McCann: Filmore, Missouri, Fiddle Contest, c. 1974

Part of the Gordon McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection at Missouri State University's Special Collections and Archives. This recording includes tape 1 side A. This tape was recorded by Dwight Lamb, c. 1974, at a fiddler's contest in Filmore, Missouri. According to Gordon McCann's notes, Lamb and Bob Christeson convinced Lonnie Robertson to play a few tunes. Lonnie and Thelma also sang. He then taped the first few fiddlers of the contest to finish filling the tape. Lonnie- fiddle, Dwight or Bob- organ: 1. "Lonnie's Hoedown" (in the key of D) 2. Unidentified tune (in D) 3. Unidentified tune (in ?) 4. Unidentified tune (in ?) Lonnie and Thelma, Lonnie's wife: 5. "The Old Account was Settled Long Ago" 6. "Somewhere Between Me and You" Thelma speaks to the audience. She talks about her and Lonnie's son, then stationed in Germany. 7. "Down Where the River Bends" Fiddle Contest: Contestants: #1. Dwight Lamb- Onawa, Iowa: 1. "Coming Down from Denver" (in A) 2. "Canary Waltz" (in A) 3. "Five Miles Out of Town" (in D) #2. Pete Stinnett- Oregon, Missouri: 1. Unidentified tune (in C) 2. "Over the Waves Waltz" (in G) 3. Unidentified tune (in ?) #3. Gary Johnston- Nevada, Missouri: 1. "Grey Eagle" (in A) 2. Unidentified tune (in A) 3. "Whistling Rufus" (in G) #4. Amos Chase- Kans.? (Kansas, or Kansas City, Missouri?) 1. "Fiddler's Waltz" (in G) 2. "Adrian's Reel" (in A) #5. Mark Monnale- Topeka, Kansas: 1. "Dusty's Hornpipe" (in A) 2. "Shenandoah Waltz" (in C) These recordings are made available for research purposes. The views expressed in the recordings are those of the individuals speaking and do not necessarily represent the views of Missouri State University. If you are a rights holder and need to contest the inclusion of this recording, please contact [email protected]. Some of this material may be protected by copyright law. Permission of the copyright holders is required for commercial use, reproduction, or anything beyond what is allowed by fair use. Lonnie--Filmore, MO--1974 Lonnie--prerecorded.mp3 Untitled 1.wav McCann-1974-00-00-A