McCann: Yard Party, May 19, 1979

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Part of the Gordon McCann Ozarks Folk Music Collection at Missouri State University's Special Collections and Archives. This recording includes tapes 1-2, sides A and B. These tapes were recorded May 19, 1979 in Gordon McCann's backyard, Springfield, Missouri.Gordon McCann- guitar, Mona McCann, Abba, Chuck, and Roger Taylor, Art Galbraith- fiddle, mandolin, Margaret Galbraith, Rick Wilson- accoustic bass, Penny Pennington, Wayne Lawson- fiddle, guitar, Wayne's wife, Comer Owen and Bessie Owen, Lucky Owen (Comer's sister-in-law), Reverend Walter Pettus- fiddle, Walter's wife Nannie, Ruth McAlhaney and husband Howard (Walter's daughter), John William and wife Edith, Linda Snider (Raymond Campbell's sister), Rex Moses and wife Merle and Merle's twin sister Pearl (Raymond Campbell's sisters), Dorothy Johnson- jig dancer, Jenny Wray, Emmett Adams- jig dancer and wife Garnett, Townsend Godsey, Elmo Ingenthron and wife Betty, Ella Dun (aged 89 at the time), Bob Holt- fiddle, Tillford Jones- fiddle, guitar and wife Flossie, Melvin Lawrence- guitar and wife Corrie, Vera Wallace- singer and her husband, Lucille Morris Upton, Steve Hilton, Don Haden, Cap Haseltine and wife Betty, Cecil Auner and wife Rudi, Tommy Auner and wife Sally, Charlie Baird, and David Freeman and wife. Gordon McCann mentions in his notes that this yard party took place under a large tent that he had rented. He used his trailer as a stage. Everyone brought food. Art Galbraith- fiddle: 1. "Leather Britches" (in the key of G) 2. "Shamos O'Brien" (in G) 3. "Dixie Blossoms" (in G) 4. "Ragtime Annie" (in D) 5. "Down Home Waltz" (in D) 6. "Westphalia Waltz" (in G) 7. "Tennessee Waltz" (in C) 8. "Beaumont Rag" (in F) 9. "Waltz You Saved for Me" (in F & C) 10. "Daddy Blues" (in G) 11. "I Don't Love Nobody" (in C) 12. "Stone's Rag" (in C) 13. "Interlake Waltz" (in G) Vera Wallace sings: 14. "Storms Never Last" (in C) 15. "Walking on the Water" (in C) 16. "One of These Days" (in E) Art Galbraith- fiddle: 17. "Arkansas Traveler" (in D) 18. "Kiss Me Waltz" (in G & D) 19. "Eighth of January" (in D) 20. "Over the Waves" (in G) 21. "Tennessee Wagoner" (in C) end tape 1 side A Tape 1 side B Art Galbraith- fiddle (continued): 22. "Red Apple Rag" (in G) 23. "Leather Britches" (in G) 24. "Durang's Number 2" (in D) 25. "Fisher's Hornpipe" (in D) 26. "Coming Up the Pike" (in C) 27. "Twinkle, Twinkle" (in G) There is a break for dinner. Rev. Walter Pettus- fiddle: 28. "Chinese Breakdown" (in C) 29. "Kiss Waltz" (in G & D) 30. "Someday I'll Wander Back Again" (in G) 31. "Cricket on the Hearth" (in G) 32. (unknown name) (in D) 33. "Arkansas Traveler" (in G) 34. "Red Wing" (in G) 35. "Turkey in the Straw" (in G) 36. "Blessed Jesus, Hold My Hand" (in G) 37. "Jimmy Murphy" (sings) Bob Holt- fiddle: 38. "Billy in the Lowground" (in C) 39. "Cotton Patch Rag" (in C) 40. "Westphalia Waltz" (in C) 41. "Gold Rush" (in A) 42. "Eighth of January" (in D) Emmett Adams jig dances. 43. "Old Fort Smith" (in D) 44. "Give the Fiddler a Dram" (in G) 45. "Walking in My Sleep" (in G) 46. "Westphalia Waltz" (in C) 47. (unknown name) (in G) Vera Wallace sings: 48. "Walking on the Water" (in C) Wayne Lawson- fiddle: 49. "Sally Goodin" (in A) end tape 1 side B Tape 2 side A Wayne Lawson- fiddle (continued): 50. "Fiddler's Waltz" (in G) 51. "Whiskey Before Breakfast" (in D) 52. "Hazy Hills Waltz" (in D) Art Galbraith- fiddle: 53. "Chicken Reel" (in G) 54. "Good Money" (in D) Tillford Jones- fiddle: 55. "Eighth of January" (in D) 56. "When the Redeemed Are Gathering in" (in G) 57. "Gee Bow Rag" (in G) 58. "Possum & Taters" (in G) 59. "Over the Waves" (in G) Art Galbraith- fiddle: 60. "Tennessee Waltz" (in C) 61. "Old Dubuque" (in D) 62. "Lonesome Indian" (in D) 63. "East Tennessee Blues" (in C) 64. "Rocky Mountain Hornpipe" (in D) 65. "Grey Eagle" (in A) 66. "Montana Waltz" (in A) Bob Holt- fiddle: Tillford and Bob talk about Alton and Paul Jones. 67. "Sally Johnson" (in G) 68. "Old Fort Smith" (in G) 69. "Ook Pic Waltz" (in G) 70. "Crazy Creek" (in C) 71. "Tennessee Wagoner" (in C) Dorothy Johnson dances. 72. "Possum & Taters" (in C) 73. "Festival Waltz" (in A) 74. (unknown name) (in A) end tape 2 side A Tape 2 side B 75. "D & A Hornpipe" (in D & A) Wayne Lawson- fiddle: 76. "Hazy Hills Waltz" (in D) 77. "Ragtime Annie" (in D) 78. "Sally Goodin" (in A) 79. "Red Fox Waltz" (in D) 80. "Lost Indian" (in D) 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. Yard Party--5-19-79 McCann yard, music party tapes 1-2.mp3 tape 1.wav tape 2.wav McCann-1979-05-19-A McCann-1979-05-19-B