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FRC 406 - Arnold Sharp: Recordings from the collection of Jeff Goehring

by Arnold Sharp

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1.
German Waltz 02:25
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Talk 02:29
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Paddy on the Handcar or Fine Times 02:02
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Anna Hayes 03:01
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Billy in the Lowground 03:18
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Family's Buckskin Band talk 01:31
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Duck's Eyeball 01:44
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Talk 00:23
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Grey Eagle Hornpipe 02:22
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Cold Frosty Morning 04:27
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Hound Chase 02:07
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Wild Horse 03:23
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Screech Owl 02:06
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Leather Britches 03:02
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Talk 01:30
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Birdie 02:58
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Sharp's Alabama Gals 01:39
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Old Uncle Natty 01:16
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Too Young to Marry 02:40
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Wagoner 01:53
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Jess Large's Going Back to Pine Creek 03:41
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Trouble in the Barnyard 02:11
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Fun's All Over 03:02
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Cumberland Gap 02:30
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Arkansas Traveler 01:23
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Talk 00:49
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Walking In My Sleep 03:00
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Mississippi Sawyer 02:13
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Forked Deer 01:44

about

Born in 1914 in Gallia, Lawrence County, near the Ohio River in southern Ohio, Arnold earned his living as a dairy farmer near Jackson, Ohio. His grandfather, “Fiddling Andy” Sharp, came to Lawrence County from England in the mid-19th century. Arnold’s father, George Sharp, was also a dance fiddler as well as an accordion and fife player. Arnold also had 8 uncles and three brothers who played the fiddle. Arnold was a contemporary of fiddler Jimmy Wheeler of nearby Portsmouth, Ohio (FRC401) and grew up surrounded by many of the same southern Ohio and Kentucky fiddlers, including Asa Neal, Jess Large, and Forest Pick. Arnold’s style and repertoire differ from Wheeler’s, with more emphasis on rhythmic dance tunes, perhaps a result of strong family musical traditions. A couple of the tunes Arnold remembered coming from his family include “Hound Chase” (in AEAC# tuning), and Fine Times at Our House. These recordings were made at Arnold’s home in Oak Hill when Arnold was in his late 60s. Jeff Goehring accompanies him on guitar. – Susie Goehring

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released November 6, 2015

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