Hartford, John & Howdy Forrester

Home Made Sugar On A Puncheon Floor

Fans may know Howdys music from his long time work with Roy Acuff. The present home recordings, from the personal library of John Hartford, give us a powerful glimpse of the roots of Howdys mature style. They are a missing link between early string band material and the polished, technically supercharged modern contest-style fiddling of which Howdy was a primary architect. Howdys music evolved from the tunes and style that he received from his Uncle Bob Cates, revealing along the way Howdys work with Benny Thomasson, the inescapable influence of Arthur Smith, the time spent playing with Bill Monroe, and the study of Kreislers recordings. When Howdy revisited these old-time tunes from his Hickman County youth with John Hartford in the 1980s, they had passed through the filter of Howdys vast experiences and development. Howdy played Middle Tennessee old-time fiddle better than anyone else, as these previously unreleased recordings make abundantly clear. John Hartford is a man who needs no introduction.

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DVA - 1 disk
Release date
15-11-2020
Label
Item-nr
545174
EAN
0190394130930
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. WARM UP
2. DUGLER WITH A SHOEFLY ON
3. "THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A TIE"
4. MCKINLEY
5. HOME MADE SUGAR AND A PUNCHEON FLOOR
6. ARTHUR SMITH'S TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
7. "I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY PLAY IT BUT ARTHUR"
8. STUMP TAIL DOG
9. "WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT"
10. UNCLE JOHN WILLS'S LOST INDIAN
11. "YOU DID A WHOOP"
12. STILL ON THE HILL (SELLS BROTHERS CIRCUS RAG)
13. TUMBLING CREEK LIZA JANE
14. "TELL YOU WHERE I FIRST HEARD THAT ONE"
15. LADIES IN THE BALLROOM
16. BENNY DIDN'T GET INTO THAT PART"
17. GOING ACROSS THE SEA
18. COTTON EYED JOE
19. SUGAR IN THE GOURD
20. POSSUM UP A GUM STUMP
21. BALANCE ALL
22. PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE
23. POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON
24. "YOU EVER HEAR SECESH?"
25. SECESH
26. GREENBACK DOLLAR...VERNON SOLOMON NEVER HEARD THAT"
27. LADY OF THE LAKE
28. "ROY TALKS GRANDPAPPY GEORGE WILKERSON"
29. GOING UPTOWN
30. "EVEN BACK IN THESE DAYS"
31. BITTER CREEK
32. "RUN OUT OF TUNES"