From Field, Event, & Home Recordings
Plus selected historic recordings from early 78rpm phonodiscs and published albums
ID# Project* Hometown or recording location - recording year.
Personnel & instrumentation. Contextual information.
Recorded selections
*hover for full project title
Joe Altman & the SpaasmachersIH072 TMHS St. Meinrad - 1961. Custom recording produced as souvenir of St. Meinrad centennial. |
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Bob AndersonAF025 Rensselaer - 1969. LP - Indiana Hoedown. Acc. by Thomas Harper (banjo), Clayton Paul (guitar), Dennis Ricker (banjo), Norman Carlson (bass), with Raymond Pattengale (caller). |
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Dillard ArmstrongIH013 TMHS Portland - 1979. Acc. by Collins Cisco (guitar) & Ritchell Bowman (mandolin). |
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IH005 TMHS Portland - 1979. Fiddler's Contest at Jay County Fairgrounds rec. by Paul L. Tyler (see also Russell Coe, Adlie Hedges, LeRoy Holliday & Lowell Logan).
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Homer ArthurIH421 ATM
Stinesville - 1955. "Old Fiddler's Contest" rec. by Richard
Castner (see also Mentford Dillinger & Lee Watkins). |
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James AtkinsonGL010 IUFL Lebanon to Indianapolis - 1981. Original tape in Archives of Traditional Music. DrDosido has no copy. |
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Millard BargerGL009 IUFL Paragon - 1981. Acc. by Paul Tyler (guitar). Original tape in Archives of Traditional Music. DrDosido has partial copy. |
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Cuje BertramMF125 Wayne County, Kentucky to Indianapolis - c1970. With unidentified accompanists. Home recording located and shared by Bobby Fulcher. |
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Carl BischoffIH301 IUFL Decatur - 1976. Acc. by daughter Beth on organ. |
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Toad Bradley |
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IH023 TMHS Servia - 1979. Acc. by Paul Tyler.
N.B. This session was brief, due to technical problems. |
IH039 Servia - 1980. With the Moore Brothers
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AO177 - c1990. Cassette - Memories of Old Fiddlers. |
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Teresa BroadwellIH055 TMHS Bloomington - 1980. With Billy Thatcher (guitar). Rec. by Paul L. Tyler at Old Fiddlers Day at Harmonie State Park in Posey County (see also Brian "Hawk Hubbard, Ebert "Mac" McClain, Hector Phillips & Stephanie White). |
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Thomas BryantIH402 ATM
Evansville - 1938. Rec. by Alan Lomax. |
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Jimmie Campbell |
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GL007 Dolan - 1980. Acc. by Paul Tyler (guitar)
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IH422 ATM
Monroe County - 1955. Recorded by Guthrie Meade.
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Jack CarmenIH006 TMHS Fort Wayne - c1955. With Nancy Lee Hilltoppers. Radio transcriptions dubbed from the collection of Sam Devincent. |
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Michael ClevelandIFG Henryville to Louisville - 1993 to '96. At the Indiana Fiddlers Gathering in Battle Ground. |
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FP082 - 1993. Cassette - Highlights from the 1993 Fiddlers Gathering.
FP158 - 1996. Cassette - Highlights from the 1996 Fiddlers Gathering.
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AP252 - 2002. CD - Michael Cleveland Flame Keeper.
