McCann: KTTS Fiddle Contest, June 27, 1982

Part of the Gordon McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection at Missouri State University's Special Collections and Archives. This recording includes tape 1 sides A and B. This tape was recorded June 27, 1982 at the KTTS Fiddle Contest, Ozark Empire Fair Grounds, Springfield, Missouri. Before the contest. Roy Craft: 1. "Me and My Fiddle" (in A) Contest: Barefoot Bob Kenny is M.C. Contestants introduced by numbers only. #1. John Hardin: 1. "Tom & Jerry" (in A) 2. "Red Fox Waltz" (in D) 3. "Storms Never Last" (in A) #2. Pete McMahon: 1. "Sally Goodin" (in A) 2. "Flowers of Heaven" (in Bb) 3. "Bittercreek" (in G) #3. ? Brayfield: 1. "Katie" (in G) 2. "Waltz Across Texas" (in G) 3. "Liberty" (in D) #4. Dean Johnston: 1. "Durham's Bull" (in A) 2. "Statler's Waltz" (in D) 3. "Gold Rush" (in A) #5. Ralph Ayre: 1. "Soppin' the Gravy" (in D) 2. "Sheamus O'Brien" (in Bb) 3. "Twinkle, Twinkle" (in G) #6. Jimmy Taylor: 1. "Sally Goodin" (in A) 2. "Martin's Waltz" (in D) 3. "I Don't Love Nobody" (in A) #7. Henry Thompson: 1. "Gray Eagle" (in A) 2. Unidentified tune (in D) 3. "I Don't Love Nobody" (in A) ...end tape 1 side A... Tape 1 side B #8. Shawn Pittman: 1. "Gold Rush" (in A) 2. "Tennessee Waltz" (in D) 3. "Old Joe Clark" (in A) #9. Keith Taylor: 1. "Tom & Jerry" (in A) 2. "Rose of Ava Moore" (in A) 3. "Virginia Darling" (in A) #10. Julia Craft: 1. "Ragtime Annie" (in D) 2. "Sweet Bunch of Daisies" (in G) 3. "Eighth of January" (in D) Winners: 1st Place: Pete McMahon 2nd Place: Dean Johnston 3rd Place: Keith Taylor While totaling scores, Barefoot Bob asks the crowd to remember Lonnie Robertson, and clap for his memory. Judges were: Art Galbraith, Bob Walsh, Leonard Smith. Kenny? sings: "The Only Rocking Chair," then has some of fiddlers up to play Jimmy Taylor: 1. "Spider Bit the Baby" (in A) 2. "Hell Among the Yearlings" (in D) Shawn Pittman: 1. "Boil Them Cabbage Down" (in A) Announces winners. 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. KTTS Fiddle Contest--6-27-82 KTTS Fiddle Contest.mp3 Untitled 1.wav McCann-1982-06-27-A