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19 Sep 01 - 11:04 AM (#553971) Subject: The Eighth of January From: GUEST,Marie L. Schryver My father, Henry A. Norfleet had an Irish mother, Tennie Allen. He use to play a fiddle tune he called "The Eighth of January." I have never heard anyone play it since. Can you help me find this tune? Also, let me know that you came through MUDCAT.
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19 Sep 01 - 11:08 AM (#553973) Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Eighth of January From: MMario o any of these sound like it? - ps - a little hard to "tell you we're from the MUDCAT" when you didn't leave an address. hope you check back. |
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19 Sep 01 - 11:22 AM (#553982) Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Eighth of January From: masato sakurai The Fiddler's Companion gives us a detailed record of ths tune. Johnny Horton's "Battle of New Orleans" was written using this tune as a base. Masato
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19 Sep 01 - 07:44 PM (#554423) Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Eighth of January From: Stewie Dr Humphrey Bate's version has been reissued on a fairly recent County CD: 'Nashville: The Early String Bands Vol 1' CO-CD 3521. The version by the Arkansas Barefoot Boys can be found on 'Echoes of the Ozarks Vol 2' County CO-CD 3507. --Stewie. |
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20 Sep 01 - 05:26 PM (#555163) Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Eighth of January From: Louie Roy A lot of fiddlers in this area play it all the time and it is just a little different than Battle Of New Orleans Louie Roy |