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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.
James Gideon "Gid" Tanner (June 6, 1885 – May 13, 1960) was an American old-time fiddler and one of the earliest stars of what would come to be known as country music. [1] His band, the Skillet Lickers , was one of the most innovative and influential string bands of the 1920s and 1930s.
Gordon Stobbe (/ ˈ s t oʊ b i / STOH-bee; [1] born 1945–46) C.M is a Canadian fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, and composer based in Seaforth, Nova Scotia.Stobbe was born in Saskatchewan, but has made his home on the East Coast of Canada since 1977.
Johnson learned to play the fiddle at an early age with some assistance from his father. When he was young, he used to practice with his two brothers, Albert on banjo and Ester on guitar. [ 1 ] Between 1920 and 1934, he was a regular participant at the Atlanta Fiddlers' Convention. [ 2 ]
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 ...
Jarrell's first fiddle, which he bought for $10, is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. [2] He was the subject of two documentaries produced by Les Blank: Sprout Wings and Fly [6] and My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge. [7] He also featured in the 2002 DVD Legends of Old Time Music. [8]
Fred's solo fiddle album Southern Clawhammer: Kicking Mule: KM 213: several solo banjo tracks recorded by Ray Alden 1992: Best Fiddle-Banjo Duets: County: CD 2702: with Tommy Jarrell, duets now on the 2 County CDs 2734-2735 plus field recordings from the collection of Ray Alden & Dave Spilkia (out-of-print) 2004: Fred Cockerham: Field Recorders ...
Ambrose Gaines "Uncle Am" Stuart (1853–1926) was an American Old-time fiddle player. After winning various fiddle contests across the Southern Appalachian region in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Stuart made several recordings in June 1924 that would later prove influential in the development of early Country music.