I got tater's version in dots, will start working it up...have looked at it now and again, getting serious about it now. linda
On Oct 18, 5:35 am, [email protected] wrote: > Check out this: > > http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/OLDNA_OLY.htm > > It explains some things. > > On Sun 10/17/10 8:39 AM , Val Mindel [email protected] sent: > > > I've got the same two cuts, but also have Charlie Walden (master > > Missouri fiddler) at my house right now, so I asked him. He believes > > Bob Christeson took his version of Old Virginia largely from memory, > > which might explain differences. There are lots of differences between > > the Powers family (even when you get to the actual bit where they're > > playing the tune) and Hartford. Who knows? I like the way Tater plays > > it, which is the way I'm trying to play it on the mandolin. Meanwhile > > is it Audrey or Aubrey on the Powers cut doing the slice of mandolin > > rehearsal? That tune is definitely not Old Virginia unless she/he is > > living in some other universe. Meanwhile there's snow on Mt Snow so I > > guess winter is officially here in Vermont.... best, val > > > On Oct 16, 12:09 pm, Robin Gravina robin > > [email protected]> wrote:> I'm flicking through the Christeson Fiddle book > > and > > did 'Old Virginia reel',> but when I looked for it on my ipod, I found > > Hartford and the Fiddling> Powers Family but the tune seems to be completely > > different... Is it my> ears? my reading? or a different tune? > > > Best > > > Robin > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Taterbugmando" group.To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] unsubscribe from this group, send email > > to taterbugmando+ > > [email protected] more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en.
