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McCann: Salisbury, Missouri, Fiddle Contest, June 1, 1967 - 1

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Part of the Gordon McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection at Missouri State University's Special Collections and Archives. This session is a fiddle contest recorded in Salisbury, Missouri, June 1, 1967. The tape was made by Art Galbraith, given to Gordon McCann in 1990. Gordon states that there was some trouble with the recorder, some tunes were skipped. There were 70 contestants present from 14 states. Contestants: #29. Lonnie Peerce: Louisville, Kentucky. 1. "Tom and Jerry" (in the key of A) 2. (unidentified waltz) (in F) 3. "St. Anne's Reel" (in D) According to Gordon McCann's notes: "M.C. tells judges sequestered. Tells next contestant had won at Columbia and years ago won 1st in state contest when was held in Mexico, Mo. Had also played on the the Roy Acuff program." This is in reference to Noland Boone. #30. Noland Boone: Mexico, Missouri. 4. "Thunderbolt Hornpipe" (in D) 5. "Over the Waves" (in G) 6. "Dance Around Molly" (in A) #9. Dave Gilmore: Jefferson City, Missouri. 7. (unidentified hornpipe) (in Bb) 8. "Bill Cheatum" (in A) 9. "Flowers in Heaven" (in Bb) #37. Ethel Smith: Joplin, Missouri. 10. "Soldier's Joy" (in D) 11. "Sally Goodin" (in A) #2. Tim Reed: Santa Rosa, California. 12. "Lead Out" (in D) 13. "Red Fox Waltz" (in D) 14. (unidentified waltz) (in D) #? Bill Sharon: Keysville, Missouri. Announcer doesn't give Sharon's contestant number, Sharon's tunes won't be judged. This tune "Listen to the Mockingbird" is not permitted in most contests. It is considered a "trick tune." 15. "Listen to the Mockingbird" #15. Pete McMahon: Harrisburg, Missouri. Pete McMahon is 48 at the time of this recording, and has been playing for about 40 years. He plays on a french fiddle. 16. "Dance Around Molly" (in A) 17. (unidentified waltz) (in A) 18. "Monkey Musk" (in A) #? Kurt Brandenburg: Keokuk, Iowa. Turned 12 years old, the day before. 19. "Orange Blossom Special" (in A) 20. (unidentified waltz) (in D) 21. "Chinese Breakdown" (in D) #? Yevone Youngblood: Collinsville, Oklahoma. On harmonica: 22. "Fox Chase"(in A) 23. "I Don't Love Nobody" (in A) #? Unknown 24. "Sugar Tree Stomp" (in G) 25. (unidentified waltz) (in G) 26. "Marmaduke's Hornpipe" (in D) #38. Dean Smith: Anderson, Missouri. 27. "Cotton Eyed Joe" (in A) 28. (unidentified waltz) (in A) 29. "Sally Goodin" (in A) These recordings are made available for research purposes. The views expressed in the recordings are those of the individuals speaking and do not necessarily represent the views of Missouri State University. Some of this material may be protected by copyright law. Permission of the copyright holders is required for commercial use, reproduction, or anything beyond what is allowed by fair use. McCann_1967_SalisburyMoContest_01.wav McCann-1967-06-01-A