2009 October : Flog (Fiddle Blog)

Fiddle 1 (Tues) – week 1

What a great bunch making a great start!

Let’s go with Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star as demonstrated by our very own Maria McCullough.

Click on the arrow to listen, or right-click on tune title to download and save.

Filed under: Fiddle 1, Paul Tyler by Paul | October 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 1

Just thinking it might be an all Skillet Lickers session.

McMichen’s Breakdown [link to iTunes store]

Ya Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dog Aroun’ [link to iTunes store]

Here’s a link to the lyrics

And if you’re interested, Voyager Records still offers a CD of all 14 parts of the skit “A Corn Licker Still in Georgia.” (Search for title on the linked page.)

Filed under: Old Time Ensemble, Paul Tyler by Paul | October 30, 2009 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 2, week 1

Hello Fiddle Two-
Here are some versions of Buffalo Gals. Click on the play button to play from here, or right click on the text to save the file to your computer.
-Colby

Buffalo Gals-Slow

Buffalo Gals-Shuffled

Buffalo Gals-Tommy Jackson (key of A)

Filed under: Class, Fiddle 2, General Interest, Maria McCullough, Steve Rosen, Walter Hojka by Colby | October 29, 2009 | Comments (0)

Texas Gales

Hello Fiddle Three-
Here is a recording of Texas Gales. Sorry for the delay but mountains of laundry, dishes and toys took over the last two weekends.
-Colby

Texas Gales

Filed under: Class, Fiddle 3, Paul Tyler by Colby | October 19, 2009 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 3 (Mon) Week 6

Colby Maddox took my place (Thanks, Colby) and taught . . .

Texas Gals [link to iTunes store]

This performance features Doc Watson on guitar. The record company A&R man mistakenly wrote down the name of the tune as “Texas Gales.” (Say ‘gals’ with southern drawl.)

The original recording of the tune was by The Hillbillies, aka Al Hopkins & his Buckle Busters, circa 1925. They spelled it . . .

Texas Gals [link to iTunes store]

It’s a great, 3 part C tune.

Filed under: Fiddle 3, Paul Tyler by Paul | October 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – Week 7

In preparing for Pete Sutherland’s appearance at the Fiddle Club of the World this Friday (Oct. 16)

we learned one of Pete’s tunes for the jam session.

Streak o’ Lean

slow

You may have been told by one of your teachers that Streak o’ Lean comes from Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers. That is not true. The tune was fiddled by Ahaz A. Gray, a member of the Atlanta based band 7 Foot Dilly & his Dill Pickles, circa 1928.

Streak o’ Lean, Streak o’ Fat [link to iTunes store]

Though they were also in Atlanta at the same time, the Skillet Lickers never recorded “Streak o’ Lean.”

CORRECTION: The Skillet Lickers did record “Streak o’ Lean, Streak o’ Fat.” That’s the version we learned. The tune linked above from John Dilleshaw’s band (with A.A. Gray) is not the same tune.

The Skillet Lickers’ “Streak o’ Lean” can be heard at the end of the following skit.

Possum Hunt on Stump House Mountain, part 2

In the interests of completeness, here’s part one of the skit . . .
Possum Hunt on Stump House Mountain, part 1

Quality Assurance still at work on your Flog.

Filed under: Old Time Ensemble, Paul Tyler by Paul | October 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

Fiddle 4 (Mon) – Week 6

Colby Maddox took my place (Thanks, Colby) and taught

Ook Pik Waltz

This performace comes from Geoffrey Seitz of St. Louis. It’s on his 1998 CD, “The Good Old Days Are Here.” Geoff is also a violin maker, as featured in this slideshow.

Filed under: Fiddle 4, Paul Tyler by Paul | October 15, 2009 | Comments (0)