On Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at 9:43:17 AM UTC-5, Mark Wingate wrote:
This is not an old-time song, but lots of folks with ties to old-time
have done it. I'm curious who learned it from what recordings, etc.,
and what was the original, seminal recording, if there was one.
I think the first time I heard it was at the Mt. Airy fiddlers
convention, 1993 or '94. Can anyone add any more information or recollections?
Here are some of the (possibly) older recordings -- I couldn't find the release dates of all of them.
Vulcan's Britches -- they're from Alabama, as is Walt Aldridge, the
guy who wrote the song.
Alice Gerrard --
Ranch Romance -- 1993
Renegades -- 199?
-- there are others, but they are more recent.
Mark Wingate
Nashville, TN
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