I came across this wonderful film by Yasha Aginski the other day. I had seen excerpts from this in the past. It’s all about Cajun fiddling great Dewey Balfa, his family and friends and includes great clips of Rockin’ Dopsie and Nathan Abshire as well.… Read More
A beautiful waltz from one of the best stringbands working today, The Foghorn Stringband.
I love this drawing by SL Jones, which hangs in our dining room. Shields Landon Jones was born in West Virginia in 1901 and passed in 1997, also in WV. “A person has to have some work to do, so I carve some and play… Read More
This features John Specker on fiddle and vocals and Richie Stearns on banjo. I love this groove! Earworm alert.
I stumbled on this little gem on the YouTubes. It’s Quebec fiddle greats Danny Perreault and Germain Leduc sharing a fiddle for a tune.
Dennis & Jennifer Stroughmatt This duo are from a community in Missouri Quebecois French is still spoken. Here they are performing The Boyer Stomp.
The Speckers
Retired guy who thought it would be a fine idea to start getting serious about the fiddle during the pandemic seeks guitar picker who thinks Canadian Old Time as well as American Mid-western fiddle music is the cat’s meow. Object: regular jamming for now, busking… Read More
I came across this fab version of Greasy Coat today, by the Hogslop String Band…. Here’s another fun one from the same outfit…. High Hopes
I’ve been watching a bunch of performances on YouTube lately by fiddler John Specker, often with his daughter Ida Mae Specker. Check out their version of The Battle of New Orleans. I love the intensity of this performance.
27th Street 