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31 Oct 03 - 08:35 PM (#1045573) Subject: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: BanjoRay A really sad moment of the sort that comes far too frequently these days. Snake Chapman, born 1919, died on thursday. A wonderful fiddle player, and source of many of the tunes that get regularly played in Olt Time sessions. Here's a description of his life in his own words, and here's a description of his CDs. You can hear extracts of his stuff on the Amazon website. Ray |
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31 Oct 03 - 08:50 PM (#1045578) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: BanjoRay I got the day wrong - here's the original note from Kerry Blech, an old time mine of information, on the old time newsgroup: I received a note last last night from Mark Wilson. He said that Paul Smith had called to say that Owen "Snake" Chapman had passed away, after a lengthy illness, on Wednesday night, October 29. His funeral is tomorrow, Saturday, November 1, presumably in Canada, Kentucky or thereabouts. Sorry, I don't have any other information. Snake will be missed not only for his great fiddling but for his fantastic nature and friendliness. -Kerry Ray |
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01 Nov 03 - 07:02 AM (#1045721) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GUEST,Nickp (cookieless) Another great musician has left us. Must get out his cds and have a Snake tune day. |
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02 Nov 03 - 05:08 AM (#1046143) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: BanjoRay Incredible - seems almost as if American mudcatters have never heard of him. Old Time mountain music lives on in the UK! Ray |
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02 Nov 03 - 09:10 PM (#1046497) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: Murray MacLeod Tell me about it ...I mentioned Ralph Blizard, legendary Tennessee longbow fiddler some time ago, and nobody in the States had heard of him either .... Murray |
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03 Nov 03 - 04:18 AM (#1046612) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: nickp Cookied again... It is strange... long live the Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance! We also are one of the few countries to preserve Green Grass Clogger style Appalachian clogging - admittedly not a 'pure' tradition being combined from various traditional sources 30 years ago - but again a part of America's heritage. Nick |
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03 Nov 03 - 06:07 AM (#1046648) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: RangerSteve RIP, Owen, and thanks for all the great tunes. |
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03 Nov 03 - 08:29 AM (#1046722) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GUEST,Russ Not many old time musicians hang out at mudcat. To interact with them you subscribe to Banjo-L or Fiddle-L. |
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03 Nov 03 - 01:33 PM (#1046944) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GLoux I think the newsgroup rec.music.country.old-time is where most old-time musicians hang out cyber-wise... Snake Chapman was a real treasure...he seemed to know more tunes that no one knew...his two CDs added a lot to the old-time tune repertory. I wonder how many tunes are lost know that he's gone. I hope he did more recording. -Greg |
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03 Nov 03 - 02:52 PM (#1046997) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GUEST,Arnie I never met Mr. Chapman, but a friend of mine plays a lot of his tunes - really interesting tunes! We recorded one of them on a CD last year we just called "Snake Chapman's Tune" - killer! His music will live on. |
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03 Nov 03 - 04:05 PM (#1047036) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GLoux I never met him either, but I believe I met you, Arnie, a few years ago at Lake Genero in Pennsylvania. Nice to "find" you again... One my favorite Snake Chapman tunes is Can You Dance a Tobacco Hill? Brad Leftwich recorded it, too. -Greg |
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03 Nov 03 - 04:41 PM (#1047056) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GUEST,Arnie Greg, We did indeed meet a few years back, and I still listen to your fine playing on your In Good Company recording. And I do have Brad's recording - I wasn't aware that Snake Chapman was responsible for that tune (thought it was old time trad). Arnie |
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03 Nov 03 - 05:38 PM (#1047094) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GLoux I believe Can You Dance a Tobacco Hill is a trad. tune that only he remembers...That was my earlier point...he seemed to know more tunes (trad. implied) that no one else knew...of course his own tunes wouldn't be known (duh implied :-) -Greg |
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03 Nov 03 - 05:46 PM (#1047098) Subject: RE: Obit: Snake Chapman - Old Time Fiddler From: GLoux BTW, for you Canadians out there (Arnie implied), did you know Snake Chapman was from Canada, Kentucky???? -Greg |