McCann: Wheaton, Missouri Fiddle Contest, June 20, 1981

Part of the Gordon McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection at Missouri State University's Special Collections and Archives. This recording includes tapes 1-4, sides A and B. These tapes were recorded June 20, 1981, Wheaton, Missouri. Cotton Combs 1 Sandy's Boogie (A) Ace Sewel 2 ? (D) 3 Golden Eagle Hornpipe (G) 4 Huckleberry Hornpipe (A) 5 Ragtime Annie (G) Pete McMahon 6 Chicken Reel (D) 7 I Don't Love Nobody (A) Pete Bratton M.C Contestants: Jimmy Taylor 1 I Don't Love Nobody (A) 2 Ook Pic Waltz (A) 3 Peek-A-Boo Waltz (G & D) Paul Ralston 1 Boil Them Cabbage Down (A) 2 Rose of Sharon Waltz (A) 3 Boone County Breakdown Audrey Handle 1 Bill Cheatham (A) 2 Wednesday Night Waltz (D) 3 Frisky Jim (A) Jack Handle 1 Gold Rush (A) 2 Montana Waltz (A) 3 Lone Star Rag (A) Tape 1 side B Rufus? 1 Turkey in the Straw (G) 2 Old Tennessee Waltz (D & G) 3 Fort Smith (G) Art Galbraith 1 Leather Britches (G) 2 Rossi Waltz (G) 3 Whiskey Before Breakfast (D) Keith Taylor 1 Tom & Jerry (A) 2 Forty Years Ago Waltz (A) 3 Whiskey Before Breakfast (in D) Ace Sewell 1 Sally Johnson (G) 2 Ook Pic Waltz (A) 3 I Don't Love Nobody (A) Sam Oldfield 1 Grey Eagle (A) 2 Somewhere My Love (G) 3 Leather Britches (G) Raymond Thomas 1 Paddy on the Turnpike (G) 2 Waltz in D (D) 3 I Don't Love Nobody (A) Pete McMahon 1 Dance Around Molly (A) 2 Over the Waves Waltz (G) 3 Grey Eagle (in A) Tape 2 side A Bill Johnson 1 Lighthouse (D) 2 Waltz in A (A) 3 Dry and Dusty (E) David Hayse 1 Dusty Miller (A) 2 Westphalia Waltz (D) 3 Here and There (A) Mark Hayse 1 Tom and Jerry (A) 2 Nanciana Waltz (A) 3 Cajun Fiddle (A) Henry Thompson 1 Mississippi Sawyer (D) 2 Fiddle and Bow Waltz (D) 3 Durangue's Hornpipe (D) Ralph Ayres 1 Sally Goodin (A) 2 Wednesday Night Waltz (D) 3 Red Apple Rag (G) Leonard Smith 1 Dusty Miller (A) 2 Rose of Ava Moore (A) 3 Whiskey Before Breakfast (D) 4 Goodnight Waltz (D) Pete McMahon 1 Twinkle, Twinkle (G) 2 Virginia Darling (A) McMahon/Sewell 3 Liberty (D) 4 Westphalia Waltz (G) Tape 2 side B, M.C. announces finalists, jamming before finals: Jack Handle 1 Orange Blossom Special (E) 2 Maiden’s Prayer (A) Sam Oldfield 1 Faded Love (D) Ralph Ayers 1 Bully of the Town (G) 2 Soldier’s Joy (D) 3 Countryman’s Waltz (D) 4 St. Anne’s Reel (D) 5 Sweet Georgia Brown (F) 6 Liza Jane (G) 7 Take Me Back to Tulsa (G) 8 Walking in My Sleep (G) 9 Faded Love (D) Ace Sewell 1 Cotton Patch Rag (C) 2 Kelly Waltz (G) 3 Clarinet Polka (G,C, &D) 4 Unknown (A) 5 Sally Goodin (A) 6 Chancellor’s Waltz (C) 7 Durangue’s Hornpipe (D) 8 Rose of Ava Moore (A) 9 Kansas City Kitty (G) Sewell/McMahon 10 Love Conquers All (G) 11 Westphalia Waltz (G) 12 Maggie (G) 13 Maiden’s Prayer (A) 14 Liberty (D) 15 Soldier’s Joy (D) 16 ? (D & A) Tape 3 side A Unknown 1 San Antonio Rose (G) 2 ? (G) 3 ? (G) Keith Taylor 1 Sally Goodin (A) 2 Ook Pic Waltz (A) 3 Dance Around Molly (A) Ralph Ayres 1 Tom and Jerry (A) 2 Crazy Creek (Am) 3 Memories Waltz (G) Pete McMahon 1 White Rose Waltz (A) 2 Gold Rush (A) 3 Rose of Ava Moore (A) 4 ? (G) 5 ? (G) 6 Billy in the Lowground (C) 7 Snowflake Reel (D) 8 St. Anne’s Reel (in D) 9 Big John McNeil (D) Tape 3 side B, Contest begins Ralph Ayers 1 Soppin’ the Gravy (D) 2 ? (A) 3 I Don’t Love Nobody (A) Jack Handle 1 Sally Goodin (A) 2 Patsy Ann Waltz (in A) 3 Faded Love (D) Art Galbraith 1 Fisher’s Hornpipe (D) 2 Down Home Waltz (in D) 3 Billy in the Lowground (C) Raymond Thomas 1 Sally Goodin (A) 2 Rose of Sharon Waltz (A) 3 Gold Rush (A) Keith Taylor 1 Salt River Reel (A) 2 Ook Pic Waltz (A) 3 Dance Around Molly (A) Hank Thompson 1 Sally Goodin (A) 2 Over the Waves Waltz (G) 3 Tom & Jerry (A) Tape 4 side A Pete McMahon 1 Bitter Creek (G) 2 Flowers from Heaven (Bb) 3 Tom & Jerry (A) Ace Sewell 1 Sally Goodin (A) 2 Fifty Year Ago Waltz (D) 3 Say, Old Man? (E) Ralph Ayres 1 Ragtime Annie (D) Henry Rhompson 1 Rubber Dolly (A) Pete McMahon 1 Sally Goodin (A) Art Galbraith 1 Bill Cheatum (A) Ace Sewell 1 Grey Eagle (A) Raymond Thomas 1 Peacock Rag (D) Pete McMahon 1 Rochester Schottische (D) Henry Thompson 1 Topeka Polka (G) 2 Jerusalem Road (Am) Keith Taylor 1 ? (G) 2 Laughing Boy (A) Judge’s decisions 8th place Henry Thompson 7th Keith Taylor 6th Raymond Thomas 5th Ralph Ayres 4th Art Galbraith 3rd Jack Handle 2nd Pete McMahon 1st Ace Sewell Tape 4 side B M.C. Pete Bratton talking about the contest and other activities at the event. The rest of the tape is also a recording of an old record. 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. 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. Wheaton Contest--6-20-81 Wheaton Contest tapes 1-4.mp3 McCann-1981-06-20-A McCann-1981-06-20-E