November 9, 1915-March 28, 2015 If you have ever played or heard “John Short’s Tune,” a lively polka, then you have met my father, Erwin A. Thompson. He passed the… Read More →
Main Content
Latest Issue
Volume 15, Number 1
Features
Reviews
- Tell It to Me: Revisiting the Johnson City Sessions
- Fiddle Noir: African American Fiddlers on Early Phonograph Recordings, 1925-1949
- Things Left Behind, by Thornton Spencer
- Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves (self-titled)
- Mike Bryant and Paul Brown (self-titled)
- Defiantly Joyous, by the True and Trembling String Band
- Tom Mindte & Mason Via (self-titled)
- Cinnamon Tree, by Nora Brown
- Holy Smoke! by Rafe Stefanini and David Bragger
- The Fries Session
- Old World Music of the Southern Appalachians, by Hog Eyed Man
- La Coppia Sciascia: Italian Folk Songs from Abruzzo, 1927-1930 by Pasquale and Chiarina Sciascia
- Pictures from Life’s Other Side: The Man and His Music in Rare Photos and Recordings, by Hank Williams
- Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road: When Old Time Music Met Bluegrass, by John Cohen
Here & There
Attic #21: Fiddle and Guitar
One of the popular, recurring topics of discussion, debate, disagreement, and disputation among fans of old-time music is the question of when guitars began to be used as accompanying instruments… Read More →
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Teodar Jackson and African American Fiddling from Texas: Lost Music from the Rural
by Dan Foster Note: This article was written in part to celebrate the release of a new CD of old-time fiddling from the Field Recorders’ Collective, Teodar Jackson with T.… Read More →
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Mayo’s the Name, Fiddlin’s the Game: Ralph Mayo
Carter Stanley once referred to old-time fiddle player Leslie Keith as “an unsung hero,” a powerhouse entertainer who, in his day, enjoyed widespread popularity, but with the passing of time… Read More →
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