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Russell CoeIH005 TMHS Portland - 1979. Fiddler's Contest at Jay County Fairgrounds rec. by Paul L. Tyler (see also Dillard Armstrong, Adlie Hedges, LeRoy Holliday & Lowell Logan). |
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James Cole of James Cole's String (or Washboard) BandDD112 Indianapolis - 1930. For more info, see my 2017 blog post on old-time Indiana Fiddle Bands. |
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Karl ConnerIH047 TMHS Fort Wayne - c1950. Staff violinist at WOWO with the Blackhawk Valley Boys. Radio transcriptions dubbed from the collection of Donald Lake. |
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Ed CosnerGL265 FCW Munster - 2012. With Katie Bern (fiddle) at a Fiddle Club of the World meeting in Chicago. |
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Richard Cox & the National FiddlersDD112 Richmond - 1932. Bernard F. Henson may be the fiddler or the guitarist. John Welling plays steel guitar. For more info, see my 2017 blog post on old-time Indiana Fiddle Bands. |
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Eddie CrumIH418 ATM
Bloomington - 1962. Rec. by Judy McCulloh (see also Otis
Wright). |
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Powell CummingsGL014 IUFL
Cuzco - 1981. With Ken Smelser (fiddle) and Paul Tyler
(guitar). |
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Joe DawsonGL167 Bloomington - 1998. Acc by Frank Hall (fiddle), Junior Fleener (banjo) & Paul Tyler (guitar). |
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Cyprien DickeyGL038 Paoli - 1987. Acc. by Lotus Dickey (brother)
on guitar. |
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Lotus DickeyIH425 ATM
Paoli - 1981. Rec. by Mary Hufford (the first
folklorist to record Lotus). |
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Steven DickeyGL258 Paoli - 2011. With Grease Gravy, including Nancy Dickey (banjo), David Crecelius (guitar) & Maria Abel-Crecelius (mandolin). At the Midwest Folklife Festival in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. |
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Metford DillingerIH421 ATM
Stinesville - 1955. "Old Fiddler's Contest" rec. by Richard
Castner (see also Homer Arthur & Lee Watkins). |
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Milovan "Mel" DokichEF015 ATM
Pittsburgh to Detroit to Chicago - 1977. With the Drina
Orchestra, a tamburitza ensemble led by Milan Opacich, a
Gary fireman. Recorded by Richard March & Richard
Vidutas at Jennie's Restaurant for the Indiana
University Folklore Institute's Gary Project. |
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Clarence "Jerry" Dooley with the Novelty AcesCO208 unknown hometown - c1946. CD (reissue) - Novelty Aces Transcriptions and Broadcasts. |
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unknown fiddler with The Down HomersIH003 TMHS Fort Wayne to Connecticutt - c1950. Sesac transcriptions dubbed from the collection of Everett "Shorty" Cook. If recorded during their Fort Wayne days, the fiddler may be Lloyd Cornell; if from their tenure in Connecticutt, the fiddler is Slim Coxx. |
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Donald Duff & the Duff FamilyIH026 TMHS Lebanon - 1979. Donald (fiddle) & Lawrence Duff (guitar) with Don (banjo) & Donny Payton (dobro). Also, Caroline Duff (Donald's wife) plays piano. |
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AA020 - 1973. LP (compilation) Sop'n Up Gravy.
AA009 - 1974. LP (compilation) Hollow Poplar.
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Dena El Saffar with SalaamAF064 OTS Oak Park, Illinois to Bloomington - 2013. Dena on joza or kemanche (spike fiddle) with Tim Moore (husband) on drums, Amir El Saffar (brother) on santur & others. At World Music Wednesday in Chicago. |
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W.E. FisherIH424 ATM
Bedford - 1975. Rec. by Robert Cogswell. |
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Tilfer Floyd of Nicholson's PlayersDD112 Salem - 1930. For more info, see my 2017 blog post on old-time Indiana Fiddle Bands. |
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Francis GeelsIH001 TMHS Decatur - 1979. Accompanied by Helen Loshe, guitar & Esther Mowery, bass. |
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IH019 TMHS Decatur - 1979. Accompanied by Paul Tyler, guitar.
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Commercial discs and radio broadcasts |
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IH002 TMHS Fort Wayne & Chicago - 1948 & '49. 78s with Joe Taylor & the Redbirds.
IH054 TMHS Fort Wayne - 1957. On radio - Country Talent Time.
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AA009 IFG Battle Ground - 1974. LP - Hollow Poplar: The Second Battle Ground Fiddlers' Gathering.
AA008 IFG Battle Ground - 1975. LP Ladies on the Flatboat: The Third Battle Ground Fiddlers Gathering.
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GL142 ITT - 1994. Acc. by Esther Mowrey (sister) on guitar. Adler House In the Tradition Fiddlers' Reunion in Libertyville, Illinois. |
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Dan Gellert |
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IH035 TMHS Elkhart - 1980. Visited at home by Paul Tyler
GL153 Evanston, Illinois - 1995. Concert for Hogeye Folk Arts. Rec. by Tyler Wilson.
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GL242 FCW Chicago - 2009. Featured guest at the Fiddle Club of the World.
GL235 OTS Chicago - 2009. With Rayna Gellert (fiddle) at Old Town School of Folk Music's Folk & Roots Festival.
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Commercial LPs and cassettes. |
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AA021 IFG - 1976. LP - Roustabout: The Fourth Battle Ground Fiddlers' Gathering.
FP039 - 1984. Cassette - With Shoofly Forked Deer.
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FF051 - 1991. Cassette - With Brad Leftwich A Moment in Time.
