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Old time (also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music. Old time fiddle tunes are derived from old European folk dance forms such as the jig, reel, breakdown, schottische, waltz, two-step, and polka that the American settlers brought with them to the colonies, eventually becoming a unique ...
Musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter. Instruments. Guitar, autoharp. Years active. 1952–present. Labels. Blue Ridge, Starday, Mercury, County, Elf Records. Bill Clifton (born William August Marburg; April 5, 1931) [1] is an American bluegrass musician and singer who is credited with having organized one of the first bluegrass festivals in ...
Old Train is the fourth album by American progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene. The album offers the group in their original lineup and features their trademark songs "Wait a Minute", "Old Train" and "C & O Canal". The record is a mixture of progressive, traditional bluegrass and folk material and also features guest musicians as Ricky ...
Years active. 1954–present. Labels. Rounder, Flying Fish, Takoma, Shanachie, Red House, Plectrafone/Western Jubilee. Spouse. Nancy Blake. Norman L. Blake (born March 10, 1938) is a traditional American stringed instrument artist and songwriter. He is half of the eponymous Norman & Nancy Blake band with his wife, Nancy Blake.
Bluebird. Columbia. Decca. MCA. RCA Victor. William Smith Monroe (/ mənˈroʊ / mən-ROH; September 13, 1911 [1] – September 9, 1996) [2] was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, and created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".
Bluegrass fiddle. Bluegrass fiddling is a distinctive style of American fiddle playing which is characterized by bold, bluesy improvisation, off-beat "chopping", and sophisticated use of both double-stops and old-time bowing patterns. [1]
Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, [3] Don Reno grew up on a farm in Haywood County, North Carolina. He began learning acoustic guitar at the age of five after borrowing a neighbor's guitar, and not long after began learning banjo. In 1939, the 13-year-old Reno joined the Morris Brothers in performing at a local radio station. [4]
The Seldom Scene is an American bluegrass band that formed in 1971 in Bethesda, Maryland. [ 1 ] The band's original line-up comprised John Starling on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Auldridge on Dobro and baritone vocals, Ben Eldridge on banjo, Tom Gray on double bass, and John Duffey on mandolin; the latter three also provided backing vocals.