The glasses clink and the talk and laughter grow louder. In the corner of the pub, musicians sit and play traditional dance tunes that make your feet want to stomp and slide. Join fiddler Meg Wobus Beller as she brings you along into the world of fiddling and traditional music, from bow-grips and double stops to Old-Time tunes and Irish jigs.
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Newest 100 Songs fiddle songs which Fiddle Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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The IBMA Award winning podcast for anyone and everyone who loves bluegrass. Free fiddle tune backing tracks and interviews with amazing people from the world of bluegrass. For every tune we give you four brand new tracks: - Backup 4 times through (you play the tune or improvise breaks) - Tune 4 times through (you play backup) - ‘Jam Along’ (4 complete run throughs, alternating backup and tune) - Full performance For more info and chord charts, visit https://bluegrassjamalong.com. Hope you fi ...
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Get Up in the Cool features conversations and musical collaborations with some of Old Time music's heaviest hitters, like Ken Perlman, Adam Hurt, Spencer & Rains, and Jake Blount. As an interviewer, Cameron balances an effusive curiosity for the potential of traditional music with a dogged respect for its origins. Serving as audience surrogate, Cameron asks illuminating questions to Old Time's best and brightest while telling the larger story of the tradition's modern era.
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Top 100 Classical Songs fiddle songs which Fiddle Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 100 Celtic/Irish Songs fiddle songs which Fiddle Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 100 Old-Time Songs fiddle songs which Fiddle Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Sounds Atlantic is a podcast heard weekly that is devoted to artists from Atlantic Canada who perform roots and acoustic based music (i.e., traditional, folk, old-time, “Canadiana”/”Americana”, bluegrass, etc.). Atlantic Canadian artists describe it this way: Anita Best (trad Newfoundland singer, folk historian and Order of Canada member) refers to this podcast as "the best show for down-home music in all of Canada"... Wayne Chaulk ("Buddy Wassisname and the Other Fellers") says "Ron's got t ...
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Top 100 Folk Songs fiddle songs which Fiddle Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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Top 100 Fiddle/Celtic/Irish Songs banjo songs which Banjo Hangout members have uploaded to the website.
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The show about traditional music, and the bigger stories behind it. Host Shannon Heaton talks to musicians, dancers, and scholars about where Irish music has been, where it's going, and what it means to so many people around the globe. Whether you already play fiddle or know dance steps, or you don't know anything about traditional music, the emphasis of this show is creativity, community, and heritage.
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CC Thornley (banjo) and Emily Wolfe (fiddle) play and talk about tunes from the rich history of Tasmanian folk music. Stories, songs and quite often sheer nonsense. Guaranteed 5 songs per podcast!
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Deering Live is a live stream video series presented by Deering Banjos which features interviews with all your favorite banjo players, as well as Deering Tech sessions and other great content. Catch up on all the episodes of Deering Live, right here.
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The Thunder Mutters is a podcast in love with music, and with the music of words. Presented fortnightly by poet Adam Horovitz and fiddle player Becky Dellow, it takes its name from the poem by John Clare. We will be exploring the connections between music and poetry, concentrating for the first year of the podcast on Clare’s 'The Shepherd’s Calendar' and on the tunes Clare gathered. Every month, we will bring you the appropriate section of the Calendar interspersed with relevant tunes that C ...
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The Blarney Pilgrims Podcast is a weekly journey to the heart of Irish music. We interview players of Irish music about how they first came to the music and the place it occupies in their lives now. We use the word ‘heart’ intentionally, because heart is what this music, and the people who play it, are all about. It’s a funny, warm and often unexpected journey – and the tunes are crackin' too. NOTE: Hey there - it's Darren and Dom here. So...we want to let you know that last week was the las ...
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Think of Food Stories as a cozy bowl of something comforting for you to enjoy as you take a break from your busy life. Each 30-minute episode with tell the food story of an industry expert or every-day cooker, grower, and eater from diverse backgrounds about their food memories and food connects them back to who they are. Hosted by renowned food educator, cook, and food justice advocate Barb Sheldon, each episode will include a recipe and an ever-expanding Spotify playlist collection of our ...
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Simplifying growth for musicians- especially violin, viola, fiddle, and cello players and teachers- with tips, insights, tools, and stories to grow in their practice, teaching, and career. Exploring intersections in creativity, music education, string playing, music business, and culture, Creative Strings is a non-profit organization supporting music education via online curriculum, orchestra classroom outreach, in-person retreats/conferences, and more. Executive director and host Christian ...
