{"product_id":"the-new-state-of-the-ozarks-string-band-favorite-tunes-from-the-missouri-ozarks-cd","title":"The New State of the Ozarks String Band - Favorite Tunes from the Missouri Ozarks (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e1. Bill Cheatum ‒ A common tune at jams everywhere and a favorite of some of the Ozarks square dancers, this is a combination of the version David learned as a young kid from Charlotte Blackwell of Seymour, Missouri, as well as parts from Bob Holt of Douglas County, Missouri, and H. K. Silvey of Ozark County, Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Melinda ‒ From Bob Holt and Bill Conley of Mountain Grove, Missouri. Most of the old time fiddlers in the Ozarks seem to have had a version of this tune, and it is referred to as “Ol’ Melinda” most of the time, in keeping with its familiarity among musicians in the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Ragtime Annie ‒ Recorded in Day, Missouri (Taney County) in 1941. Bill Bilyeu is the fiddler in the recording, and his version of this tune is the best David has heard. This version is fun to play for square dances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Oklahoma Redbird ‒ Joel on first fiddle, David on twin fiddle, Nathan on banjo, and Steve Scott on guitar. Joel’s version of this tune is similar to Lyman Enloe’s recording of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Cheyenne Waltz ‒ Nathan on fiddle, David on mandolin, and Joel on guitar. Nathan learned this tune from a recording of Tom Fuller from Carter County, Oklahoma. A great waltz for dancing or listening, this tune is strikingly similar to the song “Old Paint.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Got a Little Home to Go To ‒ Bob Holt’s long-time guitar player, Alvie Dooms, often reminisces that this is one of the first two tunes he ever remembers hearing as a kid in Douglas County. This version is from a homemade recording of Bob and Alvie from the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Buffalo Gals ‒ From Bob Holt. This version in AEAE tuning works well for square dances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Uncle Joe ‒ Nathan on fiddle, David on mandolin, and Joel on guitar. This tune was once common but seems to have fallen out of popularity. David learned it from Bob as “Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe?” Other names include “Do You Want to Go to Heaven, Uncle Joe?” “Does Your Horse Ride Double, Uncle Joe?” and “Hop High Ladies.” It is often traced back to “Miss McLeod's Reel” from the British Isles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Missouri Mud ‒ Bob Holt recorded this tune on his cassette The Way I Heard It. There, he attributes it to central and northern Missouri fiddlers and notes it can be traced to Bob Walters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Chicago Waltz ‒ Joel on first fiddle, David on twin fiddle, Nathan on banjo, and Steve on guitar. Bob learned this tune from a group of Swedish fiddlers who performed at Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri. The lore behind this tune is that it was written by someone who was watching Chicago burn in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, though this story is recounted here simply as lore, not as a known fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. Findy Sickle ‒ Gordon McCann gave David a tape of R. P. Christeson performing this tune at a festival in St. Louis, Missouri in 1976 and asked me to learn it. In the recording, Christeson refers to this tune as a two-step, and in The Old-Time Fiddler’s Repertory, Volume 2, Christeson attributes it to Bob Walters and ultimately to a piece of music entitled “La Fin de Siecle” (“The End of the Century”) published around 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Rattlesnake ‒ Nathan on fiddle, David on mandolin, and Joel on guitar. Bob Holt played this tune often for square dances. He played it in AEAE tuning, and that’s how Nathan is playing it here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. Rabbit in the Pea Patch ‒ Bob Holt frequently played this tune at dances. He learned this tune from the Potter family in Douglas County, Missouri at his dad’s behest because it was a great dance tune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. Got a Little Home to Go To (Wood) ‒ Bob recorded this version, as well as the one above, on his Rounder Records album with the same name. A fiddler named Bob Wood brought this tune to Douglas County from Arkansas before 1900. Bob Holt plays this in AEAE tuning on that recording, but David learned from a different homemade recording of Bob from Bill Conley, and has always played it in standard tuning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. Shepherd’s Wife Waltz ‒ Joel on first fiddle, David on twin fiddle, Nathan on banjo, and Steve on guitar. From Bob Holt. It is commonly played in central and north Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. Call Your Dogs, and Let’s Go Hunting ‒ Nathan on fiddle, David on mandolin, and Joel on guitar. Nathan learned this tune from a Lyman Enloe recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. Rochester Schottische ‒ This is the only schottische the band has heard played with much frequency in the Ozarks. Bob and H. K. Silvey. both played it. This version is largely from a recording of Bob from the Missouri State University Gordon McCann Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. Old Joe Clark ‒ Having learned this tune as kids, David, Nathan, and Joel all were tired of it until Bill Conley gave David a recording of Bob Holt and Gene Conley (on banjo) playing it in the 1980s. This is a rendering of Bob and Gene’s version of that recording, and it works well to add drive to a square dance. It’s now one of the band’s favorite dance tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. Fort Smith ‒ Nathan on fiddle, David on mandolin, and Joel on guitar. A favorite dance tune in the Ozarks, this version comes from Bob Holt. Nathan and David combined what David learned directly from Bob with what they later found on an older recording of Bob playing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. Last Train Home ‒ Noel “Festus” Scott regularly plays at the McClurg jam, and David learned this tune from his recording on Rounder Records’ Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, Volume 3. Festus learned this tune from Floyd Blankenship, one of the earlier fiddlers in the Ozarks. This is often the last tune played at local jam sessions and is a local favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21. Black Mountain Rag ‒ In AEAC# tuning, this version is primarily from Bob Holt with influences from H. K. Silvey. This is the standard tune for the last dance at the Hootin an Hollarin festival in Gainesville, Missouri, and many other square dances in our part of the Ozarks, a tradition which goes back to Bob’s days of playing for square dances in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve Scott Engineering Services, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53585310482725,"sku":"885000046674","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/1250\/3845\/files\/keep-Vintage-Sepia-Copy-300dpi-CD-Baby-yes-paste-into-irfanview-size-large-crop-876x876-resize-nosharp-4.75x4.75-1.jpg?v=1786653408","url":"https:\/\/store.spinneymedia.com\/products\/the-new-state-of-the-ozarks-string-band-favorite-tunes-from-the-missouri-ozarks-cd","provider":"Spinney Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}