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Fine Times at Our House: Indiana Ballads, Fiddle Tunes, Songs

Various Artists
Fine Times at Our House: Indiana Ballads, Fiddle Tunes, Songs

Collected by musician and producer Pat Dunford and musicologist Art Rosenbaum, the twenty songs and fiddle tunes on this album were chosen from a vast collection of recordings from their travels around Indiana in the early sixties.

At the time, Indiana had been largely ignored by collectors and folk enthusiasts researching old-time music. Dunford and Rosenbaum wanted to present the songs and tunes remembered by Hoosier musicians, including master old-time fiddler John W. Summers, that were most characteristic of the state, fearing they might soon be all but gone.

Liner notes include song lyrics, notes on the singers and fiddlers, and a bibliography.

Track Listing

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Unnamed Tune John W. Summers 02:03
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102
The Elfin Knight (Child No. 2) Anna Underhill 02:37
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103
Play Parties Anna Underhill 00:44
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Turkey in the Straw Louis Henderson 01:11
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105
The Cuckoo's Nest Dan White and John W. Summers 02:02
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Sherman's Retreat John W. Summers 03:30
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107
The Morning of 1845 Vern Smelser 02:09
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108
The Birds' Song Virgil Sandage 01:05
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109
Away Out West in Kansas Anna Underhill 01:46
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The Indiana Hero Anna Underhill 05:33
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Fine Times at Our House John W. Summers 03:12
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The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn Vern Smelser 01:10
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202
Rye Straw John W. Summers 02:12
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Waiting for the Lord to Come Dan White and John W. Summers 01:36
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Same Time Today as It Was Yesterday John W. Summers 01:54
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205
The Battle of Stone River Oscar Parks 04:15
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206
Lord Barnett (Child No. 68) Ella Parker 02:35
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Young Charlotte Vern Smelser 07:06
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208
The Soldier and the Lady Shorty and Juanita Sheehan 03:18