Jody Kruskal Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) Sandy Boys - Jody Kruskal plays this fine old time fiddle tune on the Anglo concertina. We know this one from the playing of fiddlers Edden and Burl Hammons, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Read what the Traditional Tune Archive says about Sandy Boys. https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Sandy_Boys Edited August 14 by Jody Kruskal 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 From Jody's link: How should the first 2 (or is it 4?) notes in the second bar be interpreted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 18 minutes ago, Don Taylor said: From Jody's link: How should the first 2 (or is it 4?) notes in the second bar be interpreted? E played on the A string and concurrently open E string. (This is a fiddle we’re talking about, not a concertina). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 (edited) Love the unrushed pacing. So much oldtime is played at breakneck speed; your rendition gives the tune a chance to breathe. Edited August 14 by Jim Besser 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 Thanks Jim, I do love to breath... at any speed. As for the link with notation, I wouldn't put too much stock in written notes, as helpful as they may be in learning a tune. Rather, I like to listen to how folks actually play it, then play along with the versions I most admire. These selections are all from the university of Youtube where you can slow down the tune to better join in the fun. (Click the Settings button, the little gear icon at the bottom, then Playback Speed, then .75 or even .5) Here are a few of my favorite listens for Sandy Boys. Edden Hammons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHJbZr_zMj0 Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XppoPSISs Palmer Loux and Alan Kauffman on fiddle; Steve Arkin on banjo; Greg Loux on guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRvwMrucntI Rhys Jones - Mississippi Square Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkGqxL2brqE&list=OLAK5uy_lbY3wC65sJoDn7u-K1WKoFN4CBeFCq1rY&index=12 Carolina Chocolate Drops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xJEvt0QzFQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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