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Alister Atkin (Atkin Guitars) - Building new guitars with old souls
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My guest this week is Alister Atkin of Atkin Guitars. I've been following Atkin's progress for a few years now and have been blown away by the quality of guitars they're producing. They combine some cutting edge techniques with a bespoke approach, to bring out the uniqueness of every guitar they make. As Alister puts it: 'We're all about getting th…
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Episode 413: Nathan Vargo (Diva Fiddling and Flatfooting)
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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Nathan Vargo. We recorded this on Sunday at his home in Pittsburgh. Tunes in this episode: Rat Cheese Under the Hill (0:34) Old Jake Gillie (18:28) Sally Ann (33:57) Sandy River Belle (45:14) Ernie Carpenter’s Shelvin’ Rock (53:50) Bonus Track: Bla…
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The best age to start (Horses in the Canebreak)
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What is the best age to start? There is an exact and definite best age to begin playing the fiddle and if you don't start then you're doomed. I'm kidding. The tune for this week is Horses in the Canebreak. Email me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com. Listen and subscribe on Apple Music, Spotify, or Buzzsprout. Find me on YouTube and Bandcamp. Here are…
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Last week we lost Happy Traum, one of the shining lights of acoustic music for over half a century. It’s hard to fully grasp, in our online world where everything is right there whenever we need it, just what an enormous contribution Happy and the Homespun team made to helping people learn roots and acoustic music. I was lucky enough to get to chat…
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Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. News and Announcements (Church Street News) IBMA award nominees Releases (The Grass is New) David Grisman & the Rounder Album Band - Live at Grass Valley The Grass …
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How To Make Non Traditional Tunes Work On Banjo with Tray Wellington
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In this episode of Deering Live we'd like to welcome back Deering Banjo artist Tray Wellington! Join us as Tray dives deep into the world of incorporating non-traditional tunes into your 5-string banjo playing. Tray is a master at pushing the boundaries of the banjo, and you won't want to miss his insights! Tray will also be discussing his latest a…
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Episode 301: Encore The Ennis Sisters - interview with Maureen Ennis.
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Encore The Ennis Sisters – Showcase of their release “Keeping Time”. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18By Ron Moores with Maureen Ennis
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Roger Siminoff - Celebrating Lloyd Loar and the Gibson F5 Mandolin
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My guest this week is Roger Siminoff. Not only is Roger an authority on instrument making, the physics of music and tap tuning, he's also an expert on the life and work of Lloyd Loar. Loar worked at Gibson in the early 1920s and oversaw the production of some truly remarkable, game changing instruments - most notably the F5 mandolin, which went on …
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Episode 412: Alice Gerrard (Luther Davis' Fiddling, Tommy Jarrell's Potato Soup, and Identity Movements in Old Time)
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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Alice Gerrard with special guests Tatiana Hargreaves and Reed Stutz. We recorded this at the beginning of July in Port Townsend, Washington. Tunes and songs in this episode: Train on the Island (1:12) Remember Us (Alice Gerrard original) (14:08) Ta…
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People play the fiddle for all kinds of reasons, and as a fiddler and fiddle teacher they often tell me all about it. I talk about some of the variety of reasons I've heard from adult fiddlers for why they're voluntarily choosing to take up this rewarding and challenging new hobby! Our Tune this week is a funky Sally in the Garden I got from Marion…
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Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. News and Announcements (Church Street News) IBMA Black String Band Symposium Volunteer at IBMA Email volunteer@ibma.org for more info Releases (The Grass is New) Th…
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Tony Trischka | Deering Live Ep. 109
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We're excited to feature longtime Deering Banjo Artist, Tony Trischka back on Deering Live. In this episode we are going to go deep into the creation of his new album, "Earl Jam: A Tribute To Earl Scruggs". Listen to Tony play some tunes from the record and talk about the story of how it came to be. Learn more about Tony's signature Deering Golden …
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From the famous Arkin/Keith tape recorded on Bobby Thompson's front porch in 1964. Bobby shows off his melodic prowess.By corcoran
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Episode 411: Earl White (Green Grass Cloggers and Spreading the Old Time Gospel)
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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Earl White. We recorded this on Saturday in Port Townsend, Washington. Tunes in this episode: Cumberland Gap (0:30) Sopping Gravy (11:56) Four Miles to Cumberland (29:03) Uncle Noah Jamison (59:31) Polly Put the Kettle On (1:10:33) Bonus Track: Fid…
