Fiddler’s Rag
Fiddler’s RagVol. 46, Number 9Celebrating 45 yearsSanta Clara Valley Fiddlers Associationwww.fiddlers.orgSep 2018Next Jam: Sep 2President’s NoteThanks, everyone, for helping make our jamsWhen you are reading this happen. Your efforts are truly appreciated and lessen theworkload for everyone. Volunteers are what keepsmonth’s newsletter, I’ll beSCVFA going and it’s a great way to connect with more“finding my voice” at Alasdairmusicians.Fraser’s Valley of the MoonScottish Fiddle Camp. What It takes a village. Glad you are part of it.voices are you hearing lately? Donations are always helpful, especially for the parkScandinavian, Irish, Quebecois, jams. Municipal parks do not permit us to collectScottish, blues, jazz, bluegrass, admission, but SCVFA still needs to meet expenses. Visitold time, classical, English, or the membership table, donate as you are able and remindany other genre. The beauty of your friends to do the same.SCVFA is that all these voicesMany local corporations offer matching donations forand more are always welcome.non-profits. Check with your employer and add SCVFAOur next jam under the redwoods in Rose Garden Park is as a 501(c)(3) organization. Our EIN is 51-0196154.Sunday September 2 starting at 1:00 PM. Come early toDonate as you are able and traditional music will reaphelp save our site, enjoy a picnic lunch, tour the rosethe benefits.garden and start jamming. Bring a chair, your--- Susaninstrument, your family, and your friends.Bill Boiko and I will lead the slow jam. Bring a musicstand and be ready for some fun. Tune Builder will takeyou on an adventure into the Scandinavian genre as expertSwedish Fiddler Sarah Kirton leads the group.October’s jam will NOT be at Hoover School. Mostlikely, we will have it in the park. Watch for details.When I think of Labor Day, barbecue comes to mind, so Ihave chosen Sam’s Bar-B-Que to eat, drink and bemerry. We call this “Afters” where we take time to talkafter our day filled with music. Come join us atSam’s. 1110 S Bascom Ave, San Jose.Are you looking for an opportunity to performmusic? SCVFA members are often invited to play atfestivals, schools, nursing homes and private events. Thisis probably one of the most fun ways to raise money tosupport SCVFA. Performing is an important way to carryout SCVFA’s mission to preserve, promote and play tuneshanded down as old-time, bluegrass, and other traditionalfiddling styles.If you wish to be notified of anyperformance opportunities, emailPerformances[at]fiddlers.orgEmail DeliveryWe started delivering the Fiddler’s Rag electronicallyto most members with the July issue. We hope it’sworking well for those receiving it that way. Please letus know if you encounter problems.We’re currently only accepting a single email addressper member household for e-delivery, but hope toremove that restriction in a few months.You can change the email address we use, or opt in oropt out of e-delivery at any time. Just contactMembership Chairman Pete Showman: email tomembership [at] fiddlers.org, or call (408) 255-0297,or talk to Pete in person.In This Issue:PagePresident’s Message . 1SCVFA Happenings . 3Jam photos by Susan Goodis . 4, 5Article by Patrice Tanti: The World Accordingto Old-Time Fiddlers . 6Tune: “Texas” . 7
The Fiddler’s Rag is published monthly by the Santa Clara Valley FiddlersAssociation and is provided to members of the Association. The Santa Clara ValleyFiddlers Association (SCVFA), founded in 1973 in San Jose, California, is anonprofit, volunteer-operated organization dedicated to the preservation, teaching,and enjoyment of traditional music. The first membership in a household includesthe Fiddler’s Rag; additional members sharing the newsletter are steeplydiscounted. To join, sign up at the jam or see www.fiddlers.org/join.Officers and ChairsPresident-Trustee . Susan GoodisVice President . Élan AlfordRecording Secretary . Anne RaphaelTreasurer . Dinah ShowmanMembership Secretary Pete ShowmanNews Editor . Patrice TantiNewsletter Publisher . Charlotte PraterPerformances Contact . OPENPublicity . OPENWebmaster . Pete ShowmanTrusteesSeat 1: Pete ShowmanSeat 2: Élan AlfordSeat 3: Bert RaphaelSeat 4: Wes MitchellSeat 5: Peter ForrestSeat 6: Cindy DingaTo Contact the SCVFA:Mail: P.O. Box 2666, Cupertino, CA 95015-2666Email to Susan Goodis: president [at] fiddlers.orgNewsletter Submissions & Comments: newsletter [at] fiddlers.orgAddress changes: membership [at] fiddlers.orgWebsite: www.fiddlers.orgCopyright 2018, Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers AssociationThe Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association is a non-profit membersupported organization.Donations to SCVFA are greatly appreciated and will assist in keepingtraditional music alive by passing it on to the next generation.Many local corporations offer matched donations for nonprofits. Check with your employer. they may offer this benefit.You can easily add SCVFA as a 501(c)(3) organization;our EIN is 51-0196154Donate as you are ableand traditional music will reap the benefits.SCVFA wants musicians to know that we are “notjust for fiddlers”. The image to the right side ofthe Fiddler’s Rag name on page 1 includes amandolin, a banjo, a guitar and a fiddle, toillustrate the diversity of instruments played at ourjams and events.Page 2Fiddler’s Rag September 2018
