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Roses In Winter: A Celebration of Washington's Old-Time Fiddlers
By Bríd Nowlan and Stuart Williams
(Book and CD: $25)
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| Track | Tune | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey in the Straw - Listen | Carthy Cisco |
| 2 | Carthy’s Waltz | Carthy Cisco |
| 3 | Bigfooted Man in the Sandy Lot (In the Sweet Bye & Bye) | Lee Stripling |
| 4 | Kennedy Rag - Listen | Lee Stripling |
| 5 | Green Green Grass of Ireland | Jim Ketterman |
| 6 | Pretty Little Shoes - Listen | Jim Ketterman |
| 7 | Little Betty Brown | Jim Evans |
| 8 | Sacramento Rag - Listen | Jim Evans |
| 9 | Hell Among the Yearlings - Listen | Glenn Berry |
| 10 | Stones Rag | Glenn Berry |
| 11 | Bavarian Waltz | Harry Johnson |
| 12 | Johnny Nelson's Reel - Listen | Harry Johnson |
| 13 | Racoon has a Great Big Tail | Jeff Anderson |
| 14 | Lofotingen - Listen | Jeff Anderson |
| 15 | Ducks Eyeballs | Marilyn Scott |
| 16 | Canterbury House Waltz - Listen | Marilyn Scott |
| 17 | Devil's Dream | Gil Kiesecker |
| 18 | Soppin’ the Gravy - Listen | Gil Kiesecker |
| 19 | Arkansas Traveller | Floyd Engstrom |
| 20 | Mexican Waltz - Listen | Floyd Engstrom |
| 21 | Roses in Winter - Listen | Stuart Williams |
| 22 | Paddy on the Handcar | Stuart Williams |
| 23 | Honest John | Vivian Williams |
| 24 | Red River Cart Polka - Listen | Vivian Williams |
About Roses in Winter
Roses in Winter (Book/CD) was written and produced by Bríd Nowlan and Stuart Williams. The life stories of the twelve fiddlers profiled in the book tell the history of fiddle music in the Northwest. Their music is captured on the accompanying CD, and their lives illustrated by Doug Plummer’s stunning black and white portraits [http://www.dougplummer.com/archives/fiddle/index.html].
About the Authors
Stuart Williams [http://www.learningmusician.com/StuartWilliams] has been playing traditional fiddle music in the Northwest for thirty years. His interest in the history of this tradition led to his work on the 'Washington Traditional Fiddlers Project for which he produced a cassette and CD of Washington fiddle music along with a booklet of biographical information on the featured fiddlers . Stuart plays with a number of local dance bands, teaches both privately and at workshops, and organizes the annual Fiddlers Showcase Concert at Northwest Folklife.
Bríd Nowlan has been playing fiddle in Seattle for several years. Although Irish and from a family of Irish fiddlers, she plays American fiddle music. Bríd recently completed an apprenticeship with local fiddler Gil Kiesecker, through the auspices of the Washington State Arts Commission [http://www.arts.wa.gov/folk-arts/index.shtml]. Her work on WOTFA’s productions allows her to indulge her interests in local history and traditional music. Bríd plays in and around Seattle with the band Tinker’s Dram. She teaches the junior fiddle class for District 6 of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association and is the house fiddler for Phil Williams’ guitar class at WOTFA’s annual workshop.
Updated 6/19/2009