The Pa's Fiddle Primer

Overview

Charles "Pa" Ingalls, an old-time 19th century fiddler and the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the popular Little House on the Prairie books, is a central figure in those beloved books, and even though there isn't a single recorded track of his fiddle playing, he is still an influential musician, mostly through the 127 folk songs, fiddle tunes, and dance rounds his daughter portrayed him as playing and then embedded in the books. The Pa's Fiddle label has set out on an ambitious project to release versions of those 127 pieces played by world-class players on multiple CDs, of which this volume is a sort of sampler. How good a fiddler and musician Pa Ingalls actually was may or may not have been enhanced by a daughter's memory, but these facsimile renditions hint at the community utility of music in a time before radio, television, and the Internet exploded it into a whole new world of fast-moving commercial enterprise. Before that, there were local musicians. They played what everyone wanted to hear, transforming a summer evening with the single draw of a fiddle bow. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	07/31/2012
Label:	Compass
UPC:	0766397458021
Rank:	133897

Tracks

1. Yellow Heifer  - Shad Cobb  - Matt Combs  - Dennis Crouch  - Matt Flinner  -  Pa's Fiddle Band  - Bryan Sutton
2. The Blue Juniata  - Ranger Doug Green  - Joey Miskulin  - Woody Paul  -  Riders in the Sky  -  Too Slim
3. Green Grows the Laurel  - Byron House  - John Mock  - Deborah Packard
4. Irish Washerwoman  - Butch Baldassari  - Mike Bub  - Bob Carlin  - Matt Combs  - Pat Enright  -  Pa's Fiddle Band
5. Roll on Silver Moon  -  Blair String Quartet  - Judith Edelman  - Cornelia Heard  - John Kochanowski  - Chris Teal  - Felix Wang
6. Captain Jinks  - Ranger Doug Green  - Joey Miskulin  - Woody Paul  -  Riders in the Sky  -  Too Slim
7. The Campbells Are Coming/Haste to the Wedding  - Shad Cobb  - Matt Combs  - Dennis Crouch  - Matt Flinner  -  Pa's Fiddle Band  - Bryan Sutton  - Jeff Taylor
8. Happy Land  - Butch Baldassari  - Joe Caverlee  -  Duncan  - Peggy Stewart Duncan  - Pat Enright  - Byron House  - Mark Powelson  - Jane Sherberg  - Jon Sherberg
9. The Monkey's Wedding  - Butch Baldassari  - Mark Howard  - Mac Wiseman
10. Barbara Allen  - Byron House  - John Mock  - Deborah Packard

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Mock   Primary Artist,Guitar,Harmonium,Tin Whistle,Flute
Riders in the Sky   Primary Artist
Mac Wiseman   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Judith Edelman   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Pa's Fiddle Band   Primary Artist
Peggy Duncan Singers   Primary Artist
Deborah Packard   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jon Sherberg   Bass (Vocal)
Bob Carlin   Banjo
Shad Cobb   Banjo
Joe Caverlee   Fiddle
Dennis Crouch   Bass
Too Slim   Bass,Vocals
Ranger Doug Green   Guitar,Vocals
Mark Howard   Guitar
Mark Powelson   Tenor (Vocal)
Peggy Stewart Duncan   Soprano (Vocal)
Matt Combs   Fid,Fiddle
Matt Flinner   Mandolin
Mike Bub   Bass
Pat Enright   Guitar
Woody Paul   Fiddle
Byron House   Bass
Joey Miskulin   Accordion
Bryan Sutton   Guitar
Butch Baldassari   Mandolin
Chris Teal   Violin
Jane Sherberg   Alto (Vocals)
John Kochanowski   Viola
Jeff Taylor   Accordion
Felix Wang   Cello
Cornelia Heard   Violin
Blair String Quartet   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Dale Cockrell   Producer
Robert Hakalski   Package Design