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Across the Blue Ridge #37 - Master fiddlers, and a new album from David Holt

Folk Legacy Records
The late Frank Proffitt of Reece, NC is one of the many outstanding artists on this week’s Across the Blue Ridge. He made his own banjos and carried an outstanding repertoire of traditional songs and tunes.

This week, we celebrate master fiddlers from West Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina with music of the late Clark Kessinger, Buddy Thomas and Benny Jarrell.  It's a grand experience hearing expert fiddlers' takes on classic and obscure dance tunes.  Plus … banjo player Frank Proffitt of the North Carolina mountains, with a lonesome yet serene sound, and a couple of selections from a new album by David Holt and Josh Goforth.  These two outstanding musicians breathe some new life into songs and tunes from the old time mountain, ragtime and jazz traditions.

Episode 37 - Playlist

  1. Chicken in the Barnyard
    Clark Kessinger
    The Legend of Clark Kessinger
     
  2. Mississippi Sawyer
    Kessinger Brothers
    Complete Recorded Works 1928-29 Vol. 1
     
  3. The Blue Goose
    Buddy Thomas
    Kitty Puss
     
  4. Bed Bug Blues
    W.L. Gregory & Clyde Davenport
    Monticello
     
  5. Little Old Log Cabin Of My Dreams
    Tom, Brad & Alice
    Holly Ding
     
  6. My Empty Arms
    High Fidelity
    High Fidelity
     
  7. Ida Red
    Paul Brown
    ATBR  recording
     
  8. BREAK 1 Cattle In The Corn
    Benny Jarrell
    Lady Of The Lake
     
  9. Pretty Crowing Chicken
    Frank Proffitt
    High Atmosphere
     
  10. Leake County Blues
    Happy Valley Pals
    Happy Valley Pals
     
  11. Hard Luck In Heaven
    Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
    The Golden West
     
  12. Love Me One More Time
    James King
    Bed By The Window
     
  13. Bad Penny
    Mipso
    Old Time Reverie
     
  14. Lori Ann
    Scott Walker
    Patuxent Banjo Project
     
  15. BREAK 2 Lost Indian
    Kyle Creed
    Liberty
     
  16. Stepstone
    David Holt and Josh Goforth
    Good Medicine
     
  17. Guitar Rag
    David Holt and Josh Goforth
    Good Medicine
     
  18. Flowers of the Forest
    Julie Metcalf
    Julie Metcalf
     
  19. Cabin Creek
    Adam Hurt
    Perspective
     
  20. Fire In The Mountain 
    Benny Jarrell
    Lady of the Lake
Former 88.5 WFDD News Director Paul Brown founded Across the Blue Ridge at WFDD in the late 1980s. It was an instant hit, and was broadcast on WFDD for more than a decade until Paul left to become an executive editor, producer, reporter, and world newscaster at NPR in Washington, DC. Now Paul is back in his beloved Blue Ridge region, his journalism and storytelling skills honed better than ever. He's ready to present more music, share discussion with more interesting characters, and be your friend and guide in discovery. Paul is actively involved in today's acoustic music scene, crisscrossing the region and the country as a teacher, performer, and interviewer.

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