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

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