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Bill Hensley, Mountain Fiddler, Asheville, North Carolina. Old time (also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music.Old time fiddle tunes are derived from European folk dance forms such as the jig, reel, breakdown, schottische, waltz, two-step, and polka.
The tune is such a solid exemplar of Americana that it is the title of a radio show, Yew Piney Mountain, which airs on Wednesdays from 6-7 pm CST on KRUI, 89.7 FM in Iowa City, Iowa. [7] It is also the name of a Smithsonian Folkways compilation.
Vivian Williams (née Tomlinson; May 27, 1938 – January 6, 2023) was an American fiddler, composer, recording artist, and writer. [1] [2] She won national fiddling titles, including the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest, and in 2013 she was inducted into the North American Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame.
The canonical American fiddle tune, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was written by Charlie Daniels as an interpretation the "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" by Vassar Clements and has been covered innumerable times. Although classified as country rock, the tune uses licks based on old-time fiddle playing and rock guitar riffs. Unlike most old-time ...
Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & The Dixieliners : Rare Old Time Fiddle Tunes - Starday SLP-202 (1962); reissued Pine Mountain PMR-202. Arthur Smith & the McGee Brothers : Mountain Songs and Instrumentals - Folkways FA-2379 (1964) Arthur Smith & the McGee Brothers : Milk 'Em in the Evening Blues - Folkways FTS-31007 (1968) Reissued material also ...
Like most fiddle tunes, "Blackberry Blossom" has an A part and a B part. In Arthur Smith's 1935 version, the A part is in the key of G major, with C and D chords in the second half of the part; the B part introduces an E major chord, making for a rather unusual mood shift.
Clawhammer Banjo: Old Time Banjo and Fiddle Tunes: County: 701: reissued on County CD 2716, Clawhammer Banjo Vol 1 (2002) with extra tracks 1968: Down to the Cider Mill: County: 713: with Tommy Jarrell & Oscar Jenkins. This and the two below LPs were reissued with the exception of several tracks on 2 County CDs - 2734 & 2735 (2004) [2] 1970
Texas Fiddle Legends Benny Thomasson and Dick Barrett (Yazoo 517, VHS video) recorded early 1970s, released late 1990s; Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle (Voyager VRCD 345) recorded informally on March 3, 1974, re-released 1999; Tenino Old Time Music Festival: 1970 - 1978 Fiddle Tunes and Other Instrumentals (Voyager CD 367) - 2005