Whalen's Breakdown is a different tune! Ruby & Lee do a great job of Logger's Breakdown which I have only heard played well by the late Lee Cremo. Whalen's Breakdown is done very well by the late Graham Townsend! An Gordon Stobbe does a nice job of the tunes too! I had the pleasure to play the accordion along with Gordon Stobbe while he was doing a fundraiser while he was playing his fiddle.
You've solved my problem ! Gordon Stobbes site listed the tune I'm looking for as "WHALEN BREAKDOWN" - I'm trying it on the mandolin. Give it a go yourself. I find the tune relies less on ornamentation then Loggers, and is easier to play on the mandolin - more tunful. Thanks Brian
Could this be the WHALERS BREAKDOWN? Both tunes were on Don Messers 78 recording, but I can't remember which is which. I like the other tune better. But boy, did he play them fast - too fast for dancing I guess. We lived in Vancouver in the 40s/50s and the loggers would have danced to it - also the fisherman and whalers. My dad worked on the boats for the Western Whaling Corporation and the BC Packers. Thanks for bringing the tune back to life !!
I love that tune, I play it on the piano accordion! Fiddle & guitar sound great together! Piano and bass would really enhance that number(but believe me, it sounds excellent the way it is, no roomfor improvment needed here!) 5 Stars +
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levikingdelamontagne 3 weeks ago
Ruby, I love all your videos.
nan33mar 11 months ago
that's the best! thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed it as I do all of Ruby's tunes she plays.........talk about talented!
eleojoanna 1 year ago
Hey Ruby.....I just LOVE hearing you play the fiddle....you make me smile..and that's worth a lot...
SpeedyNeutrino43 1 year ago
Thank you for playing the song ... I'm learning it now.
lesgj 2 years ago
My favorite fiddler!
lesgj 2 years ago
Whalen's Breakdown is a different tune! Ruby & Lee do a great job of Logger's Breakdown which I have only heard played well by the late Lee Cremo. Whalen's Breakdown is done very well by the late Graham Townsend! An Gordon Stobbe does a nice job of the tunes too! I had the pleasure to play the accordion along with Gordon Stobbe while he was doing a fundraiser while he was playing his fiddle.
GoldenOldies60and70s 2 years ago
You've solved my problem ! Gordon Stobbes site listed the tune I'm looking for as "WHALEN BREAKDOWN" - I'm trying it on the mandolin. Give it a go yourself. I find the tune relies less on ornamentation then Loggers, and is easier to play on the mandolin - more tunful. Thanks Brian
banjolinbrian 2 years ago
Could this be the WHALERS BREAKDOWN? Both tunes were on Don Messers 78 recording, but I can't remember which is which. I like the other tune better. But boy, did he play them fast - too fast for dancing I guess. We lived in Vancouver in the 40s/50s and the loggers would have danced to it - also the fisherman and whalers. My dad worked on the boats for the Western Whaling Corporation and the BC Packers. Thanks for bringing the tune back to life !!
banjolinbrian 2 years ago
Thank You, I learned it from a Gordon Stobbe tune book. I love it and Canadian dance music.
RubyJohn17 2 years ago
nice tune!
utubnew 2 years ago
super bon félicitation beaucoup de talent
dumeur 2 years ago
Your a pretty good player. I just finished figuring out this song, nice song!
Elden91 2 years ago
nice :)
creeator 3 years ago
Do you know an old fiddle tune called The Cat & Dog?
GoldenOldies60and70s 3 years ago
I love that tune, I play it on the piano accordion! Fiddle & guitar sound great together! Piano and bass would really enhance that number(but believe me, it sounds excellent the way it is, no roomfor improvment needed here!) 5 Stars +
GoldenOldies60and70s 3 years ago
Have you got the published music? Would solve my problem on Loggers vs Whalers Breakdown
banjolinbrian 2 years ago
Yeah I love to share my music with everybody.
Thanks for all the comments I really apperciate it.
Ruby:)
RubyJohn17 3 years ago
I'm not going to watch all your music tonight. I'm going to save some for when I need a picker-upper! Thanks for sharing!
downhill240 3 years ago