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Norman and Nancy Blake, December 15, 1990

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This recording includes tapes 1-2. It was recorded in Springfield, Missouri on December 15, 1990. Norman Blake- fiddle/ guitar/ vocals, Nancy Blake- cello/ fiddle/ vocals, Bob Holt- fiddle, Art Galbraith- fiddle, Fred Stoneking- fiddle, Alvie Dooms- guitar, Gordon McCann- guitar, Larry Sledge- mandolin, Karen Craft- banjo. The Blakes had given a concert a SMSU and went to McCann’s home afterwards. They played for 2 hours or so. Mike Smith, KSMU, meets Stoneking and Dooms. Holt- fiddle 1. "New Money" (in C) 2. "Walk Along John" (in G) Stoneking 3. "Old Indiana" (in G) 4. "Walking in My Sleep" (in G) Blakes Holt/ Stoneking 5. "Steamboat Around the Bend" (in G) 6. "Katy Hill" (in G) Stoneking 7. "Hollow Poplar" (in G) 8. "Four O’Clock in the Morning" (in A) 9. "Old Grey Goose" (in G) Bob Holt 10. "John Brown’s Dream" (in A) Stoneking 11. "Frisky Jim" (in A) 12. "Taney County" (in A) ...end side 1a... Nancy gets her cello and asked if she could carve a hole in the floor to place her cello. Holt- fiddle/ Sledge- mandolin/ Nancy- cello 13. "Tombigbee Waltz" (in G) Art Galbraith 14. "Twinkle, Twinkle" (in G) 15. "Leather Britches" (in G) Holt- fiddle/ Blake- guitar 16. "Kennedy Rag" (in F) 17. "Going Down the Valley" (in G) Nancy learned to play from Rumananski in Independence. Stoneking- fiddle/Larry- mandolin 18. "Dill Pickle Rag" (in G) Galbraith 19. "I Don’t Love Nobody" (in C) Norman- guitar/ Holt- fiddle 20. "New Money" (in C) Stoneking-...
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