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I've written near 800 tunes in my 52 years of fiddling and have recorded 71 albums to date. Each tune has a story and I'm here to tell you those stories. When covid-19 hit, our performing life came to a crashing halt but when I was out performing, my shows were filled with stories of my tunes. So now we look for a new way to promote the music and old Cal is doing a podcast.
Episodes
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Welcome to Episode 39 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show features stories & tunes from albums I've recorded over the years, no theme.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Welcome to Episode 38 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show features stories & tunes from my first 2 albums, released in 1982 & 1983. Album #1 was called 'The Reel Thing' & album #2 was called 'Red River Jig and Other Old Time Fiddle Favourites'. With this episode being published on Halloween 2021, it's kind of a scary day, just like when I stepped into the recording studio all those years ago...so the theme is 'Scary Times'. I hope you enjoy this episode.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Welcome to Episode 37 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show features stories & tunes from 2 albums released in 2001. Autumn in Vermont & Fiddling My Way. I hope you enjoy this episode. If there's a way to comment on your podcast stream about my show, that would be greatly appreciated. Your comments will give me encouragement to keep on going.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Oct 17, 2021
Sunday Oct 17, 2021
Welcome to Episode 36 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's theme is 'Country Cal'. I've composed many 'Country' style tunes over the years and today I have picked out 10 of these tunes from various albums recorded over the years. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying this episode or my podcast in general, please send me an email calvinvollrath@gmail.com just so I know someone is actually listening...I'm having fun but fun is always better when you can share it with someone else.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Welcome to Episode 35 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show features stories & tunes from various albums over the years but spotlighting 2 albums released in 2020 called, 2020 Fiddlin' - Calvin Vollrath & Friends - Edition 1 & 2. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying this episode or my podcast in general, please send me an email calvinvollrath@gmail.com just so I know someone is actually listening...I'm having fun but fun is always better when you can share it with someone else.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Welcome to Episode 34 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show features stories & tunes from various albums over the years. No theme, just a pick & play kinda show. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying this episode or my podcast in general, please send me an email calvinvollrath@gmail.com just so I know someone is actually listening...I'm having fun but fun is always better when you can share it with someone else.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Welcome to Episode 33. Today's show features stories & tunes that were released in 2015 from 2 different albums, Approved Canadian Fiddler & Certified Canadian Fiddler. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying this episode or my podcast in general, please send me an email calvinvollrath@gmail.com just so I know someone is actually listening...I'm having fun but fun is always better when you can share it with someone else.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Welcome to Episode 32. Today's show features stories & tunes that were released over the years and also features a few tunes from my new CD released in June 2021 called 'Special Delivery'. This is my 72nd album and have 2 more albums recorded and sitting in the can to be released in the future. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying this episode or my podcast in general, please send me an email calvinvollrath@gmail.com just so I know someone is actually listening...I'm having fun but fun is always better when you can share it with someone else.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Welcome to Episode 31. Today's show features stories & tunes that were released in 1999 on 2 different albums called Bonjour comment cava & UFO Sessions '99. I released my 72nd album in June 2021 and have 2 more albums recorded and sitting in the can to be released in the future. I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying this episode or my podcast in general, please send me an email calvinvollrath@gmail.com just so I know someone is actually listening...I'm having fun but fun is always better when you can share it with someone else.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Welcome to Episode 30. Today's show features stories & tunes that I have written over the years inspired by the great province of Alberta, where I live. I released albums #70 & #71 in 2020 and I'm working on at least 2 more for this year, with the 1st of the new ones to be release in just a few short weeks. Stay tuned for this 'Special' album on www.calvinvollrath.com. I hope you enjoy this program. If you're enjoying this episode or my podcast in general, please send me an email calvinvollrath@gmail.com just so I know someone is actually listening...I'm having fun but fun is always better when you can share it with someone else.
It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed the program, to go to my website and have a look at my CDs, MP3 downloads, sheet music and so much more. I'm trying to keep the wolf away from the door and any sales do help. Thank you. www.calvinvollrath.com
Or, if you feel so inclined to add to the tip jar, if you enjoyed the show, here's the link