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Celebrating Bela Fleck's 'Drive' with Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers/Mighty Poplar)
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My guest on the podcast this week is Chris Eldridge, guitarist with Punch Brothers and Mighty Poplar. Chris is not only one of my favourite guitarists, he's also one of my favourite people I've had on as a guest, so I'm delighted to welcome him back to Bluegrass Jam Along to celebrate the podcast's 400th episode. In this special episode we're chatt…
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Busking on the fiddle (Old Aunt Jenny With her Night Cap On)
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Busking is playing in the street for money. I've done it. In fact, I've done in New York City in the subway! A few thoughts on busking, and some busking stories. Fun tune this week, Old Aunt Jenny With Her Night Cap On. Email me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com. Listen and subscribe on Apple Music, Spotify, or Buzzsprout. Find me on YouTube and Band…
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Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. Podcast News Gabe Witcher interview Brittany Haas interview Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist Scroll on Buddy Fretboard Summit IBM…
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Episode 300: Preview of the 48th. Annual Newfoundland-Labrador Folk Festival (July 12-14)
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Preview of the 48th. Annual Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival with Artistic Director Mary Beth Waldrum, featuring music from Nico Paolo, William Prince, Dave Paddon, Karla Pilgrim, Duane Andrews, Maria Cherwick, Richard Neville, de Temps Antan, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, and the Ennis Sisters. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18…
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Episode 410: Collin Stackhouse (Friend with a Podcast Tax and Health Care for All Oregon)
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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Collin Stackhouse. We recorded this on Monday at my home in Portland, Oregon. Tune in this episode: Waverly (0:35) Salt River (8:08) 44 Gun (30:47) Narrative Arc/Utopia (Collin Stackhouse original) (34:31) Tommy Jarrell’s Cumberland Gap (40:51) Bon…
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My guest on the podcast this week is Brittany Haas, fiddle player with Hawktail and, now, Punch Brothers! I interviewed Gabe Witcher last June, a few days after he played his final shows with Punch Brothers at Telluride. Almost exactly a year later to the day I spoke with Brittany to chat about joining the band as his replacement. Brittany had just…
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I try to play jazz (Cluck Old Hen, Ed Weaver's version)
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Recently I tried to play jazz. It got me thinking about jazz, so I share some thoughts about playing jazz as a violinist, how I approach it, what it's like, how I practice, and how I take a solo. The tune is Ed Weaver's Cluck Old Hen. In the words of my friend Shane, it's a "nice, meditative tune". Email me at meganbeller@fiddlestudio.com. Listen a…
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Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. News and announcements - Church Street News IBMA International Booth info Contact Christopher Howard Williams (IBMA board member) via the contact form on the Bluegr…
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Episode 299: Music from the PEI Small Halls Festival Closing Concert Fit for Kings
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Selections of music from this year’s closing concert on the PEI Festival of Small Halls, held at the King’s Playhouse in Georgetown PEI. Featuring performances by Meaghan Blanchard of the Northern Lights Group, and Mary Francis and Michael Leahy, children of the Natalie MacMaster/Donnell Leahy Family. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18…
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Ruth Oxenberg and Rob Schumer's Bluegrass Journey
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My guests this week are Ruth Oxenberg and Rob Schumer. They join me to talk about a very special series of concerts they've curated called Bluegrass on Hudson, which are happening at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, in New York's Hudson Valley. But we start by talking about a wonderful documentary they directed and produce…
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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are a handful of listeners who called in with a question and a tune or song request because this is another Call Up in the Cool episode. Tunes in this episode: Last Chance (1:34) Policeman (25:40) Twenty Eighth of January (32:40) Kenny Baker's Sail A…
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Have you thought about playing the mandolin? You could do worse. Welcome back to our regularly scheduled episodes, featuring a bunch of Old-Time tunes for the rest of June and July. We get caught up and talk about the mandolin. You may already know this, but the mandolin is tuned the same as a fiddle. Interesting! This week the tune is Shippensport…
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Episode 298: New Songs from Recent Releases from Atlantic CanadaEpisode
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New songs recently released from artists throughout Atlantic Canada, including: Richard Neville, The Once, Sherman Downey, Kelly Loder, Aaron Collis, Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier, Jimmy Rankin, Jessica Rhaye, the East Pointers and Tara MacLean. https://www.facebook.com/ron.moores.18By Ron Moores with artists from all over Atlantic Canada.