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Arnold GoodmanIH420 ATM
Petersburg - 1971. Mix tape compiled by Ed Riley for the
Pike County Old-Time Music Association (see also Ed Riley). |
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David HallIH017 TMHS Monticello. Acc. by Mike (guitar) & Marvin Flowers (bass). |
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Frank HallBloomington to Ireland. |
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GL223 Chicago - 2007. Acc. by Lena Ullman (banjo) & Paul Tyler (guitar).
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GL271 FCW Chicago - 2012. At Fiddle Club of the World.
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Frank Hall & Bob Herring (Easy Street String Band)IH040 TMHS
Bloomington - 1979. Rec. by Gary Stanton for "Music Down
Home on WFIU-FM. |
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With the Easy Street String Band.
Bob Herring (fiddle) |
FP020 - 1980. LP - Easy Street String Band Money in Both Pockets.
GL006 IFG Battle Ground -1980 & GL008 - 1981 Easy Street at Indiana Fiddlers Gathering.
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Harold HaugGL021 IUFL Ferdinand - 1981. Acc. by Paul Tyler on guitar. |
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Adlie HedgesIH014 TMHS Portland. Acc. by Tom Lyons (guitar). Adlie learned the first two tunes from his father. |
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IH005 TMHS Portland - 1979. Fiddle Contest rec. by Paul L. Tyler (see also Dillard Armstrong &c.)
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Hammie HinkleIH416 ATM
Monroe County - 1949. Acc by Dale McLung (guitar). Rec. by
Joseph Raben. |
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LeRoy HollidayIH005 TMHS Portland - 1979. Fiddle Contest at Jay County Fairgrounds rec. by Paul L. Tyler (see also Dillard Armstrong, Russell Coe, Adlie Hedges & Lowell Logan). |
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Brian "Hawk" HubbardIH055 TMHS Bloomington - 1980. Rec. by Paul L. Tyler at Old Fiddlers Day at Harmonie State Park in Posey County (see also Teresa Broadwell, Ebert "Mac" McClain, Hector Phillips & Stephanie White). |
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Edgar Hursey |
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IH034 TMHS Ligonier - 1980. Rec. by Paul L. Tyler
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GL158 Ligonier - 1997. Acc. by Paul Tyler (guitar)
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Jess Johnston with Jess Hilliard & His West Va HillbilliesDD112 Richmond - 1933. Johnston is accompanied by Jess Hillard (guitar) and __ Neal (mandolin). For more info, see my 2017 blog post on old-time Indiana Fiddle Bands. |
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Ramona JonesDaviess County to Stone County, Arkansas. LP & Cassette. |
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AF146 - c1975. LP - Stone County Fiddling.
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AP162 - c1980. Cassette- Ladies Fancy.
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Lowell KellerAA009 Crawfordsville - 1974. LP (complilation) - Hollow Poplar: The Second Battle Ground Fiddlers' Gathering. |
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William Bernard Lee & Bill HardyIH016
TMHS
Brown & Monroe Counties - 1979. Rec. at DrDosido's
apartment near Unionville. |
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IH437 ATM Brown County - 1964. Recorded by Pat Dunford.
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Brad LeftwichGL171 Bloomington - 1994. Acc. by Linda Higginbotham (banjo uke) at a workshop in Malibu, California. |
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GL029 IFG Battle Ground - 1984. Leftwich & Higginbotham.
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FF012 - 1983. LP - Leftwich & Higginbotham Buffalo Gal: Won't You Come Out Tonight?
FF012 - 1984. LP - Leftwich & Higginbotham No One to Bring Home Tonight
FF034 - 1991. Cassette - With the Humdingers First Take
FF051 - 1992. Cassette - With Dan Gellert A Moment in Time
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Lowell LoganIH005 TMHS Portland - 1979. Fiddle Contest at Jay County Fairgrounds rec. by Paul L. Tyler (see also Dillard Armstrong, Russell Coe, Adlie Hedges & LeRoy Holliday). |
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Ebert "Mac" McClainIH065 TMHS Danville - 1980. Acc. by Paul Tyler (guitar) |
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IH055 1980. TMHS Old Fiddlers Day at Harmonie State Park in Posey County (see also Teresa Broadweill &c.).
