Lotus Dickey Tunes
Tunes recorded at Lotus Dickey's home on Grease Gravy Hill, or at his brother Cyprien's home. Grease Gravy Road is a dirt road just of of US150 a few miles outside of Paoli, Indiana.
1981. home recordings by David Brose. 1987 recordings by DrDosido.
-
(1981) Lotus Dickey
- The Baltimore
- Liverpool Hornpipe Cyprien Dickey - fiddle, Lotus - guitar
- Bohemian Polka
- Forest of Bondi
- Stone Rag
-
(1987) Lotus Dickey
- Grey Eagle
Cyprien Dickey
- Muskatatuck Waltz
At Indiana University, November 1981 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
- Such
a Long Time Old Friend
(Written for his 50th high school class reunion.) - I'll Hang My Harp on the Willow Tree (A ballad his father sang)
- Annie Laurie (Lotus's favorite song)
- Green Fields of Americawith Paul Tyler-guitar & David Brose-banjo
On Music Down Home on WFIU-Bloomington, hosted first by Gary Stanton, and later by Paul Tyler. Gary seconded Lotus on guitar. On the later show, Bob Lucas played guitar and Paul played mandolin.
-
1983
- Midnight Waltz
- White River Bottoms 1986
- Allen Downey C Waltz #1
- Ganges Waltz
(A total surprise to Bob, this Bb tune has some unusual changes.)
Lotus at the Indiana Fiddlers Gathering
Highlights from a six-year run for Lotus Dickey & Friends at Battle Ground. Lotus first performed with Dillon Bustin on banjo & guitar and Linda Handelsman on hammered dulcimer & concertina. Later appearances were with Bob Lucas on guitar and Paul Tyler on mandolin.
-
July 3-4, 1981
- Paddy on the Handcar/ Paddy on the Turnpike
- Missouri Waltz June 25 & 29, 1982
- Oyster River/ Weller's Reel/ Greenfields of America
- I See the Lightning Flashing June 25-26, 1983
- Blue on Monday (original)
- What Is Love?
(original), with Karen Billings-vocal
& Paul Tyler-mandolin
June 23-24, 1984
- Do You Feel the Same About Me? (original)
- Oh, Is It a Sin? (original)
- Single Footin' Horse-Creighton's Hornpipe
- Liverpool Hornpipe-Mountain Hornpipe
-
June 21-23, 1985
- Goin' to Town
- Dixie Darling
- Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
- Bury Me Out on the Lone Prairie
- The Spirit of Saint Louis (original)
- Billy in the Lowground June 27-29, 1986
- Indiana, My Home Sweet Home (original)
- Black-Eyed Susie
- Katy Hill
The Orange County Tune Project
In 1986 and '87, Lotus Dickey worked with Dr.Dosido to remember and record all the tunes he learned during his Orange County boyhood, from hearing his neighbors play music.
Tunes learned circa 1926 from Albert Dougherty of Paoli: The first is the one that broke the dam of memory and let out a whole flood of fine old tunes.
- Albert Dougherty D Tune #1
- Albert Dougherty D Tune #2
- Albert Dougherty D & A Tune
- Albert Dougherty D Waltz #1
Tunes learned circa 1926 from John Coulter of Chambersburg: He was a storekeeper. Lotus often said with gestures, that Mr. Coulter had "a real jerk in his bow."
Tunes learned circa 1926 from Allen Downey, who "came into our district from Robinson County, Illinois." (Note: There is a town named Robinson in Illinois, but not a county.)
- Greasy Strings
- Allen Downey C Waltz #1
- Down the Pike
- Dickey's Discovery (After Lotus discovered this unnamed tune in 1985, it took several years of remembering before he declared "We learned that of Allen Downey.")
Tunes learned circa 1926 from Poindexter "Deck" Ainsworth, who came up from Arkansas.
- The Baltimore
- Porter
- Billy in the Lowground (Lotus claimed no one knew this tune in Orange County until Deck Ainsworth arrived.)
- Kiss Waltz
Tunes learned circa 1926 from other local fiddlers and musicians.
- Sweet Bundy
- Lotus's brother Cyprien learned this one "from a fellow by the name of Lee Trinkle, down around Rego, Indiana, in Orange County."
- Pegleg learned from George Strother "An old gentleman from down home, long gone."
- Ed Fleming Waltz
Tunes from beyond Orange County
-
book tunes
- Oyster River Hornpipe
- Peck o'Mant Hornpipe
- New Century Hornpipe radio tunes
- Goodnight Waltz
- Goin' to Have a Big Time Tonight