Waltzes & Airs
Fiddler Magazine|Fall 2019
A River of Possibilities
Jay Ungar
Waltzes & Airs

I first heard this beautiful waltz on fiddler James Bryan’s fine album Lookout Blues. Molly Mason and I later recorded it on an album titled Song of the Hills, a collection with music by various artists. This is one of those simple tunes that I never grow tired of playing. It has a nice lilt for dancers and lends itself gracefully to multiple fiddle harmonies.

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