The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #125598   Message #2783230
Posted By: Stewart
07-Dec-09 - 04:59 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Moccasin Shuffle
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Moccasin Shuffle
From The Fiddler's Companion:

MOCCASIN TWO-STEP. American (?), Two-Step. From the playing of the late Joe Robichaud (d. 1999), a fiddler from northern New Hampshire who learned the tune from a trapper friend who claimed he acquired it from a Native American musician. The tune was untitled, so Robichaud invented "Moccasin Two-Step" for his version. Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Oscar "Joe" Robichaud (et al) – "The Art of Traditional Fiddle" (2001).

Cheers, S. in Seattle