The South Carolina Broadcasters….great band….we enjoyed a few of their performances at Merlefest back in April….and even square danced to their playing. Here’s Dr. Ralph Stanley, a master at work… And Clifton Hicks…
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For all the dance music fans out there….
Here’s Riley Baugus and Dirk Powell performing June Apple
Who is Frank Fairfield?
The other day I posted an interview with Jerron Paxton and in it he mentions Frank Fairfield. I’ve pointed to a couple of Mr. Fairfield’s performances in recent weeks. He’s quite a performer. Here’s a bit about him…. and more…
Meat & Potatoes
I really enjoyed this interview with Jerron Paxton from Down Home Radio We were lucky enough to hear Mr. Paxton play at Merlefest this year. I think he’s one of the most interesting young players (even if he claims he sucks at fiddle) to come… Read More
Diggy Liggy Lo
Here’s the Savoy Family Band for a Saturday night…
Fiddlesticks (or why traditional music, installment #3152)
Earworm Alert
I’ve had a tune called Duncan & Brady stuck on my brain today. I don’t know why. I haven’t even listened to it for quite a while, and it isn’t like it’s a big hit popular tune or anything. Oh well, the only thing to… Read More
Diamond Joe X2
There are two different tunes that I know called Diamond Joe. I first heard this one performed by Ian Tyson… Here’s another version, by Sam Bush.. This tune is apparently fairly young, written in the 1950s, possibly by Cisco Houston. Now much later I heard… Read More
The Teacher
I was surfing about, watching Old Time music videos this evening and chanced upon this delightful story by Roy Book Binder about taking guitar lessons from Rev. Gary Davis… The way these things happen, that led me to another little story about the same legendary… Read More
Dream, Dream, Dream
Let’s start off with Benton Flippen and the Smokey Valley Boys performing the Old Time standard, John Brown’s Dream Then let’s slide into Series of Dreams. Somehow or another this fantastic song never made it onto the Oh Mercy recording and was only released later… Read More
27th Street 