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Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways

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Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways Old-time fiddler Jake Krack and Folkways archivist Jeff Place compiled and annotated this collection of vintage Southern Appalachian string band music from the Smithsonian archives. Clark Kessinger, Wade Ward, Tommy Jarrell, Marion Sumner, Gaither Carlton, Eck Robertson, Melvin Wine, and many more old-time fiddle masters play their signature sounds from the heart of Appalachia. 32 page booklet. 76 minutes.

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Track Listing

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Pretty Little Girl with the Blue Dress On Doug Wallin 00:59
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102
Sugar Hill Tommy Jarrell with Frank Bode 03:42
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103
Sally in the Garden (1) J. D. Cornett 00:32
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104
Sally in the Garden (2) Marion Sumner 00:48
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105
Muddy Roads Gaither Carlton with the Watson Family 01:22
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106
Won’t Come until Morning Greg Hooven 01:50
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107
Wednesday Night Waltz Clark Kessinger 03:03
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108
Dance All Night Arthur Smith with the McGee Brothers 02:31
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109
Give the Fiddler a Dram Bill Hicks 01:52
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110
Little Brown Jug Joe Thompson 01:28
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111
Black Eyed Susie Tracy Schwarz and Mike Seeger 01:53
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112
Snowbird Ross Brown 00:48
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113
Ain't Gonna Rain No More Hoyt Ming and the Pep Steppers 01:32
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114
Cacklin' Hen Roy Pope and the Carolina Homeboys 01:31
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115
Old Joe Johnny Warren with the Nashville Grass 01:48
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116
Old Man Below Gaither Carlton 01:32
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117
Unnamed Tune (1) John W. Summers 02:02
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118
Beaumont Rag David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:03
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119
Richmond Blues Fred Price with Clint Howard 01:32
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120
Mississippi Sawyer Wade Ward 01:26
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121
Bill Cheatham Buddy Pendleton with the Stony Mountain Boys 01:34
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122
Red Bird Clark Kessinger 02:07
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123
Johnson Boys Caleb Finch with the Iron Mountain String Band 02:19
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124
Sally Goodin' Eck Robertson 03:36
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125
Unnamed Tune (2) Tony Alderman 00:52
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126
Fine Times at Our House John W. Summers 03:10
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127
Yew Piney Mountain Melvin Wine 01:53
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128
Darling Cora Greg Hooven 02:28
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129
Blackberry Blossom Charlie Higgins with the Buck Mountain Band 01:51
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130
Kentucky Waltz David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:41
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131
Lee Highway Blues Fred Price with Clint Howard and Doc Watson 01:41
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132
Piney Woods Gal Tommy Jarrell with Frank Bode 01:20
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133
Jenny on the Railroad Tracy Schwarz and Mike Seeger 02:03
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134
Billy in the Lowground Buddy Griffin with Red Allen and the Kentuckians 02:48
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135
Fisher's Hornpipe David and Billie Ray Johnson 03:26
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136
Trombone Rag Clark Kessinger 02:34
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137
Bonaparte's Retreat Mike Seeger 01:27
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138
Carroll County Blues Gordon Tanner and the Skillet Lickers 02:14