Calvin Vollrath - The Story Behind the Tunes

Calvin Vollrath
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I've written near 800 tunes in my 50 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.

  1. 06/19/2022

    Episode 69 - The Story Behind the Tunes - June 19, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 69 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. This is the last episode of the Story Behind the Tunes, for now. I've done told all my stories of my tunes and now I need to get out of this pandemic and go write me some new tunes, that will undoubtedly have some stories. So until then...... Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    56 min

  2. 06/12/2022

    Episode 68 - The Story Behind the Tunes - June 12, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 68 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show has no theme. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    54 min

  3. 06/05/2022

    Episode 67 - The Story Behind the Tunes - June 5, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 67 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show has no theme. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    54 min

  4. 05/29/2022

    Episode 66 - The Story Behind the Tunes - May 29, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 66 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show has no theme. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    51 min

  5. 05/22/2022

    Episode 65 - The Story Behind the Tunes - May 22, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 65 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show has no theme. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    55 min

  6. 05/15/2022

    Episode 64 - The Story Behind the Tunes - May 15, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 64 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show has no theme. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    1 min

  7. 05/08/2022

    Episode 63 - The Story Behind the Tunes - May 8, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 63 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show has no theme. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    57 min

  8. 05/01/2022

    Episode 62 - The Story Behind the Tunes - May 1, 2022

    Welcome to Episode 62 of The Story Behind the Tunes. Today's show has no theme. Please do me a favour and tell your friends & neighbours about my podcast. That would be so kind of you. Also I have a new video show called 'Calvin Vollrath's Fiddle Jubilee' which is hosted on YouTube. The 1st episode premiered on March 6th, 2022 at 2pm (MST) GMT-0700. (1st Sunday of each month). Here's the link to watch all episodes of this series. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjYOs9se8QGf8jKCIecTOEAy-4VdxJrNu Future episodes will be released on the 1st Sunday of each month at 2pm (MDT). I'm really proud of this new venture where I'm actually playing music with special guests and you get to watch us..... Tell all your friends about it. It would be greatly appreciated if you enjoyed this episode, 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

    56 min
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I've written near 800 tunes in my 50 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.

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