz (2 versions) (p7, )
February 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- In Memoriam: Bill Whitfield (p2)
- SCVFA Happenings: Annual Meeting reminder; upcoming events; January Board meeting note. (p3)
- Photos: AJ Lee and Blue Summit mini-concert (p4, )
- Photos: January jam (p5, )
- Tune: Angline the Baker (p6, )
- Tune: Angelina Baker (p7, )
January 2018 (ed. Patrice Tanti)
- President’s Note (p1, )
- New Year Resoluions (p2)
- SCVFA Happenings: upcoming events, Concert at the January 7 jam: AJ Lee and Blue Summit (p3)
- Highlights of the Board Meeting held on November 8, 2017 (p3, )
- Photos and sketches from the December jam (pp4-5, )
- Trustee Election Notice and Candidates’ Statements (p6, )
- Tune: Can You Dance a Tobacco Hill (p7, )
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