I have two blogs. . . . Just as I have two worlds that I live in; two communities that I belong to. On the one hand, I am a scholarly thinker…
Tag: Fiddle Tunes
Kurtz Collection of Fiddler’s Tunes
In 1944, two fiddle tunes were printed in California Folklore Quarterly, then a new academic journal still published as Western Folklore. One tune appeared in a note authored by Homer H. Kurtz;…
William B. Houchens – violinist/fiddler
The recording career of William B. Houchens of Dayton, Ohio. 1922-24.
An Adventure with Dance Tune Manuscripts
Events of this past week have prompted me to renew my venture into the world of 18th and 19th Century musical manuscripts. My main interest is with notebooks compiled, used, and passed…
DrDosido. net 3.0 is coming
Version 1.0 appeared in 2010 as I marked my 60th birthday by posting fiddle tunes and other traditional folk music I had recorded over the previous 30-plus years. Some weird obsession led…