Texas Fiddle Archive: January 2017

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This blog is for the sharing of non-copyrighted or out-of-print Texas style fiddle music. If you believe something posted here should not be shared, please contact me. Feel free to share this site on social media via Facebook, YouTube, etc.

If you download something, please share something back, too. Also, if you have information about any of these recordings, please pass it along. The goal of this site is to preserve the music with as much supplemental information as we can get!

Most of the music is shared in a .zip file format. You must decompress the .zip file before you can access and play the individual .mp3 songs. It's pretty easy with both Windows and Mac.

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.

Monday, January 30, 2017

Major Franklin - June Bug on a Barbed Wire

This is my favorite Major Franklin tape. Actually, it's probably my favorite tape, period. I had assumed everyone had this, but just in case you didn't, here it is. There are multiple copies of this floating around, mostly labeled "June Bug on a Barbed Wire" due to Major's unforgettable version near the end of the tape. I tried to reassemble the tunes in the original order to preserve that old cassette vibe.

Recorded on 4-track tape by Bartow Riley and dated January 26, 1967 (tracks 1-17) and January 28, 1967 (tracks 18-32). Accompanists include Omega Burden, Bartow Riley, and Pete Osborne.

Download Link: Major Franklin - June Bug on a Barbed Wire (155 MB)

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Orville Burns with Royce Franklin

Orville Burns playing in the parking lot at a fiddle contest sometime in the early 1990's. There is a lot of joy in this video. Accompanists include:

Anthony Mature - guitar
Royce Franklin - guitar
Matt Hartz - tenor guitar
Carl Hopkins - guitar

VCR recording by Bartow Riley.

Direct YouTube Link (for a larger picture):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E04NDHwJV2g&t=110s