Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival (Maine) was amazingly wonderful, especially after the rain on Wednesday. 4 perfect weather days and chilly, glove-wearing nights for picking.
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Michael Daves and Jacob Joliff sing Louvin Brothers’ “I Wish You Knew” at Green Mountain Bluegrass and Roots Festival. August 18, 2023 on the Lamplighter stage which starts at 11 pm down a wooded path to a field and stage. Foghorn Stringband played after them around midnight. Awesome sets.
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Link to YouTube https://youtu.be/bl0M0XSnuUY

Our new album is out now on all the streaming services but bandcamp is best. Enjoy and share the good times! Happy Friday.
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https://splintersbluegrass.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-pale-moonlight

Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 12:

Bert Layne: (1889-12-14 to 1982-10-22); Georgia. (Commercially with the Skillet Lickers, Georgia Serenaders and Bert Layne's Melody Boys.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 11:

Clayton A. Perry: (1889-04-30 to 1959-10-30); Ohio / Michigan. (Commercial recordings under own name and with Henry Ford’s Old-Fashioned Dance Orchestra.)

Uncle Bob Walters: (1889-06-16 to 1960-12-26); Nebraska. (Recorded infomally with R. P. Christeson and Dwight Lamb, possibly in the 1940s.)

Charlie Bowman: (1889-07-30 to 1962-05-20); Tennessee/Virginia/ North Carolina. (Commercially with Al Hopkins's bands.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 9:

Frank Jenkins: (1888-08-27 to 1945-04-09); North Carolina. (Commercially with DaCosta Woltz's Southern Broadcasters, Frank Jenkins' Pilot Mountaineers and solo.)

Luther Davis: (1888-09-11 to 1986-09-16); North Carolina. (Recorded with the Crockett Ward family by Alan Lomax in 1941.)

Charlie LaPrade: (1888-11-17 to 1958-04-24); Virginia. (Commercially with the Blue Ridge Highballers and Luther B. Clarke.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 7:

Ed Haley: (1885-08-16 to 1951-02-03); West Virginia / Ohio River. (1946 home recordings with family and friends.)

Gene Clardy: (1886-05-11 to 1934-07-07); Mississippi. (Commercially with Stan Clements.)

K. C. Kartchner: (1886-10-15 to 1970-05-26); Arizona / New Mexico. (Recorded informally by ? In 1940.)

Lonnie Chatmon: (1887-??-?? to After 1940); Mississippi. (Commercially with the Mississippi Sheiks.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 6:

Fiddlin' Tom Freeman: (1884-02-02 to 1952-02-16); Alabama. (Recorded informally by Bremen Tussle in 1949, any other dates unknown.)

William "Wm. B." Houchens: (1884-06-02 to 1949-05-03); Ohio. (Commercial recordings under own name.)

Gid Tanner: (1885-06-06 to 1960-05-13); Georgia. (Commercially with Riley Puckett, the Skillet Lickers and the Georgia Organ Grinders.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 4:

Bill Driver: (1881-12-08 to 1986-12-06); Missouri . (Recorded informally by R. P. Christeson in the late 1940s.)

John Salyer: (1882-01-20 to 1952-11-20); Kentucky. (Recorded informally by his sons Grover and Glen Salyer in 1941 and 1942.)

George Oscar "Uncle Bud" Landress: (1882-05-02 to 1966-05-14); Georgia. (Commercially with the Georgia Yellowhammers.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 3:

Marcus Martin: (1881-08-02 to 1974-03-20); North Carolina. (Recorded informally by [?] in 1939, by Alan Lomax in 1941, by Artus and Jean Moser in 1942 and 1946, and Margaret Mayo in 1946.)

Augustus Ahaz "A. A." Gray: (1881-09-07 to 1939-06-02); Georgia. (Commercially with John Dilleshaw and solo.)

Mazy Todd: (1881-11-03 to 1935-01-11); Tennessee. (Commercially with the McGee Brothers and Uncle Dave Macon.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1870s, Pt. 10:

Elmer Barton: (1879-05-23 to 1959-03-27); Vermont. (Recorded informally by Helen Hartness Flanders and/or Marguerite Olney in 1935, 1939, 1940 and 1945.)

Fiddlers born in the 1880s, Pt. 1:

Dudley Vance: (1880-03-12 to 1962-01-21); Tennessee. (Commercially with the Tennessee Breakdowners.)

Ben Jarrell: (1880-05-14 to 1946-12-09); North Carolina. (Commercially with DaCosta Woltz's Southern Broadcasters.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1870s, Pt. 9:

William Stephen "W. S." Collins: (1878-11-26 to 1965-04-08); Oklahoma. (Home recordings from 1954 exist, anything before that?)

