Mary playing Ookpik Waltz on the fiddle

The Ookpik Waltz

This video is from the Evart Funfest in July 2007. The song is called Ook Pik Waltz.

I was asked to play this at a wedding but never heard of it before. I was sent an audio file of David Grier, a flat-picking version that was hard to pick out a melody from, so I did some searches and found Ook Pik, Ookpik, and several other names as well so this is my finger style interpretation. I hope you like it. Comments welcome.

Ctrain playing fiddle

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Ookpik Waltz on twin fiddles with harmony, played by Mary Mickler & Charlotte Crosmer

Hey folks, this is not an Inuit (some who don't know better say Eskimo) song. It was fashioned in the style of a northern native / Inuit tune and written in 1965 by Frankie Rogers. I always believed the former, however either way it is an awesome song. My boy Rufus Jr. was out in the back 40 and was ignoring me...sorry bout that, it's enough to frost an old feller of 109.

A tune from the west coast of Canada played by a couple of east coast fiddlers. It was written and published by Frankie Rodgers from Mission, British Columbia.

Ookpik enjoying the box my desk came in.

Ookpik chilling in Newts cage.

Testing out some After Effects FX

Ookpik washing her face and ears. Sooooo cute!

Totoro, Ookpik, Daisy & Yannik hanging out.

Here's Ookpik, the Mini Lop and the cats, Missy & Kagome just running around my house.

This is Ookpik and Newt's first time in the bonding pen after living side by side for two weeks. I think it was too soon! After I turned the camera off, I sat in the pen with them and stroked theirs heads and fed them raisins. They were good then. But when I stood up to get the raisins, a fight broke out again, I used a broom to put between them. But as long as I was sitting with them, they ignored each other. Talk about stress!

Ookpik and Yannik hanging out under the futon... doing nothing. Makes for a great video, not!

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OK, Canadians. Sure you can go see MI:3 again, or Poseidon again! But come see a MOVIE OF OUR OWN May 26. Yes, a movie that only Canadians will ever really understand -- and yes, a movie that will make you laugh and cry and want to drink good beer. I'm talking about a really fun movie called SOUVENIR OF CANADA. It's based on the best-selling books by Douglas Coupland - one had a stubbie beer bottle on the front. Yeah, that one! PS - I know for tax credit purposes X-Men 3 MAY qualify as a Canadian film as well, but aren't we tired of watching Canada-as-Ambigious-American-City? Come see Canada as Canada -- Vancouver as Vancouver; Tranna as Tranna. Ho, you may say you'd also like dazzling sci-fi special effects in your summer movies -- Souvenir of Canada will even offer you those! Ever wondered what Baffin Island will look like in the year 3001? Come see! So put down your ookpik, pass the vinegar and crank up the game... www.souvenirofcanada.com

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