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Posted by ElGringorio
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Size: 2,501kb, uploaded 9/15/2008 6:47:48 PM
Genre: Old Time / Playing Style: Clawhammer and Old-Time
Steve Overby, of Scottsboro, Alabama, is playing the fiddle and I am following along on my Ramsey fretless at an old-time music party near Pikeville, Tenn. on Aug. 30, 2008. I had heard Steve play the tune for the first time earlier in the day and corralled him into playing and recording it with me. The aforementioned party -- Gil-fest -- is a hoot and named after the host, Gil Sewell, who is one fine fella.
5 comments on “Getting Away from the Federals”
RWJonesy Says:
Thursday, September 18, 2008 @7:23:57 PM
Hey you guys sound terrific together ! Nice tune. Is this a Civil War tune?
ElGringorio Says:
Friday, September 19, 2008 @3:25:34 AM
Well, you heard me playing the tune only for the second time, having heard it earlier in the day, so Steve is really doing the heavy lifting. The title would imply the Civil War, but I am not sure if it was played during the war or afterward. I'll do a little research on that.
_SteveO Says:
Thursday, September 25, 2008 @9:14:37 PM
Hey Dean,
My friend Bob Townsend informs me that the melody may be older, but the words are from the Civil War. Some of them go:
Gettin' away from the federals
Gettin' away I say
Gettin' away from the federals
I'm a-going home today
Steve
Don Borchelt Says:
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @3:49:48 PM
Nice picking and fiddling. I like the sound of the fretless.
Feo Says:
Friday, October 3, 2008 @8:25:47 AM
That is a nice tune - kinda Liza Jane -sounding .. thanks
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