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Robert 'Strawberry' McCloudAF034 Bloomington - 1977. Recorded at WFIU-FM. From the collection of Gary Stanton. |
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Sleepy MarlinAP009 New Albany - 1969. Folkraft 45s. |
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Noble MeltonIH015 TMHS Indianapolis - 1979. Acc. by Don Melton (guitar), Terry (banjo) & Linda "Mac" Bellner (guitar). |
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Homer "Slim" MillerDD124 NBD Lizton to Chicago to Cincinnati to Renfro Valley - 1930s & 40s. |
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With the Smoky Mountain Ramblers - 1930.
With the Cumberland Ridge Runners - 1933.
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With the Pinex Merrymakers - c1945.
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Ray Moore (The Moore Brothers)IH039 Servia - 1980. TMHS With Glessner "Toad" Bradley; acc. by Canton Moore (mandolin), Jack Chaffen (banjo) & Michelle Moore (bs). |
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Everett "Smoky" MorganGL023 IUFL
Eckerty - 1981. Acc. by Tyler (guitar). Original tape is in
the Archives of Traditional Music. |
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Obie & Ossie: Herb Obermeyer & Oscar "Butch" KunklerIH066 TMHS Fulda - 1980. Herb plays fiddle. Oscar plays guitar and sings. |
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Evelyn Lang PerryGL028 IFG Frankfort - 1983. With National Barn Dance Reunion at Indiana Fiddlers Gathering in Battle Ground. (See also Lotus Dicky & Pete Sutherland). |
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Hector PhillipsPetersburgh. TMHS With the Patoka Valley Boys: Tony Rothrock (mandolin), Jerrel Sharp (guitar), &c. |
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IH027 Bloomington - 1979. The Patoka Valley Boys in Bear's Back Room.
IH029 TMHS Petersburg - 1980. Acc. by Dillon Bustin (guitar).
Acc. by Paul Tyler (guitar) |
IH055 TMHS - 1980. Old Fiddlers Day at Harmonie State Park in Posey County (see also Brian "Hawk Hubbard &c.).
IH074 LP - Patoka Valley Boys Pike County Pickin'.
IH075 LP - Hector Phillips & the Patoka Valley Boys.
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Thurman PercifieldIH405 ATM
Helmsburg - 1960. Rec. by Donald Winkelman at Abe Martin
Lodge, Brown County State Park. |
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Roger RichardsonIH407 & IH413 ATM
Martinsville - 1962. Rec. by Judy McCulloh. |
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Ed RileyIH420 ATM
Petersburg - 1971. Mix tape compiled by Ed Riley for the
Pike County Old-Time Music Association (see also Arnold
Goodman). |
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IH074 LP - Patoka Valley Boys Pike County Pickin'.
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Vic RigsbyIH012 TMHS Cromwell - 1979. See Browse Folk Musicians for Vic's solo banjo playing. |
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Wayne SatkampIH067
TMHS
Stendahl- 1980. With Barbara (wife) on bass, Charlie (son)
on mandolin & Hugo (father) on drums. |
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Walter & Brian SeitzGL016 IUFL Dubois - 1981. Original tape in Archives of Traditional Music. DrDosido has no copy. |
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Ken SmelserIH056 TMHS Paoli - 1980. Acc. Mary Ruth Riley on fiddle (daughter), Brad Leftwich (banjo uke) & Paul Tyler (guitar). |
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GL026 - 1981. With Mary Ruth Riley (fiddle), Brad Leftwich (banjo) & Paul Tyler (guitar).
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GL011 IUFL
- 1981. With Maurice "Mousy" Wininger on piano. Original
tape in Archives of Tradtional Music. |
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AF018 - 1977. LP - Traditional Dance Tunes. With the Raincrow Countryside Band: Kathy Restle (fiddle), Dillon Bustin (banjo-tin whistle), Bob Herring (hammer dulcimer) & Dan Willens (guitar). |
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Clay "Pete" SmithIH018 TMHS Winnemac - 1979. With Country Bluegrass (see Ensembles) |
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IH020 TMHS Star City - 1979. Acc. by Paul Tyler on guitar.
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IH043 TMHS Fort Wayne - 1950 & Jacksonville, Illinois - 1958. Radio air tests dubbed from the collection of Bob Homan. |
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1950 - Hoosier Cornhuskers
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1958 - Prairie Pioneers
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Hugh Sowers & Herman FoxIH010 & IH011 TMHS Fort Wayne - 1979. Hugh on fiddle & Herman on concertina. The first numbers also include The Entertainers, three electric guitarists: Charlie Fudge, Orville Gonser (vocals) & Bob Giant. |
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Ronny StewartAP048 Paoli - c1986. With the Stewart Family. Recording of unknown provenance gifted from the collection of Ernie Atkins of Martinsville. |
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Kenny StoneGL252 FCW Portage - 2010. Featured guest at Fiddle Club of the World in Chicago. |
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Rocky StoneIFG Syracuse. At the Indiana Fiddlers Gathering with Roger Bellow (guitar & vocal) & Mo Nelson (bass). |
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GL09 Battle Ground - 1984.
