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FRC 502 - Marcus Martin: Recordings from the collection of Peter Hoover

by Marcus Martin

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Happy Hollow 01:24
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Forked Ear 00:53
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Nubbin Ridge 00:58
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Grey Eagle 01:08
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Schottische 01:08
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Booth 01:17
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These recordings, made by Peter Hoover in the late fifties and early sixties near Swannanoa, North Carolina, document the seminal fiddling of Marcus Martin. Recorded first by field workers from the Library of Congress in the thirties, Marcus combined in his repertoire the archaic tunes he learned from Manco Sneed with jazzy numbers from then-contemporary recordings of Arthur Smith. A primary source for many of the crosstuned fiddle tunes that were such a novelty to the folk revival, his recordings remain a singular insight into Appalachian fiddling.

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released October 26, 2015

Marcus Martin-fiddle and banjo

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