Fine Times At Our House: Traditional Music / Var Fine Times At Our House: Traditional Music / Var CD

Collected by musician and producer Pat Dunford and musicologist Art Rosenbaum, the twenty songs and fiddle tunes on this album were chosen from a vast collection of recordings from their travels around Indiana in the early sixties. At the time, Indiana had been largely ignored by collectors and folk enthusiasts researching old-time music. Dunford and Rosenbaum wanted to present the songs and tunes remembered by Hoosier musicians, including master old-time fiddler John W. Summers, that were most characteristic of the state, fearing they might soon be all but gone. Liner notes include song lyrics, notes on the singers and fiddlers, and a bibliography.

1. Unmaned Tune 2. The Elfin Knight/Child 2 3. Play Parties 4. Turkey in the Straw 5. The Cuckoo's Nest 6. Sherman's Retreat 7. The Morning of 1845 8. The Birds' Song 9. Away Out West in Kansas 10. The Indiana Hero 11. Fine Times at Our House 12. The Young Man Who Couldn't Hoe Corn 13. Rye Straw 14. Waiting for the Lord to Come 15. Same Time Today As It Was Yesterday 16. The Battle of Stone River 17. Lord Barnett (Child No. 68) 18. Young Charlotte 19. The Soldier and the Lady 20. [CD-ROM Track] [Multimedia Track]