This transcription is based on a performance by the Red Headed Fiddlers, recorded at their first recording session, an October 18th date in Dallas. The recording was released as Brunswick # 285. Brunswick also released the recording as # 52084, credited to Les Deux Gaspesiens. The tune is a standard form, comprised of two eight…
Eighth of January, The
This transcription of the Eighth of January is based on a performance by the Fox Chasers, a band about which little is known, and whose entire recorded output consists of four sides recorded in San Antonio over two days in 1930. Like the performance by Ted Gossett’s band recorded a few months later, this is a…
Bug in the Taters
Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters recorded Bug in the Taters on May 14th, 1927 in New York City. It was paired with Boatin Up’ Sandy, and released as Brunswick #182. The tune is comprised of four short four-bar strains D Major, played AABBCCDD. Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters were the same group as The Hill…