Balfa, Dewey - Jole Blond Mr. Balfa appears on Voyager CD325 .

Barrett, Dick - Liza Jane
Morning Star Waltz
I Don’t Love Nobody
Back Home in Indiana
Mr. Barrett appears on Voyager CD301.

Barron, Myllie - Red River Jig
Happy Boy Schottische
Finnish Waltz All the preceding videos were made in Williams livingroom.
Mr. Barron appears on Voyager CD331 and CD365 .

Bartley, Dave - My Daddy Was a Dutchman WOTFA Fiddle Show Des Moines, WA. Video by Shirley Calvert.

Berline, Byron - Ragtime Annie (with Texas Shorty)
Sally Goodin
Billy in the Lowground
Mockingbird
Byron Berline appears on Voyager CD301.

Blech, Kerry - Gallynipper
Zolly’s Retreat and Washington’s March
Oklahoma Rooster
Head of the Creek;
Irish Reel;
Shores of Lake Erie
Johnny Pick the Strings
Bill Everhart’s Tune
Contra Dancing with the Gods.
Kerry Blech appears on Voyager CD354.

Boudreault, Louis - La Belle Catherine
Le Batteux
Mr. Boudreault appears on Voyager CD322.

Caudill, Roy - Cripple Creek
Ellen Smith, Corinna (Irwin Nash), Fireball Mail, Coming Round the Mountain, Cindy, Cripple Creek, Johnson Boys ; Johnson Boys
Fireball Mail, Fireball Mail, Johnson Boys, Fox Chase, Cripple Creek (with Irwin Nash)
Cindy, Lonesome Road Blues
Roy Caudill was from North Carolina. We met him in 1960 at his Seattle house. He played an old two finger picking banjo style. In the last video he is being interviewed by Irwin Nash. This video was made at KCTS-TV, University of Washington. Mr. Caudill is on Voyager CD302 "Coming 'Round the Mountain.

Chancellor, Jim (Texas Shorty) - Georgia Boys, Jack of Diamonds
Chancellor Waltz, Midnight on the Water, Bonaparte’s Retreat
Kentucky Waltz, Listen to the Mockingbird, Billy in the Lowground
Say Old Man, Shuck in the Bush
Dubry Waltz
Mr. Chancellor appears on Voyager CD301.

Farr Laura, Hagood, Tyler - Bring Out the Cider; From the Washington State Fiddle Contest, East Wenatchee, WA. Video by Brid Nowlan.

Ferrel, Frank - Golden Boy, Reel from Quebec, Soldier’s Joy, Turkey in the Straw, Arkansas Traveler
Beaumont Rag, Hot Canary
Medley of Cape Breton tunes
Medley of Winston Fitzgerald tunes
Bonnie Lass set; Haywood Schottische, Opera Reel
Midnight on the Water, Bonaparte’s Retreat
Humors of Maine
Con Casey’s Jig (with Joe Derrane)
Mr. Ferrel has a CD on Voyager, CD370.

Friends of Sally Johnson, - Harley Bray, banjo; Shera Bray, guitar, bass; Vivian Williams, fiddle; Phil Williams, bass, mandolin; Barry Brower, mandolin, guitar - Watson’s Blues
Harley’s Breakdown
Gabriel’s Call
Chicken Under the Washtub
Fling Ding
Charlotte Breakdown
Heel and Toe Polka
Angelina Baker
Leather Britches
Whoa Mule
Please Come Back Little Pal
Winter Blues
Walking In My Sleep
Stony Point
Foggy Old London
The First Whipporwill
Chinky Pin
Carolina Mountain Home
Hard Luck Blues
Dreaming
Think of What You’ve Done
Jesus Will Save Your Soul
Lee Highway Blues
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
Jenny Lynn
The Old Hometown
These videos are from a concert in Spokane, WA in 1988. Courtesy of Barry Brower www.barrybrower.org)

Fultz, Bobbi - Centralia Waltz Video by Shirley Calvert at a Washington Old Time Fiddlers show, Des Moines, WA.

Gish, Don - Cotton Patch Rag
Blackberry Blossom
Shannon Waltz
Mr. Gish appears on Voyager CD301. He was the instigator and founder of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association.

Hall, Kenny - Policeman
Rainbow
Raisin’ the Roof in Georgia, A Soldier and his Sweetheart, Little Girl Dressed in Blue
Back Up and Push, Texas Bobwire
Bill Cheatum
Angeline the Baker
“I Hear What You See: The Old-Time World of Kenny Hall”
Roll Along Kentucky Moon
Wreck of the No. 9
“Kenny Hall, Fresno”, including Turkey in the Straw, Those Fresno Chiles
Cow Punchers Waltz, Preacher in the Wood Pile
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Hallelujah I’m A Bum
She’s Got Money Too
Cindy
Mr. Hall has a CD on Voyager, CD328.