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GL032 Battle Ground - 1985.
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Ken StonebreakerIH022 TMHS Albion - 1979. Acc by Paul Tyler on guitar. |
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John W. SummersTreaty (Wabash County) - 1964 to 72. Published
recordings. |
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AF005 - 1964. LP (compilation) - Fine Times at Our House.
AF010 - 1966. LP - On Franklin George Traditional Music for Banjo, Fiddle and Bagpipes.
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AF102 - 1966. On Franklin George Swope's Knob.
AF095 - 1960s. LP - Indiana Fiddler.
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Pete SutherlandVermont to Bloomington back to Vermont |
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G0028 IFG Battle Ground - 1983. With Dalglish, Larsen & Sutherland at Indiana Fiddlers Gathering.
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GL188 Bloomington - 1996. With Paul Tyler (fiddle) &c. at Lotus Dickey Tribute Concert
FP257 - 2018. CD - Pete's Posse Fruitfly Blues
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Floyd Thompson/Frank Owens of the HometownersDD112 Indianapolis - 1928. For more info, see my 2017 blog post on old-time Indiana Fiddle Bands. |
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Paul TylerHoagland to Detroit to Bloomington to Chicago. |
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GL006 IFG Battle Ground - 1980. With Herman Fox (concertina) at Indiana Fiddlers Gathering.
AF070 Bluffton - 1981. With Herman Fox (concertina) at Oubache State Park. Rec. by Steve Poyser.
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University of Chicago Folk Festival fiddle workshops
GL224 - 2008. GL-185 - 2009. GL185 A fiddleanea of tunes.
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Julius VargasEF017 South Bend - c1976. Romani ensemble. Recording shared by an unknown donor. |
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Draper Walter & the Walter FamilyDD112 Richmond - 1933. Acc info. For more info, see my 2017 blog post on old-time Indiana Fiddle Bands. |
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Lee WatkinsIH421 ATM
Stinesville - 1955. "Old Fiddler's Contest" rec. by Richard
Castner (see also Homer Arthur & Mentford
Dillinger). |
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Herb WenningGL017 IUFL Portersville - 1981. Family band includes Sharon [age 16] (caller), Mike [age 13] & Leroy on guitar. |
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Stephanie WhiteIH055 TMHS New Albany - 1980. Stephanie (fiddle & vocals) with Terry White (guitar & vocals). |
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Gene WilhiteBrazil - 1974 & 1980. With the Country Trio. |
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AF059 - 1974. LP - Finest Fiddling.
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GL006 IFG Battle Ground - 1980.
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Beamon Wille BandIH059 TMHS Greene County - 1980. Square dance at the Linton Armory with Mark Oliphant (caller). Band includes Beamon Wille (fiddle), Richard Raper (fiddle & mandolin), Herb Thac . . . |
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Ervin WilliamsGL031 IUFL Oxford - 1982. Acc. by Paul Tyler (guitar). Original tape at Archives of Traditional Music. DrDosido has no copy. |
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Frank WisehartIH069 TMHS Frankfort - c1940. Acc. by J. Fritz on banjo & Ethel Litton (daughter) on piano. Rec. on aluminum discs by George Kascannon at Wabash College Speech Department. |
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Joe WitzbergerGL011 IUFL St. Henry - 1981. Wedding Anniversary dance in St. Henry. Band leader, Joe Witzberger can no longer play the fiddle, but now plays mandolin. |
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Cecil Wright of Clyde Martin & the Hoosier RangersDD112 Palmyra - 1931. For more info, see my 2017 blog post on old-time Indiana Fiddle Bands. |
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Otis WrightIH418 ATM
Bloomington - 1962. Rec. by Judy McCulloh (see also Eddie
Crum). |
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Harold ZimmermanIH037 TMHS
Fort Thomas, Kentucky - 1980. Accompanied by Paul Tyler on
guitar. |
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GL008 IFG
-1981. Aka Battle Ground.
AF535 Along the Ohio's Shores. CD compilation.
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