soppinthegravy - Posted - 06/21/2019:  00:31:13

Hypothetically, how much would y'all be willing to pay if there was a book of sheet music transcribed from Edden Hammons playing of the following tunes (just tunes without accompanying text)? I don't hear/read people talking about these recordings as much as some others he made, but I think they are pretty cool.

Wild Horse
Old Joe Clark
Soldier's Joy
Birdy
Casey Jones
Buffalo Girls
High Up on Tug
Cumberland Gap
Katy Hill
Wild Wagoner
Turkey in the Straw
Sourwood Mountain
Fisher's Hornpipe
Tugboat

Cyndy - Posted - 06/21/2019:  10:40:57

Well, I don't think I'd be interested in having a book of someone else's transcriptions ... BUT ... if I had a chance to spend a day or a week with like-minded people, listening to the recordings and working together to hear things that we'd like to include in our own playing then I think I'd be willing to invest in time and travel and camping and food and the like.

It isn't that I'm opposed to sheet music. It's just that, in time, I've come to be less interested in it. Although, once in a while, I do enjoy reading through something just for fun.

DougD - Posted - 06/21/2019:  10:49:52

Sounds like you need to organize "Eddenfest 2019."

ChickenMan - Posted - 06/21/2019:  11:19:27

I guess, I'd be more willing to pay for a record compiling those tunes. Transcriptions are not my thing. I suppose that's not what you're looking for :-)

WilliamPBuckner - Posted - 06/21/2019:  11:48:28

I like simple melodies without changing the keys. Transcubation is a good way to learn to hear sounds. I know several educational sites that can help you. You can check edubirdie's site and learn how to build associations. Children often learn sounds with the help of associations. this is the right way. Brain supports action and vice versa.

Flat_the_3rd_n7th - Posted - 06/21/2019:  13:54:09

I bought this book awhile back (I sure didn't give $100 for it, and oddly I bought it in the GA Appalachians, not in the Ozarks).  Anyway, it is just about a note-for-note transcription of hundreds of tunes.  The scores are WAY too busy, including all the grace notes, drones, everything.  However, I prefer to learn a new tune by drilling it in my head using a basic melody line and then going to a transcription (as I use the aforementioned book), recording, or jam and dressing it up with ideas that I pick and choose.  Nothing wrong with stealing other's licks and stuff, but I don't want to memorize exactly the way someone else plays.

Flat_the_3rd_n7th - Posted - 06/21/2019:  13:59:28

Sorry, I realized I didn't answer your question. I suppose I would give $20 for 14 tunes; maybe more, depends on the cause. Are you testing the water on whether to undertake this?

rosinhead - Posted - 06/22/2019:  12:25:01

I agree with Scott...I think around $20 would be a fair price. Might be worth while to add in the more known tunes as well just for the sake of getting more buyers. Kind of in the same mindset as Cyndy on the matter though. Not something I myself would purchase, but I'm sure there are plenty that would. Great list of tunes and I agree that those aren't Edden tunes that get a lot of mention. High Up On Tug is one I play nearly every time I pick up my fiddle.

soppinthegravy - Posted - 06/22/2019:  22:42:26

That's an interesting idea.

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Originally posted by Cyndy

Well, I don't think I'd be interested in having a book of someone else's transcriptions ... BUT ... if I had a chance to spend a day or a week with like-minded people, listening to the recordings and working together to hear things that we'd like to include in our own playing then I think I'd be willing to invest in time and travel and camping and food and the like.



It isn't that I'm opposed to sheet music. It's just that, in time, I've come to be less interested in it. Although, once in a while, I do enjoy reading through something just for fun.

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soppinthegravy - Posted - 06/22/2019:  22:44:20

Well, there are albums with the recordings, but they are expensive, because they are out of print.

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Originally posted by ChickenMan

I guess, I'd be more willing to pay for a record compiling those tunes. Transcriptions are not my thing. I suppose that's not what you're looking for :-)

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soppinthegravy - Posted - 06/22/2019:  22:50:56

Speaking of fests, there will be one in honor of my grandfather in August: MaupinFest is the new home of the Old-Time Buckdancing National Championship. The event has a website and a Facebook page. :)

sites.google.com/site/maupinfest/ 

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Originally posted by DougD

Sounds like you need to organize "Eddenfest 2019."

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soppinthegravy - Posted - 06/22/2019:  23:13:52

Yep, just testing the water. I've had several fiddlers in mind to transcribe and am not sure which would be the most marketable. Edden might not be the best choice for me, because I know next to nothing about his style. Would 20 tunes by a lesser-known Tennessee fiddler be worth much to you? What about one of these guys, for example? youtube.com/watch?v=7b9KffUBrSI 

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Originally posted by Flat_the_3rd_n7th

Sorry, I realized I didn't answer your question. I suppose I would give $20 for 14 tunes; maybe more, depends on the cause. Are you testing the water on whether to undertake this?

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Edited by - soppinthegravy on 06/22/2019 23:14:37

christym - Posted - 06/23/2019:  07:29:57

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Originally posted by soppinthegravy

Hypothetically, how much would y'all be willing to pay if there was a book of sheet music transcribed from Edden Hammons playing of the following tunes (just tunes without accompanying text)? I don't hear/read people talking about these recordings as much as some others he made, but I think they are pretty cool.

Someone surely would, at some point :)

Looks like five in your list are in the Milliner and Koken book:

* High Up on Tug

* Cumberland Gap

* Sourwood Mountain

* Tugboat

* Biddy (guessing you may have meant Biddy, rather Birdy?)

along with 20 other Edden Hammons' tunes.

But, sometimes is nice to have a slim volume of tunes.

Edited by - christym on 06/23/2019 07:30:23