The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #42093   Message #612737
Posted By: GUEST,Fortunato back from college night with Ian
18-Dec-01 - 08:58 PM
Thread Name: Old-time music in a rut?
Subject: RE: BS: Old-time music in a rut?
Sawyer Tommy, I did hear some folks sing the lyrics to some fiddle tunes at Mount Airy. I'm sorry if I failed to characterize the festival correctly. I've had limited experience as I said. However, when folks I HEARD did sing it was to a fiddle tune with words, not a song that fiddles played if you see what I mean. In other words they often came by to say to me that they enjoyed my singing of a Jimmie Rodgers song or a Delmore Brothers song and liked my guitar playing, but when they played my "old time" was not their "old time". Maybe I was just in the wrong group. If you will be at Mount Airy or Clifftop, then let me me know and perhaps I can find the place where the fiddles and banjos welcome a Carter Family tune. Regards, Chance.