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Episode 408: Northern Resonance (with Tall Poppy String Band)
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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friends are Anna Ekborg Hans-ers, Jerker Hans-ers, and Petrus Dillner of Northern Resonance, with special guests George Jackson and Morgan Harris! We recorded this in Viroqua, Wisconsin towards the end of our tour back in April. Tune in this episode: Pride o…
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BEST OF: Double Stops and Drones (Tail Toddle)
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Starting summer vacation this week so I'm replaying an episode I recorded in December of 2022 about double stops and drones. I'll be back next week with Old-Time tunes. My course for double stops and drones can be found here. This episode covers how Megan helps her students learn to play double stops and drones and presents a setting of Tail Toddle…
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Episode 297: Music from Venues in Atlantic Canada
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Featuring music from artists who have appeared at this year’s “ECMA’s” in Prince Edward Island, “Trails Tales and Tunes Festival” in Newfoundland and at the “Festival of Small Halls” in Prince Edward Island, including Jimmy Rankin, Morgan Toney, Tim Baker, The Bombadills, Rum Ragged, The Once, Shermanm Downey, David Francey, Richard Neville, Craig …
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Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Steve Rosen. We recorded this at The Old Town School of Folk Music. Tune in this episode: Forked Deer (0:57) Chief O’Neill’s (13:08) Nail that Catfish to a Tree (Steve Rosen original) (26:52) Mississippi Sawyer (35:15) Mary Blacksmith (42:54) Bonus…
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This week I have a conversation with Irish fiddler Ellery Klein. Ellery Klein performs across New England with the fiddle, flute, and guitar trio Fódhla and nationally with the three-fiddle Celtic powerhouse group, The Bow Tides, whose debut album, Sailing On, was released in 2022. She also teaches fiddle to all ages in the Boston area and beyond. …
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My guest this week is Tony Trischka, who returns to Bluegrass Jam Along to chat about his superb new record Earl Jam. We talk about Tony receiving a thumb drive containing 200 unheard recordings of Earl Scruggs jamming with John Hartford, and his amazement at not just how many tunes were on there that he'd never heard Earl play, but also hearing Ea…
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Welcome to this week’s Bluegrass Briefing, a weekly series of episodes taking a look at what’s going on in the world of bluegrass. Here are the links to stuff mentioned in this episode. News and announcements - Church Street News Peghead Nation - Weekly Mandolin Workout Releases (The Grass is New) The Grass is (mostly) New 2024 playlist Scroll on B…
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Reference recording for the tab posted--view my tabs here.By mmuussiiccaall
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Today - June 8th - is Tony Rice's birthday. To celebrate, I'm reposting the chat I had with Alison Krauss as part of the 'Church Street Blues' 40th anniversary celebrations last year. The final episodes ended up being almost 5 hours long, so I thought it would be fun to re-post this as a standalone episode for those who missed it (or just want to l…
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Episode 296: Preview PEI Festival of Small Halls
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Preview of the PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls - who’s playing and where they’re playing in towns and villages throughout Prince Edward Island with special guest Josh Ellis, Executive Director of the Festival. Artists from PEI, Atlantic Canada and abroad include “Maukin” (formerly 3 members of Ten Strings and a Goatskin”, Dave Gunning and son Ju…
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J. D. Crowe & The New South @ The Holiday Inn, Lexington KY, November 1974. J. D. Crowe, banjo and baritone vocals; Tony Rice, guitar and lead vocals; Ricky Skaggs, mandolin/fiddle, lead and tenor vocals; Bobby Slone, bass.By corcoran
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J. D. Crowe & The New South @ The Holiday Inn, Lexington KY, November 1974. J. D. Crowe, banjo and baritone vocals; Tony Rice, guitar and lead vocals; Ricky Skaggs, mandolin/fiddle, lead and tenor vocals; Bobby Slone, bass.By corcoran
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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys, WSM Radio, June 1953. With Benny Martin, fiddle and vocals; Curly Seckler, mandolin and vocals.By corcoran
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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys, WSM Radio, June 1953. With Benny Martin, fiddle and vocals; Curly Seckler, mandolin and vocals.By Benny Martin
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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, & The Foggy Mountain Boys, early 50s radio broadcast. Personnel unknown.By corcoran
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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, & The Foggy Mountain Boys, early 50s radio broadcast. Personnel unknown.By corcoran
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J. D. Crowe & The KY Mountain Boys, @ Red Slipper Lounge, 22 November 1968. With Red Allen, vocals and guitar; J. D. Crowe, vocals and banjo; Doyle Lawson, vocals and mandolin; Bobby Slone, bass.By corcoran
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