New Deal Fiddlers 1980-04-26
The New Deal Fiddlers, along with occasional local musicians, perform traditional and Western swing music in the town of New Deal, Texas. Elizabeth Shrank adds commentary. Among the tunes heard are "Under the Double Eagle," "Waltz Across Texas," "Cotton-eye Joe," and "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain."
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: New Deal Fiddlers
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: April 26, 1980
Location New Deal, Texas
Interviewer: Elizabeth Shrank
Length: 2 hours 20 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Music,
Song,
Waltz medley,
Story by Curly Lawler,
Story,
Music (again),
Song,
Musician introductions,
Music (again),
Song,
"I Saw Your Face in the Moon",
"Dizzy Polka",
Song,
"Liberty",
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".
Tape 1, Side 2: Music (continued),
"Picture of God",
"Our Faded Love",
Song,
"Cripple Creek Hop",
Song,
"How Great Thou Art",
"Blue Kentucky Girl",
"Fiddler’s Horn Pipe".
Tape 2, Side 1: Music (continued),
"Bubbles In My Beer",
"The Keeper of My Heart",
Song,
"I Saw a Man",
"My Heart and My Mind",
"Goodnight Little Sweetheart",
"Boil Those Cabbage Down",
Origin of song title, "Leather Britches",
Music (again),
Song,
"Milk Cow Blues",
"If That Isn’t Love",
Song.
Tape 2, Side 2: Music (continued),
"Tuxedo Junction",
"It’s Hard to be Humble",
"You Win Again",
"The Curtain Dropped For Me",
"Waltz Across Texas",
Song,
"Cotton Eyed Joe",
"The Pillow You Sleep On",
"I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name".
Tape 3, Side 1: Music (continued),
"Cowboy Lullaby",
"Teddy Bear",
"Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain",
"My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You",
Song,
Song,
"Under the Double Eagle",
"Fire on the Mountain",
Song,
"Cindy",
Song.
Tape 3, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1980
Bulk Dates: 1980
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