SCVFA HappeningsSCVFA Slow Jam current tune listNext SCVFA Board Meetingwww.fiddlers.org/learning/#slowjamSunday September 9th - 7:00 PM, all are welcomeContact president [at] fiddlers.org for detailsAngeline The Baker (D)Arkansas Traveler (D)Barlow Knife (G)Girl I Left Behind Me (G)Jaybird (D)June Apple (A)Liberty (D)Mississippi Sawyer (D)Over The Waterfall (D)Red-Haired Boy (A)Red Wing (G)Shoo Fly (D)Soldier’s Joy (D)Squirrel Hunters (A)St. Anne’s Reel (D)Swallowtail Jig (E)Whiskey Before Breakfast (D)Wildwood Flower (C)Thank you all for participating in the slow jam. Theslow jam is for beginners who want to participate in aslow-paced jam (60-90 BPM). To participate, youshould be able to tune your instrument, play chords at asteady pace, and (optionally) work up melodies / leads.We keep things at an easy pace and we often playbreaks together (old time style) even on non-fiddletunes. This makes it possible for you to join the jamwherever you are at in your development as a musician.So, come join us at the next jam, 1:30 – 2:30.Mark Your Calendar - Upcoming Events8/31 8:00pm Alasdair Fraser at the Santa Cruz CivicAuditorium – 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Moreinfo at www.santacruzticket.com.9/2 1:00 - 5:00pm Free SCVFA music jam at theRose Garden Park. More info on page 8 and atwww.fiddlers.org.“Afters”: Sam’s Bar-B-Que, 1110 S Bascom Ave,San Jose9/22 – 9/23 Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival –Felton. More info at santacruzmountainsol.com.10/7 - Prusch Farm old-time gig for SCVFA. Weplay at 11am. If you are playing, please let Susanknow asap at president [at] fiddlers.org10/3 Mountain View - Down Hill Strugglers HouseConcert. Details and Reservations: SV.houseconcerts[at] gmail.com. “The Down Hill Strugglers bringback the true spirit of Old Time Music”.10/31 Mountain View - April Verch & Joe NewberryHouse Concert & Fiddle Workshop. Details andReservations: SV.houseconcerts [at] gmail.comFiddler’s Rag September 2018July Highlights Our primary URL is now fiddlers.org instead ofscvfa.org. On Sat, July 7, SCVFA did a playout at Oakmont ofSan Jose, a senior center where former SCVFAPresident Fritz Buell resides. All went well with first Rag E-delivery issue. Weended with only about 20 copies needing to be mailed. At Susan’s request, Trustees will think aboutopportunities for future jam performers. SCVFA is looking for a better and cheaper storageunit for the Jam equipment. Trustees Wes Mitchell and Bert Raphael havedecided not to run for another term, and AnneRaphael may resign as secretary next year. Anominating committee will be formed to nominatecandidates for the two trustee positions. Elanvolunteered to be on the committee. We neednominees before the end of the year, to take officeafter the election at the annual membership meetingin February.Recording Secretary Anne RaphaelFree Summer Jam in the ParkSeptember 2nd1:00 - 5:00 PMDonations appreciated to keep SCVFA inthe “green”ROSE GARDEN PARK - San JoseNaglee at Garden (2 Blocks from Hoover School)OLD-TIME, BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY, CELTIC AND MORE.ALL ACOUSTIC STRINGED AND COMPATIBLEINSTRUMENTS ARE WELCOMEJam with us Or Come To listenJamming Starts At 1:00www.fiddlers.orgPresident - Susan Goodis: president [at] fiddlers.orgMember Directory CorrectionThe Florida phone number listed for Jim Zimmermanis incorrect. "(352) 181" should be "(352) 481".If you have other corrections, send them toPete Showman, membership [at] fiddlers.orgPage 3
Jam Photos by Susan GoodisHandsome musicians’ selfieGeorge Bradshaw, it’s a wrapBreak timeDazzling Ol’time circle deep reflection: what shall they play next?Page 4Fiddler’s Rag September 2018
Jam Photos by Susan GoodisIt does takes a village And some photo stitchingto capture these colorful old time moments.Fiddler’s Rag September 2018Page 5