Hart, Allen - Doodle Bug (fiddle)
Old Jimmy Sutton (banjo)
Mr. Hart has a CD on Voyager, CD368.

Herd, Jim- Tennessee Grey Eagle
Monkey in the Dog Cart
Katydid Waltz
Katy Hill All the preceding videos were made in Williams camp at the Weiser, ID, fiddle contest in 1991 by Barry Brower.
(Mr. Herd has a CD on Voyager, CD340)

Johnson, Harry - Waltzing in Old San Antone Videoed by Brid Nowlan at the Washington State Fiddle Contest, East Wenatchee, WA.
CDs of Harry Johnson may be found on the Washington Old Time Fiddlers web site.

Kiesecker, Gil - Show me the Way to Go Home Videoed at a Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association "WOTFA" Fiddle Show, Des Moines, WA, by Shirley Calvert.
Clearwater Stomp Videoed at a workshop at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle WA.
Mr. Kiesecker appears on Voyager CD356 and CD360.

Lamb, Barbara - Forked Deer
Little Rabbit
Barbara Lamb and Vivian Williams recorded a very good twin fiddle record, Voyager CD316.

Marshall, Howard - Evansville Missouri
Over the Waves
Rachel
Kiss Me Waltz All preceding videos made at Huckleberry Coffee Shop, Weiser, ID. This is a popular jam spot during the National Old Time Fiddle Contest as, besides good coffee, it has a piano. Mussel Wolf from Booneville, MO, is playing piano, Vivian Williams is the other fiddler. Taken by Phil Williams.
Peacock Rag
Kansas City Kitty
Millers Reel
Dixie Hoedown
Mr. Marshall has a CD on Voyager, CD344. He also appears on "Fiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era," Voyager CD358.)

McFalls, Fred and Bryson, Ben - Greenback Dollar, Lonely Tombs, All The Good Times, Maggie Blues, Double Banjo Blues
Crawdad Song, Long Journey Home, Curly Headed Baby, Bluegrass Breakdown
Mr. McFalls & Mr. Bryson appear on "Coming 'Round the Mountain, Voyager CD302.

Meltzer, Howie - Rachel; Texas Both of these are from the Centralia Old Time Music Campout. Mr. Meltzer appears on Voyager CD355 "Eat N' Run."

Moore, Gary Lee - Rat Cheeze Taken at the Washington State Fiddle Contest, East Wenatchee, WA, by Brid Nowlan.
Red Skin Rag (From the NW Folklife Festival.)
Uncle Pig; Beaumont Rag These two videos are from the WOTFA Fiddle Show in Des Moines, WA.
Acorn Stomp From Weiser, 2011.
Scoldin’ Ladies
Jack of Diamonds
Bill Cheatham/Waynesboro
Brown Skin Gal
Mississippi Sawyer;
Mr. Moore appears on Voyager CD363.

Notatious - Old Red Barn Medley
Beemer Quadrille No. 1 Fig. 2
Stone’s Rag
New Rigged Ship The preceding videos of Notatious were taken by Shirley Calvert at a WOTFA Fiddle Show, Des Moines, WA. Notatious is Vivian Williams & Bonnie Zahnow, fiddles, Phil Williams, mandolin, W. B. Reid, banjo guitar.

Savoy, Marc -One Step de Duson
La Porte d’en Arriere
Mr. Savoy appears on Voyager CD325.

Selby, Raymond - Harvester Polka
Beaumont Rag These videos taken at the Washington State Fiddle Contest, Wenatchee, WA, by Brid Nowlan.

Stephens, Duane - The Widder Wants to Marry Duane learned from his dad, Missouri fiddler Monte Stephens. Taken on the lawn of the Colonial Motel, Weiser, ID, by Phil Williams.

Stripling, Lee - Kennedy Rag
Lost John
My Little Girl
Big Four
Goodnight Waltz
Wolves Howling Preceding videos from a house concert at Williams, Seattle, 2001 by Phil Williams.
Mr. Stripling appears on Voyager CD349.

Texas Shorty - See "Chancellor, Jim," above.

Veenstra, Hank - Reel Beatrice Taken at the Washington State Fiddle Contest, Wenatchee, WA, by Brid Nowlan.

Widner, Jimmy - Flop Eared Mule Taken at a jam session at the Moore's camp, Weiser, ID.
Waltz Across Texas Mr. Widner appears on Voyager CD301.

Williams, John - Happy Jack John Williams appears on Voyager CD344 "Fiddling Missouri," and Voyager CD358 "Fiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era".

