Bonaparte's Retreat--William H. Stepp

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Size: 777kb, uploaded 2/8/2013 6:23:48 AM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time

Kentucky fiddler William H. Stepp so impressed Allan and Elizabeth Lomax in their 1937 Library and Congress recording, that Mr. Lomax recommended the tune to Aaron Copland who subsequently used it in his famous hoe-down piece in the ballet "Rodeo." The story is well-told by Stephen Wade in his new book The Beautiful Music All Around Us. Mr. Stepp played it an breakneck speed, different from the more charming versions abounding in other old-time recordings, but it was also impressive enough to use in the famous commercial: Beef--It's What's for Dinner.

4 comments on “Bonaparte's Retreat--William H. Stepp”

SCclawman Says:
Friday, February 8, 2013 @6:51:13 AM

Janet,

Your versions of songs are normally my favorite. This one is my favorite:)

Don Borchelt Says:
Friday, February 8, 2013 @10:27:51 AM

Very nice picking, Janet, very elegant, as always.

SCclawman Says:
Thursday, September 25, 2014 @6:38:40 AM

I came to comment on how much I love this version and your playing here only to realize I already commented. So, I figured i'd just go ahead and reinforce my opinion that this is awesome :)

JanetB Says:
Thursday, September 25, 2014 @6:53:47 PM

Thanks, Travis, Don and Travis again--two of my favorite pickers on the hangout.

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