History from an Old-Time fiddler’s perspective is simpleyet diverse, peaceful but also highly competitive.Colonization - somehow, in the mid to late 19th century,European colonizers brought primarily muskets.However, as you surely guessed, the settlers also broughtfiddles to pass the time during these excruciatingcrossings. One difference though, the right to bearfiddles did not make it into the Constitution.What happened before this migration does not matter. Insome circles, you will hear people stating, “This is howit was played on the old continent”. We listen politelyand then return to how we play it here and now. Nooffense.As far as the Old-Time fiddler is concerned, the world(world meaning anywhere in the continental US) splitsinto three areas, North, South and West.If you want to know where your tune comes from, justread the title. The theme is a give-away. For example,Indian or gold stories: West. War stories: North or South(depending on your vantage point). Turkey and Sailing:North. Women and Booze: South. Finally, Bonaparte orNapoleon in the title is anyone’s guess because it isalways fair game to bash the French.1920 Split - Following the colonization, fiddlers splitinto two groups: the true Old-Timers and everybody else(Blues, Ragtime, Bluegrass, Western Swing, Country,etc.). The musical world evolved, good and bad but theOld-Time fiddling did not. Time froze shortly aftersettling into the New World. Old-Time is a kind ofreverse time machine. As time marches on, Old-TimePage 6stays put. In his article “Bluegrass Music and Old-TimeMusic: What’s the Difference,” Wayne Erbsencharacterizes Old-Time as “Happy, upbeat andDanceable”, and also “The fiddle dominates”. Well,Old-Timers are a democratic bunch: the banjo hammersthe rhythm, the guitar strums the rhythm, the string bassanchors the rhythm, and the mandolin plays chords tokeep the rhythm. One is never too cautious when itcomes to rhythm. Then comes the fiddler who picks thetune, begins the tune, sets the rhythm and signals theother musicians when the tune will end. All is fair inlove and fiddling.Regionalization – This is the third and last period ofOld-Time Fiddling history. This is when Old-Timefiddlers, while maintaining the common structure,blended a local but distinctive ethnic flavor into thegenre. This happened because YouTube did not existback then so people were still learning from their parents,neighbors, and local communities. The blending waslocal, hence a multiplicity of Old-Time regional stylessuch as Appalachian, Cajun, Irish, Scandinavian and soforth.This brings us to a very special regionwe celebrate this week with the tune“Texas” on page 7. Texas declared theuniqueness and superiority of Texas-style Old-Timefiddling. The Texas Old-Time Fiddler’s Association(TOTFA) states, “The Texas Old-Time fiddler favorsmore complex tunes exceeding the two-part limit”. Well,this week’s tune is a two-part only. If you really need athird, just play A,B and A again. Dancers won’t mind.Fiddler’s Rag September 2018
You can hear MIDI renderings of the tunes at www.showman.org/tunes/TexasKey: A Mixolydian 90Traditional, from Henry Reed(aka New Castle, or sometimes Newcastle)AAA7Arr. Pete ShowmanGD22A5A7AG**A32**(or Em)B9AD2212GAAG**A32**(or Em)This is more or less how I learned and play the tune. (This is also very similar to the version in Gene Silberberg’s Tunes ILearned at the Tractor Tavern.) Note that it’s crooked: an extra beat (17) in the first part, and only 13 beats in the second part(both repeated, for totals of 34 and 26 beats). The tune comes from fiddler Henry Reed via Alan Jabbour; see below.Transcribed, arranged and typeset into ABC Plus by Pete Showman, Rev 1: 11/20/2017.TexasKey: A Mixolydian (mostly) 90Arr. Alan Jabbour, Pete Showman(aka New Castle; Henry Reed version)AAGD()2235A(A)G3A3torepeat3222to part [B]9BAmDGAG32()Am1522AD()GAG3222A(to repeat tune))(223This is a slightly modified version of the transcription Alan Jabbour made from his field recording of fiddler Henry Reed, ofGlen Lyn, Virginia (in cut time, chords added). Reed called the tune "Texas" the first time he played it for Jabbour, butcalled it "New Castle (the name of the county seat of nearby Craig County) during a later session. You can hear the originalHenry Reed recording (at about 128 bpm) on the Library of Congress website: www.loc.gov/item/afcreed000134/Typeset in ABC Plus by Pete Showman, r1: 11/20/2017Fiddler’s Rag September 2018Page 7
Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers AssociationP.O. Box 2666Cupertino, CA 95015-2666Next Jam: Sunday Sep 2at 1 pmRose Garden Park (see map)Directions toRose Garden ParkDamaged or Missing Issue? Call us,or email to: newsletter [at] scvfa.orgShow your pride in SCVFA, get your wearable!Email sgoodis [at] gmail.com for information
“Bluegrass Music and Old -Time Music: What’s the Difference,” Wayne Erbsen -Time as “Happy, upbeat and Danceable”, and also “The fiddle dominates”. Well, Old-Timers are a democraticbunch: the banjo hammers the rhythm, the guitar strums the rhythm, the string bass anchors the rhythm, and the mandolin plays chords to keep the rhythm.
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