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Much of this music was recorded from old worn cassettes that have been sitting in a box deteriorating for years. So...sometimes it sounds like music recorded from old worn cassettes that have been deteriorating for years. It's not studio quality, but it is good enough that you will still love the music.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Eck Robertson - Famous Cowboy Fiddler

Most viewers here will already have the excellent compilation CD of Eck's recordings for Victor, available from County Sales. Here is a hard to find and out-of-print field recording, recorded in 1963 by Mike Seeger, John Cohen, and Tracy Schwarz (The New Lost City Ramblers) in Eck's living room and officially released by County Records as "Eck Robertson: Famous Cowboy Fiddler" on LP in 1991 as County 202. Eck was 76 years old at the time. It isn't modern-sounding Texas fiddle music as we know it today, but unaccompanied old-time roots music that helped form the current genre. Thanks to the Down Home Radio Show blog for sharing!

Download Link: Eck Robertson - Famous Cowboy Fiddler (34MB)

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