FRC 108 - John Ashby & The Free State Ramblers: Recordings from the collection of Ray Alden | John Ashby & The Free State Ramblers

FRC 108 - John Ashby & The Free State Ramblers: Recordings from the collection of Ray Alden

by John Ashby & The Free State Ramblers

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	1.	Lost Train Blues 01:52
	2.	Rattlesnake Bit the Baby 02:37
	3.	Katy Hill 03:11
	4.	Mary Wants a Lover 02:55
	5.	Blue Eyed Gal 02:21
	6.	Rickett's Hornpipe 02:37
	7.	Going to the Free State 03:43
	8.	Cluck Old Hen 03:02
	9.	Free State Hornpipe 03:42
	10.	Lost Indian 02:17
	11.	Red Apple Rag 02:48
	12.	Ashby Breakdown 03:09
	13.	Pretty Little Widow 02:31
	14.	Twinkle Little Star 03:09
	15.	New Charleston 02:37
	16.	Grey Eagle 03:15
	17.	Jaybird Died With the Whooping Cough 02:49
	18.	Sleepy Lou 02:30
	19.	Lady of the Lake 02:53
	20.	Dance All Night With a Bottle In My Hand 03:04
	21.	Leather Britches 03:06
	22.	Freight Train Moan 03:07
	23.	Eighth of January 02:59
	24.	Sugar in the Gourd 02:57
	25.	Going Back to the Free State 03:18

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John C. Ashby (1915-1979) began playing fiddle in 1926 at his home near Warrenton, Virginia. Influenced by his Uncle Joe, local postmaster John Sullivan and neighbors Walt Graham, Cy Kines and John Sinclair, John learned tunes such as “Hornpipe in A” and “Rattlesnake Bit the Baby.” Circa 1940 John formed the Free State Ramblers, a band consisting of family and musician friends. “Free State” refers to a 12 square mile area near Warrenton that declared itself “free” in 1806, refusing to pay rent or taxes to landowner Chief Justice John Marshall. Visit our website to read Sandy Hofferth’s Old Time Herald article about the Ashby Family. These recordings were made in New York City at a concert given in April, 1972. – Ray Alden

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