Banjojustin - Posted - 10/08/2008:  17:57:27

Good day all, I was hoping someone out there may be able to provide me with some old time banjo/fiddle tunes found in East Tennessee or the Cumberland Plateau area. There doesn't seem to be too much info on the internet about old time music in Tennessee, so I'd appreciate whatever anyone can offer on the subect. I've got a few tunes I found on an out of print LP, one of my favorites is 'Lincoln Was A Union Man' played by Dee Hicks. I know the Hicks' have a couple of out of print LP's out there but so far I haven't been able to access them. I also play 'Needlecase' which Mike Seeger sourced from Sam McGee who lived somewhere near Nashville I believe.

Regards, Justin

Check out my sound files on my homepage:
http://www.banjohangout.org/myhango....asp?id=7609

Edited by - Banjoman on 10/09/2008 18:27:20

japus - Posted - 10/08/2008:  20:13:46

Justin go to this site and check on their links. a lot related to TN and possibly what your seeking..They are a great group, I was with them last week for a bit, just to listen

Forever a beginner
Best wishes

jbalch - Posted - 10/08/2008:  20:19:14

Jim Wood made a cd with John Hartford called The Bullies Have All Gone To Rest. Jim played fiddle and John played banjo (three finger style).

From what I understand, the tunes on this cd are all from Middle Tennessee. It is a fantastic collection of old music.

http://www.jimwoodmusic.net/cddetail.php?cd=WR1001


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gailg64 - Posted - 10/08/2008:  21:09:55

To get an earful some really fine players from Tennessee, go to oldtimetennessee.com
You'll hear sound clips from present-day fiddlers & banjo players who have learned directly from old-timers---Michael Defosche, Tom Jackson, Mike Bryant, and Joseph Decosimo (all of whom were at the Tennessee Valley Fiddlers Convention at Athens, AL last weekend.) These folks are knowledgeable about & carry on the tradition of great regional musicians such as Clyde Davenport, Charlie Acuff, Bob Douglas, Uncle Jimmy McCarroll, Jess Young & Homer Davenport, the McGees, & Uncle Dave Macon. They frequent fiddlers conventions in the area and occasionally perform at local events.
Gail (just back from Tennessee!)

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Originally posted by Banjojustin

Good day all, I was hoping someone out there may be able to provide me with some old time banjo/fiddle tunes found in East Tennessee or the Cumberland Plateau area. There doesn't seem to be too much info on the internet about old time music in Tennessee, so I'd appreciate whatever anyone can offer on the subect. I've got a few tunes I found on an out of print LP, one of my favorites is 'Lincoln Was A Union Man' played by Dee Hicks. I know the Hicks' have a couple of out of print LP's out there but so far I haven't been able to access them. I also play 'Needlecase' which Mike Seeger sourced from Sam McGee who lived somewhere near Nashville I believe.

Regards, Justin

Check out my sound files on my homepage:
http://www.banjohangout.org/myhango....asp?id=7609

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fretlessinfortwayne - Posted - 10/09/2008:  17:30:17

Ditto to what Gail said. I would add just one more name -- Bob Townsend, a great contemporary fiddler of the Cumberland Plateau style. Bob was influenced by the late fiddle player Oscar Overturf.

The Tennssee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Athens, Ala., by the way, is a wonderful event. I used to go it every year but the distance is too great for me now that I am living near Artic Circle, or so it seems to this Alabama boy during a northern Indiana winter.

Dean

"Hooray Jake, Hooray John, Breakin'' up Christmas all night long."

gailg64 - Posted - 10/09/2008:  18:02:11

Ah yes---Bob is a wonderful player of the tunes of the old timers of his area--he lives in S. Pittsburg just west of Chattanooga. He has at least one Cd and it includes a number of interesting tunes from Oscar Overturf. Joseph Decosimo, who learned a lot of tunes from Bob, played Overturf's Altamont in the old-time fiddle contest at the Tenn. Valley Convention last weekend.
Gail

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Originally posted by fretlessinfortwayne

Ditto to what Gail said. I would add just one more name -- Bob Townsend, a great contemporary fiddler of the Cumberland Plateau style. Bob was influenced by the late fiddle player Oscar Overturf.

The Tennssee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention in Athens, Ala., by the way, is a wonderful event. I used to go it every year but the distance is too great for me now that I am living near Artic Circle, or so it seems to this Alabama boy during a northern Indiana winter.

Dean

"Hooray Jake, Hooray John, Breakin'' up Christmas all night long."

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japus - Posted - 10/09/2008:  18:49:50

sorry justin here is the link http://www.lostmill.com/

Forever a beginner
Best wishes