Williams, Phil & Vivian - “D” Blues
Balen I Karlstad; Taken at a WOTFA fiddle show, Des Moines, WA, by Shirley Calvert.
Sir John MacDonald’s Waltz
Jenny Lind Polka
Drops of Brandy Taken at a WOTFA fiddle show, Chehalis, WA, by Shirley Calvert.
Concert Reel, Starry Nights and Candlelight, Peter Barnes; Taken at the National Old Time Fiddle Contest, Weiser, ID, in 1999, the year Vivian won the Senior Division.
Quadrille Set Five Fig. 1
Mazurka from Mr. Howard
Evening Star Waltz
Darkie Sett Fig II The preceding four videos of tunes from the Peter Beemer Manuscript were videoed in the Williams livingroom.
Turkey in the Straw
Old Joe Clark
Weevily Wheat
Gobblers Knob
Sara Brown
Nellie Bly
Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms; The preceding eight videos were taken at a house concert at Kate Bowers, Bow, WA.
Clarinet Polka
Hiawatha, Newcastle Hornpipe, President Garfields
Ferry Bridge Hornpipe Medley (Ferry Bridge, Danny Flannigan’s Clog, Rickett’s; The preceding four videos were from a concert at the Seattle Concert Theater, Seattle, WA in 1982. Tall Timber was Vivian Williams, fiddle; Barney Munger, banjo, bass; Sue Thompson, guitar; and Phil Williams, bass, mandolin)
Peacock Rag
Soldiers Joy; The preceding two videos were made at Huckleberry Coffee Shop, Weiser, ID, with Howard Marshall, fiddle, and Mussel Wolfe, piano.
Rippling Water Jig, Mason’s Apron
Mississippi Sawyer, Soldier’s Joy, Arkansas Traveler, Chicken Reel
Midnight on the Water
Mother’s Reel, The Mackilmoyle, Big John McNeil
The Oregon Trail; The preceding five videos were taken at Under The Rail club, Seattle, WA.
Miss Farquarson’s Reel Taken at an Oregon Trail show, Tumwater, WA.
State Contest Round 2007 - Ryestraw, Rosebud of Allenvale, Happy Acres Two-Step A competition round at the Washington State Old Time Fiddle Contest, East Wenatchee, WA. Video by Brid Nowlan.
Marmaduke’s Hornpipe Taken at a Northwest Folklife Festival performance, Stuart Williams, fiddle; Phil Williams, guitar.
Squire Creek Taken at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival, Darrington, WA. The band is "The Friends of Sally Johnson" - Vivian Williams, fiddle; Harley Bray, banjo; Barry Brower, mandolin; Shera Bray, guitar; Phil Williams, bass.
Yankee Doodle Taken by Jens Lund at a performance of our program "Fiddle Tunes of the Lewis & Clark Era" at Horsethief Lake State Park, WA.
Silver Wedding Waltz Taken at Williams camp at the Weiser fiddle contest.
Aqua Barn Square Dance Taken by Michael Williams at a square dance at the Aqua Barn Ranch, Maple Valley Highway, WA. The caller is Kappie Kappenman. The band is Vivian Williams, fiddle; Phil Williams, guitar; Judy Webster, bass.
Saturday Waltz Taken by Carol Burns at a concert in Tumwater, WA.
Gal on the Log A tune played during the Civil War and at a wedding in Seattle in 1862
Annie Laurie (A tune played during the Civil War)
Old Gray Mare A tune played during the Civil War, using a Civil War fretless banjo.
Money Musk Played at Lincoln's Inaugural Ball, by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart's band, and for a dance at the Union's Johnson Island prison camp.
Life Let Us Cherish A tune played during the Civil War, commonly used for the "basket" quadrille figure. Accompanied by Phil on a mid-19th century guitar.

The following videos of Vivian Williams were made at a concert of tunes she learned from Pacific Northwest fiddlers at the 2011 Portland Old Time Gathering:
Canadian Heel & Toe Polka
Tennessee Grey Eagle
Money Musk
Jean LaTippe
A & E Waltz
Republic Schottische
Sam & Elzie
Clearwater Stomp
St. John’s Hoedown
Christmas Eve
Farmers Jamboree
Saturday Waltz
Fairy Waltz
Ragtime Annie

The following videos of Vivian & Phil Williams were taken at an entertainment set done by them at the National Old Time Fiddle Contest, Weiser, ID, 2011:
Helena Polka
Red Fox Waltz
The Gobby-O
Soldiers Joy
McCoy’s Waltz
Slumber Polka
Beemer Quadrille 7 Fig. 3
Fairy Waltz
Kate Kearney Waltz
Lucy Long Polka

Vivian Williams appears on the following Voyager CDs: CD301, CD312, CD316; CD317; CD323; CD332, CD333; CD336, CD347; CD350; CD351; CD359, CD367; CD371; CD373; CD374, and on Voyager "Repertoire Builder" Sets CD101; CD105; CD106; CD107; CD108; CD109; CD110.

History of Washington State Fiddling with Brid Nowlan, Warren Argo, John White, Stuart Williams, Phil Williams, Vivian Williams - A panel discussion and demonstration of the principal styles of traditional Pacific Northwest fiddling and where they came from on the Narrative Stage, Northwest Folklife Festival.

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