Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 3A tune from the great Lee Stoneking of Clinton, Missouri. At least he was the source. Geoff Seitz, an equally great fiddler from St. Louis is heard on this recording. (Geoff will be at the Old Town School to play a square dance in the fall.) Hell Against the Barn Door by the Ill-Mo Boys, 1992 And a song . . . Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe? by Fiddling Powers & Family, 1927 Get’cher lyrics, right here (click). Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | May 16, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 2Here’s how it sounds. Little Doney Indian Creek Delta Boys Hey, can somebody post the lyrics in a comment? Thanks Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | May 10, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 6Lasts night’s tune is also the Tune of the Week for last week on the Fiddle Club of the World blog. The earliest recording of the tune, plus photos and tributes can be found there. Piney Woods Gal played by Frank Hall, 2007 And here’s the source of the singing version of Angeline the Baker that we did. Obviously, the melody recomposed itself in my head over the years. The singing part is close to what we did. The instrumental part is, shall we say, a variation. Angeline the Baker Uncle Eck Dunford & E.V. Stoneman, circa 1927 Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | April 12, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 5The slow recording below should help everybody. It is of special interest to the fiddlers, because it is played in ADAD tuning. The tune also works well in standard tuning or high bass (G string up to A). Jack Wilson in cross-tuning played slowly Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | April 6, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – weeks 2&3In week 3 we learned a tune from the Leake County Revelers, a Mississippi string band that recorded in the 1920s. Plus, we did Old Dan Tucker, using Steve’s distinctive melody. Compare to the 1920s recording below by Al Hopkins & his Buckle Busters. Been to the East, Been to the West (I’ve been to Alabama) In week 2, we learned Arrington’s Breakdown, as played by the Volo Bogtrotters Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | March 22, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 1“Chase the Squirrel” is a fine D tune, perhaps related to some others, such as “Cricket on the Hearth,” that I learned from a home recording of Frank Wisehart of Frankfort, Indiana. The recording below is by the Volo Bogtrotters with myself and Chirps Smith on fiddle. We recorded the tune as a tag to a song. This recording is the tune only. Click title or the arrow to listen, or right-click the title to download and save link. Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | March 22, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 6You run your G-string up to A, your D-string up to E. If you’re a fiddler. Lost Indian by Bob Holt of Ava, Missouri And here are the Volo Bogtrotters playing Lost Indian with the fiddle tuned to GDGB. Don’t forget the square dance this Friday (2/17) with the Volos in Old Town School East. Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | February 15, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 5You start in G, then you go to D. Then you come back and do it all again. Puncheon Floor by Esker Hutchins of Dobson, North Carolina Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | February 10, 2012 | Comments (1) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 4Ladies on the Steamboat by Burnett & Rutherford of Monticello, Kentucky Leonard Rutherford played the fiddle. Richard Burnett played banjo. This classic recording is from 1928 or ’29. Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | February 1, 2012 | Comments (0) Old-Time Ensemble (Wed) – week 3Boatin’ Up the Sandy, fiddled by Craig Johnson with the Double Decker String Band There is also a slower demo version in the Tune Archive. Filed under: Old Time Ensemble,Paul Tyler,Steve Rosen by Paul | January 30, 2012 | Comments (0) Classes
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