Indiana Hoedown: Found Recordings
Historical Recordings
Fiddlers
Circa 1940. Frank Wisehart (Frankfort). Recordings made at Wabash College by mathematics professor, George Kascallen, on a recording machine owned by the Speech Department. Four 7" aluminum discs containing 8 tunes were preserved by Mr. Wisehart's son-in-law, Roy Litten. Ethel Litten, Roy's wife, played piano. J. Fritz was on banjo
- Leather Britches
- Chase the Squirrel
- The NRA
- White River Bottoms
1961. Joe Altman (St. Meinrad) - fiddle & vocals. Joe Altman & the Spaasmachers recorded a custom LP in honor of the centennial of the town of St. Meinrad. The band included Oscar 'Butch' Kunkler on guitar and Vic Beecher on bass. Billy Fisher was the announcer. [Recordings dubbed at Oscar Kunkler's home.]
- Eins Zwei Drei und a Vier [Raatiko]
- Der Flugelhund (Flying Hound)
- Butcher Hannes waltz
- old-time polka [Flop-eared Mule]
Local response was strong enough that a second LP was recorded a year later.
Balkan Music
Circa 1950. Elia Calcoff Orchestra (Fort Wayne) - 78s of Macedonian dance music recorded at a local radio station for St. Nicholas Macedonian Orthodox Church.
- Bulgarsko (Horo)
- Kostursko (Horo)
- Oidevoika (Horo)
- Malo (Horo)
- Kasapsko (Horo)
1977. Recordings made at Jenny's Restaurant in by Indiana University folklore students working on the Gary Project.
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Drina Orchestra (Gary)
- kolo
- song Linda Pappas Trio (Gary)
- hasapiko
- syrtos
Hillbilly Music
Radio Transcriptions
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Shorty Cook Collection (The Down Homers)
- We're Making Money on the Farm Bob Homan Collection (Hoosier Cornhuskers)
- Perry on Lake Erie Donald Lake Collection (Blackhawk Valley Boys)
- song Sam DeVincent Collection (The Hilltoppers)
- Georgia Cracker WGL-TV Collection
- song (Prairie Ramblers)
78s
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Joe Taylor Collection (Indiana Redbirds)
- My Gal's a Square Dance Caller Shorty Cook Collection
- Flat River Missouri (Judy & Jen)
Commercial Albums
Balkan Music
- Kasapsko Oro
- Paidushko
- Shto Me O Milo
- Macedonsko Horo
Bluegrass
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Green Mountain Grass (includes Vic Rigsby)
- The Home Place Wildwood Flowers (includes David Hall)
- If the Truth Were Known Tri-County Travelers (includes Jack Childress)
- I'm Sittin' on Top of the World
-
Hector Phillips
- White Wash Man
- Durang's Hornpipe & the Patoka Valley Boys
- Walker Street Reel
- Tell It to Your Old Grandma