American Fiddle Tunes

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Field recordings made from 1934-1942 by various collectors including Robert V. Draves, Helene Stratman-Thomas, Ivan Walton, Alan Lomax, Elizabeth Lomax, Josephine Schwartz, Sidney Robertson Cowell, Helen Hartness Flanders, Herbert Halpert, John A. Lomax, Vance Randolph, Margot Mayo, Stuart Jamieson,…

Library of Congress, American Folklife Center


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    Folk Music of the United States: American Fiddle Tunes AFS L62

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    Album Liner Notes

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    Old Joe Clark

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    Wayne Perry, fiddle, Crowley, La., June 1934, John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax.

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    Natchez Under The Hill

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    Lon Jordan, fiddle, Farmington, Ark., October 1941, Vance Randolph.

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    Sugar In The Gourd

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    Marcus Martin, fiddle, Ararat, N.C., September 1946, Margot Mayo, Stuart Jamieson, and Robert Simon.

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    Cotton Eyed Joe

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    Marcus Martin, fiddle, Swannanoa, N.C., recorded at Asheville, N.C., July 26, 1941 , Alan Lomax. Jerome Wiesner, and Joseph Liss.

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    Bonaparte's Retreat

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    W. M. Stepp, fiddle, Lakeville, Ky., recorded at Salyersville, Ky., October 26, 1937, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax.

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    The Drunken Hiccups

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    W. M. Stepp, fiddle , Lakeville, Ky., recorded at Salyersville, Ky., October 26, 1937, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax.

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    Run Nigger Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:12


    W. M. Stepp, fiddle, Lakeville, Ky. , recorded at Salyersville, Ky., October 26, 1937, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax.

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    The Ways Of The World

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    W. M. Stepp, fiddle , Lakeville, Ky., recorded at Salyersville, Ky., October 26, 1937, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax.

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    Old Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:05


    John Rector, fiddle, Galax, Va., October 23, 1937, John A. Lomax and Bess Brown Lomax.

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    The Hog Eyed Man

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    Luther Strong, fiddle, Dalesburg, Ky., recorded at Hazard, Ky., October 18, 1937, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax.

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    Rickett's Hornpipe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:19


    Luther Strong, fiddle, Dalesburg, Ky., recorded at Hazard, Ky., October 18, 1937, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax.

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    Cumberland Gap

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    Luther Strong, fiddle, Dalesburg, Ky., recorded at Hazard, Ky., October 18, 1937, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax.

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    Haste To The Wedding

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    Stephen B. Tucker, fiddle, Meridian, Miss., May 23, 1939, Herbert Halpert.

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    Buffalo Girls

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    John Hatcher, fiddle, Tuka, Miss., May 12, 1939, Herbert Halpert.

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    Grub Springs

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    John Hatcher, fiddle , luka, Miss. , May 12, 1939, Herbert Halpert

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    The Maid of Kildare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:16


    Patrick Bonner, fiddle, Beaver Island, Mich., 1940, Ivan Walton.

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    Money Musk

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    Michael Cruise, fiddle, Tucson, Ariz., recorded at the Library of Congress, April 15, 1942, Alan Lomax and Josephine Schwartz.

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    Haste To The Wedding

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:00


    Mrs. Ben Scott, fiddle, Myrtle B. Wilkinson, tenor banjo, Turlock, Calif., October 31, 1939, Sidney Robertson Cowell.

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    Perry's Victory

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    Mrs. Ben Scott, fiddle, Myrtle B. Wilkinson, banjo, Turlock, Calif., October 31, 1939, Sidney Robertson Cowell.

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    Hull's Victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:38


    L. O. Weeks, fiddle , Cavendish, Vt., recorded at Springfield, Vt., November 3, 1939. From the Collection of Helen Hartness Flanders as recorded for the Library of Congress by Alan Lomax.

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    Bummer's Reel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:17


    Elmer Barton, fiddle, Quechee, Vt.. November 4. 1939. From the Collection of Helen Hartness Flanders as recorded for the Library of Congress by Alan Lomax.

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    Wake Up Susan/Unnamed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 2:44


    Elmer Barton, fiddle, Quiche, VI., November 4, 1939. From the Collection of Helen Hartness Flanders as recorded for the Library of Congress by Alan Lomax.

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    French Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:12


    Leizime Brusoe, fiddle, Rhinelander, Wis. , August 31, 1940, Robert F. Draves and Helene Stratman-Thomas.

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    Quadrille

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    Leizime Brusoe, fiddle, Rhinelander, Wis., August 31 , 1940, Robert F. Draves and Helen Stratman-Thomas.

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    Two Step Schottische

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:30


    Leizime Brusoe, fiddle, Rhinelander, Wis., August 31, 1940, Robert F. Draves and Helene Stratton Thomas.

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    Highland Fling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:28


    Leizime Brusoe, fiddle, Rhinelander, Wis. July 1937, Sidney Robertson Cowell.

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    The Wind That Shook The Barley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 1:27


    Patrick Bonner, fiddle, Beaver Island, Mich., 1940, Ivan Walton.

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    Fischer's Hornpipe

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    Patrick Bonner, fiddle, Beaver Island, Mich., 1940, Ivan Walton.

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