Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow! Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935: Blues, Jazz, Stomps, Shuffles & Rags
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2001-03-27
Music Label: Old Hat Records / Enterprises
Soundtracks:
- Rukus Juice And Chittlin' - Memphis Jug Band
- The Jazz Fiddler - Walter Jacobs And Lonnie Carter
- Moanin' And Groanin' Blues - "Peg Leg" Howell And His Gang
- Dance Hall Shuffle - Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers
- My Four Reasons - Banjo Ikey Robinson And His Bull Fiddle Band
- Wild Cow Blues - Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
- Knox County Stomp - Tennessee Chocolate Drops
- Rustlin' Man - State Street Boys
- Sister Maud Mule - Alec Johnson
- G Rag - Georgia Yellow Hammers
- Throw Me In The Alley - Peetie Wheatstraw And His Blue Blowers
- If You Can't Make It Easy, Sweet Mama - Dixieland Jug Blowers
- Bunker Hill Blues - Frank Stokes
- I Got A Gal - James Cole's String Band
- Sweet To Mama - State Street Boys
- Doctor Medicine - South Memphis Jug Band
- Cabo Verdranos Peca Nove - Abrew's Portuguese Instrumental Trio
- Worried Man Blues - Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers
- Georgia Crawl - Henry Williams And Eddie Anthony
- Good Old Turnip Greens - Bo Chatman
- Memphis Stomp - The Blue Boys
- Get Up Off That Jazzophone - The Bubbling-Over Five
- Rukus Juice Shuffle - Alabama Rascals
- Lazy Lazy River - Mississippi Sheiks
Free Music Notes for Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow! Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935: Blues, Jazz, Stomps, Shuffles & Rags
Free Music Review: Phenomenal!
Hit: 5 Stars
Well, I completely disagree with the negative review below, and I have a feeling that the gentleman who wrote it, who claims to be a mediocre picker of several instruments, will remain mediocre for his entire life. Fiddle and violin are not the same thing. As the old joke goes, the difference between the two is that you shouldn't spill beer on a violin.
To expect rural and traditional black fiddlers from the Depression to play fiddle like classically trained modern fiddlers like Mark O'Connor or Allison Krauss is like expecting your country Grandma to make Hazelnut-crusted filet of Chilean Seabass with a Pomegranate and Wasabi reduction for Sunday dinner, instead of pot roast and mashed potatoes. It's an absurd expectation. This is the music of real people. Many of these musicians undoubtedly farmed or did other backbreaking labor all week, taking their only joy from the music they'd play on the weekend. Their faithful listeners were in the same boat.
Remember that for many of these recordings, the concept of "jazz" hadn't been invented yet. Bluegrass, for that matter, wouldn't be invented for a couple more decades.
Anyone with a genuine appreciation for American traditional and folk music will love this album. Yes, some of the recording quality is a little bit rough (many of the songs sound like they're playing on an old turntable instead of on a CD), but it's completely listenable, not nearly as difficult to listen to as many other re-released gems from this era. Listen to it with an open mind, and after you've heard the first few tunes, your brain will automatically tune out the static (which is minimal to begin with).
This album is one of the more brilliant re-releases and collections from this era. Get an idea of what real people were listening to and playing in this time period. You'll thank yourself for giving it a try.
Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow! Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-1935: Blues, Jazz, Stomps, Shuffles & Rags Poster
Two dozen swingin' sides of blues, jazz, stomps, shuffles and rags that show why the fiddle became known as the "devil's box"! Everything from Mississippi string bands to Beale Street blues to South Side jazz is here; includes Ruckus Juice and Chittlin' Memphis Jug Band; Lazy Lazy River Mississippi Sheiks; Moanin' and Groanin' Blues Peg Leg Howell & His Gang; If You Can't Make It Easy, Sweet Mama Dixieland Jug Blowers; Get Up off That Jazzophone Bubbling-Over Five; Good Old Turnip Greens Bo Chatman; Throw Me in the Alley Peetie Wheatstraw & His Blue Blowers, and more.A fantastic collection of old-time music, "Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow!" captures vintage fiddle music at that rare crossroads where the blues, jazz, and something that would one day be called folk were all in their infancy. For fiddle virtuosos performing between 1927 and 1935, quite simply, anything goes. Banjo Ikey Robinson's red hot "My Four Reasons" swings with humor and pizzazz, the State Street Boys' "Rustlin' Man" features the down-and-out blues vocals and fiddling of Big Bill Broonzy , and the Mississippi Sheiks' jazzy, but blues-inspired "Lazy Lazy River" musically straddles both sides of the Mason Dixon Line. For many listeners, the more esoteric tracks will stick out: Bo Chatman (a.k.a. double-entendre blues king Bo Carter) is heard fiddling behind Alec Johnson's goofy vocals on "Sister Maud Mule" (and in the spotlight on his own "Good Old Turnip Greens"); the Georgia Yellow Hammers' "G Rag" is the product of a then-rare integrated recording session; and Abrew's Portuguese Instrumental Trio performs "Cabo Verdranos Peca Nove" with incredible fiddling on what must be one of the first attempts at a crossover world-music disc. It's all here--great remastering, in-depth liner notes, and wonderful playing. Each release from Old Hat--Violin, Sing the Blues for Me and Music from the Lost Provinces--feels definitive, and this gem is certainly no different. --Jason Verlinde
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