All posts tagged “Mississippi Sawyer”

August 13, 2013
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Mississippi Sawyer

Mississippi Sawyer is an old fiddle tune that has been around since the mid-19th Century, but I don’t know much about its origins. I’ve only heard it as an instrumental and I don’t know if there are any lyrics kicking around for this one. I… Read More

January 8, 2013
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Mississippi Sawyer

I’ve continued to practice the oil can banjo like a mad thing and at the same time I’ve been listening to all the old time music I can. Tonight’s Daily Dose is Mississippi Sawyer. Here’s Richard Hood, playing it two-finger style on a fretless banjo…… Read More