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FRC 708 - Lee Stoneking: Missouri Fiddling & Banjo Playing (Linda Higginbotham & Brad Leftwich collection)

by Lee Stoneking

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1.
Bitter Creek 01:36
2.
Twinkle Little Star 02:38
3.
Sally Johnson 01:02
4.
Blackberry Waltz 02:19
5.
Blackberry Two-Step 01:15
6.
Cleve Barnhart's Schottische 01:21
7.
Oklahoma Redbird 01:39
8.
Rustic Dance Schottische 01:10
9.
Schottische in the key of D 00:53
10.
Fisher's Hornpipe (key of G) 01:25
11.
Fisher's Hornpipe (key of D) 00:34
12.
Thelma Stoneking talks about Lee's repertoire 00:35
13.
Clucking Hen 01:51
14.
Great Big Taters in Sandyland 00:39
15.
Long Gone Lonesome Blues 00:59
16.
What a Friend We Have in Jesus 00:48
17.
Alabama Gals (fiddle) 01:02
18.
Leather Britches 02:04
19.
Birdie in the Snow Bank 01:58
20.
Echoes of the Ozarks (Lee Stoneking's version) 01:32
21.
Chicken Reel 01:29
22.
Martha Campbell 00:45
23.
Angus Campbell 02:25
24.
Eighth of January 01:34
25.
Durang's Hornpipe 01:29
26.
Willot's Hornpipe 01:29
27.
Pop Goes the Weasel 00:52
28.
Cackling Hen 01:50
29.
My Dream Waltz (Lee Stoneking) 02:28
30.
Rolling Stone Breakdown (Lee Stoneking) 01:21
31.
Bill Cheatum 02:17
32.
Adrian's Reel 01:28
33.
Sally Goodin 01:17
34.
Fire on the Mountain 00:55
35.
Big Sandy River 01:27
36.
Orange Blossom Special 02:36
37.
Shortening Bread 00:57
38.
Arkansas Traveler 01:19
39.
Old Indiana (Lee Stoneking) 01:47
40.
Cripple Creek 00:31
41.
Sweet Marie 00:54
42.
Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister? 00:38
43.
On a Cold Winter's Night 01:12
44.
Banjo tune in the key of A 00:55
45.
Floating Down the Mississippi 00:57
46.
Little Orphan Annie 01:01
47.
How Old Are You My Pretty Little Miss 00:51
48.
Ain't She Sweet 01:03
49.
Alabama Gals (banjo) 01:12

about

For generations, the name Stoneking has been synonymous with excellent music in west central Missouri. Lee (1907-1989) was among the best, although his fiddling is not as widely known as that of his son Fred. Lee began learning from his own father around the age of seven. He played for countless dances and shows, and won many contests. His playing was clean, smooth, and strong right up to the end of his life. His bowing was elegant and rhythmically precise, and his arrangements were beautifully conceived and distinctively his own. These recordings, made on a visit by Brad Leftwich, Linda Higginbotham, and Kenny Jackson in 1985, include tunes not represented elsewhere, as well as samples of his fine up-picking banjo style. – Brad Leftwich

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credits

released October 2, 2015

Lee Stoneking, fiddle (tracks 1-39), banjo, (tracks 40-49); Kenny Jackson, guitar (tracks 1-11, 13-49); Brad Leftwich, banjo-ukulele (tracks 1-11, 16), banjo (tracks 17-35, 37-39), fiddle (track 49); Linda Higginbotham, banjo ukulele (tracks 17-35, 37-39).

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