Uncle Bunt Stephens: (1879-02-02 to 1951-05-25); Tennessee. (Commercial recordings under own name.)

Osey Helton: (1879-05-12 to 1942-03-02); North Carolina. (Commercially with Ernest Helton and solo, both commercially and by Jan Schinhan in the 1930s? And Alan Lomax in 1941.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1870s, Pt. 7:

Samuel "Fiddlin’ Sam" Long: (1876-11-22 to 1931-05-05); Oklahoma / Kansas. (Commercial recordings under own name.)

Henry "H. L." Bandy: (1876-12-12 to 1943-12-17); Kentucky. (Commercial recordings under own name.)

Andrew Carter: (1877-05-05 to 1956-06-13); Mississippi. (Commercially with Carter Brothers & Son.)

Fiddlin' Cowan Powers: (1877-10-07 to 1953-08-22); Virginia. (Commercially with his family.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1870s, Pt. 6:

Henry Hall: (1876-01-22 to 1941-07-26); Oklahoma / Kansas. (Commercially with sons Harold and Clarence as Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band.)

Abbie Morrison: (1876-11-12 to 1965-07-04); Arkansas. (Commercially with the Morrison Twins String Band.)

Absie Morrison: (1876-11-12 to 1964-05-03); Arkansas. (Commercially with the Morrison Twins String Band.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1870s, Pt. 3:

Luther "L. O." Weeks: (1873-01-10 to 1952-03-??); Vermont. (Recorded informally by Helen Hartness Flanders and/or Marguerite Olney in 1932 and 1939.)

Crockett Ward: (1873-02-09 to 1964-04-23); Virginia. (Commercially with Crockett Ward and his Boys, informally recorded by John, Alan and Elizabeth (Alan's wife) Lomax.)

Allen Sisson: (1873-08-31 to 1951-09-22); Tennessee / Virginia. (Commercial recordings under own name.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1870s, Pt. 2:

Charles Ross Taggart: (1871-03-19 to 1953-07-04); Vermont. (Commercially recordings under own name.)

George R. Pariseau: (1871-11-29 poss. to 1949-03-17 poss.); Michigan. (Commercially with George R. Pariseau's Orchestra.)

Jim Booker: (1872-02-?? to 1940-02-05); Kentucky. (Commercially with Taylor's Kentucky Boys.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1860s, Pt. 4:

Peter "P. T." Bell: (1869-02-26 to 1956-02-18); Texas. (Recorded by William A. Owens in 1941.)

Andrew Baxter: (1869-03-?? to 1955-04-15); Georgia. (Commercially with his son Jim Baxter and the Georgia Yellowhammers.)

John Dykes: (1869-06-09 to 1938-02-20); Tennessee. (Commercially with Dykes' Magic City Trio.)

Whit Gaydon: (1869-09-26 to 1947-04-15); California / Tennessee . (Commercial recordings under own name.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1869s, Pt. 3:

Frank E. "Dad" Williams: (1866-??-?? to 1935-??-??); Iowa. (Commercially under own name and with H. M. Barnes & His Blue Ridge Ramblers.)

Uncle Bob Larkan: (1867-11-18 to 1942-01-23); Arkansas. (Commercially with Fiddling Bob Larkin and his Music Makers and Bob Larkan and His Family.)

Fiddlin' John Carson: (1868-03-23 to 1949-12-11); Georgia. (Commercially with the Virginia Reelers, Moonshine Kate and solo.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1860s, Pt. 2:

Emmett Lundy: (1864-05-09 to 1953-10-19); Virginia. (Commercially with Ernest Stoneman, informally with Elizabeth Lomax and possible her husband in 1941.)

Charlie Kahana: (1865-10-28 to 1959-12-31); Washington. (Recorded informally by Howard E. Buswell in 1946 and 1956.)

Tommy Dandurand: (1865-11-25 to 1943-02-15); Illinois. (Commercially with Tommy Dandurand & His Gang, various pseudonyms.)

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Fiddlers born in the 1860s, Pt. 1:

John Baltzell: (1860-08-23 to 1940-09-19); Ohio. (Commercial recordings under own name.)

J. W. "Blind Bill" Day (Jilson Setters): (1861-05-?? to 1942-05-06); Kentucky. (Commercially solo, informally by Jean Thomas in 1934 and John Lomax in 1937.)

Dr. D. Dix Hollis: (1861-09-19 to 1927-12-10); Alabama. (Commercial recordings under own name.)

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