Texas Fiddle Archive: October 2016

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DISCLAIMER:

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.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Benny Thomasson and Dick Barrett

Here is an out-of-print VHS tape produced in 1977 by the Seattle Folklore Society and released commercially in the 1990's. There is even an amusing Major Franklin story at the end.

Direct YouTube link (for a larger picture):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT_DhQrQBcY

Credits:
Benny Thomasson - fiddle
Dick Barrett - fiddle
Aaron Lowe - guitar and fiddle
Markie Shubb - bass
Rich Levine - guitar

Source:
Texas Fiddle Legends: Benny Thomasson and Dick Barrett
Yazoo 517 (VHS), 1996