Tie Your Dog Sally Gal

For today's entry, you fiddlers can learn a tune found on Mike Seeger's Close to Home CD. It's from a 1952 field recording Seeger made of a guy named Will Adams. Seeger came across this black fiddler while recording others in the Rockville area of Maryland. Adams hadn't played in about 30 years when he was recorded. He even had to borrow Mike Seeger's de-tuned fiddle for the recording. This tune has circled its way through my brain for several years now. I recently had the opportunity to teach a workshop on black fiddle tunes for the Los Angeles Old-Time Social. This is the one I chose. Tie Your Dog, Sally Gal certainly falls into the category of circular, trance-like fiddle tunes. It has endless potential for melodic and bowing variations. Here are a couple videos to get you started. Enjoy.



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Welcome all Followers from the Old-Time Music Cult

I'll start off with a few photos of some masterful old-time musicans. These are from my endless journey down the old-time music road. Enjoy the sights of these sound wizards.