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Arvid Anderson

EF140 DACC Waukegan, Illinois - 1990. At Accordion Masters concert for Adler House in Libertyville, Illinois. Recorded and shared by Chirps Smith. (See also J.C. Coté.)

  • Swedish schottische
  • Swedish polka
  • unknown waltz
  • Galopede
  • Jolly Coppersmith
  • Finnish schottische

Carl Bischoff

IH301 Decatur, Indiana - 1976. Zither.

  • Oh Susanna Schottische
  • Glow Worm

J.C. Coté

EF140 DACC Waukegan, Illinois - 1990. At Accordion Masters concert for Adler House in Libertyville, Illinois. Recorded and shared by Chirps Smith. (See also Arvid Anderson.)

  • Joys of Quebec
  • Gaspé Reel
  • Sherburne Two-Step
  • Strawberries and Raspberries

Steve Duray

IH057 TMHS Fort Wayne - 1980. Concertina & piano accordion.

  • medley of Polish tunes
  • unnamed polka (from Casey Siewierski)
  • unnamed oberek (Polish)
  • Chicagoland Twirl (Frankie Yankovich)
  • Chilipeck oberek (major/minor)
  • Slovenian Home Polka

Fritz Ehrhart

IH068 TMHS Monroeville, Indiana - 1980. Solo accordion.

  • Der Lustig Leute (Happy People Ländler)
  • Flower Polka (old-style polka)
  • Im Himmel Gibst Kein Bier
  • Oh, Susanna (schottische)
  • Schnee Walzer (Snow Waltz)
  • Lucerne Landler
  • Edelweiss Waltz (not the one you think)
  • Kopfstein

Mervin "Skeet" Evans & Kenny Williams

GL101 EIU Decatur, Illinois - 1983. Both play guitar & sing. With Arlin Dietz on fiddle. This was recorded at Arlin's house. Skeet lives in Shelbyville. Kenny, his nephew, lives in Decatur.

  • I Wonder Which One of Us Is to Blame
  • But That Was Before I Met You
  • In the Pines
  • I Heard the Lonesome Whistle Blow
  • The Lightning Express
  • The Black Sheep
  • If Brother Jack Were Here
  • The Wabash Cannonball

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ID# Project* Hometown or recording location - recording year.
Personnel & instrumentation. Contextual information.
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Herman Fox

IH302 Fort Wayne - 1976. Concertina.

  • Lou_Palmers_Waltz
  • Repaz Band
  • quadrille piece (Ich bin dur da Reisenbach)
  • Du Leigst Mir Im Herzen
  • Hi Lee Hi Lo
  • Ihr Kinderlein Commet

IH011 Fort Wayne - 1979. With the Entertainers: Orville Gonser, Charlie Fudge & Bob Giant on electric guitars.

  • Weaver's Waltz
  • Milwaukee Waltz

Dan Gellert

IH035 TMHS Elkhart, Indiana - 1980. Solo banjo.

  • unnamed tune
  • Shortenin' Bread
  • unnamed tune
  • Julie Ann Johnson-Sally Ann Johnson

GL153 Evanston, Illinois - 1995. Concert for Hogeye Folk Arts.

  • Sail Away Ladies
  • Grey Eagle
  • Black-Eyed Susie

Raymond Massey

GL109 EIU Camargo, Illinois - 1983. Guitar & vocals.

  • Give My Love to Nell
  • Moonlight and Skies
  • Great American Bum
  • Cowboy Jack
  • Sweet Little Mother on the Hill
  • When the Roses Bloom Again

Henry Rigsby

IH021 TMHS Wawaka, Indiana - 1979. Clawhammer banjo, acc. by his son, Vic Rigsby on guitar.

  • Fun's All Over
  • Get Along Down to Town
  • Hook and Line
  • I'll Fly Away Sung by Clella Rigsby

Vic Rigsby

IH012 TMHS Cromwell, Indiana - 1979. Unaccompanied banjo with vocals.

  • Lonesome Road Blues
  • Beer Barrel Polka
  • My Grandfather's Clock
  • Polka on the Banjo
  • Memphis, Tennessee
  • I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow