FRC 107 - Esker Hutchins: Recordings from the collection of Ray Alden | Esker Hutchins

FRC 107 - Esker Hutchins: Recordings from the collection of Ray Alden

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	1.	Mississippi Sawyer 02:43
	2.	Cotton-Eyed Joe 02:05
	3.	Puncheon Floor 01:48
	4.	Sheep Come Walking Through the Pasture 01:56
	5.	Wagoner 02:02
	6.	Fisher's Hornpipe 02:09
	7.	Cricket on the Hearth 02:03
	8.	Peacock Rag 02:03
	9.	Walking In My Sleep 01:29
	10.	Coalberry Breakdown 01:45
	11.	Little Brown Jug 01:18
	12.	Unknown tune (possibly Piney Woods Gal) 02:00
	13.	Black Mountain Rag 01:47
	14.	Sunny Home in Dixie 03:18
	15.	Billy in the Lowground 03:00
	16.	Leather Britches 01:40
	17.	Bonaparte's Retreat 02:00
	18.	Unnamed Fiddle Tune (Cumberland Gap) 01:26
	19.	Ain't Got No Sugar Baby Now 01:22
	20.	Reuben 01:30
	21.	Cabin in the Pines 01:05
	22.	John Henry 01:40
	23.	Darling Nellie Gray 01:21
	24.	Unnnamed Banjo Tune 01:33
	25.	Sugar Hill 01:01
	26.	Unnamed Banjo Tune 01:28
	27.	Kitty Wells 01:58
	28.	Pretty Little Girl (Shortenin' Bread) 01:08
	29.	Ducks on the Millpond 01:36
	30.	Breaking Up Christmas 01:27
	31.	Mississippi Sawyer 01:32
	32.	Old Joe Clark 01:32
	33.	Cripple Creek 01:38
	34.	Wildwood Flower 02:19
	35.	Cluck Old Hen 00:56
	36.	Fire on the Mountain (banjo) 01:09
	37.	Fire on the Mountain (fiddle) 02:04
	38.	Paddy on the Turnpike 02:28
	39.	Forked Deer 01:00

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Esker Hutchins lived in Dobson, North Carolina and was neighbor to Frank and Oscar Jenkins. He was a fiddle mentor to Benton Flippen (FRC 102) of nearby Round Peak. Benton played banjo with Esker’s band, the Surry County Ramblers. Esker learned some of his tunes from older area fiddlers such as Crawley Hamlin (tracks 3, 4) and Frank Jenkins (track 14), some from newer fiddlers such as Arthur Smith (track 9) broadcast on the radio. Esker and his band regularly appeared at the Union Grove Fiddler’s Convention (tracks 1, 38 and 39) and he often played with Oscar Jenkins (tracks 2, 37). This CD offers a rare visit to Esker’s home, while at the same time giving an idea of the powerful music he made at conventions. – Ray Alden

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released November 2, 2015

Esker Hutchins: fiddle tracks 1-18, 37-39 banjo tracks 19-36. Surry County Ramblers: tracks 1, 38. Oscar Jenkins: banjo tracks 2, 37. Dave Spilkia: guitar tracks 4-8, 14-17.

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