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K.C.Kartchner and Viola Ruth - Arizona Fiddling 1900 - 1950 Frontier fiddling 100 years ago

Posted by DryandDusty on Saturday, January 25, 2014

I have been doing some research on Arizona fiddlers K.C. Kartchner and Viola Ruth.... here is a text file that includes a lot of information about them

https://db.tt/3QNuBnuf

That will get you to a dropbox file that you can download.

I posted the same link in a posting on the Facebook page of the AOTFA and along with it on the same posting, a dropbox link to a photocopy of Viola Ruth's 1948 "Western Pioneer Folk Tunes"

9 comments on “K.C.Kartchner and Viola Ruth - Arizona Fiddling 1900 - 1950 Frontier fiddling 100 years ago”

bubbaschnell Says:
Saturday, January 25, 2014 @5:51:25 PM

Very nice scholarly effort. I couldn't find the dropbox link for the Viola 'Mom' Ruth book of tunes on the AOTFA Facebook page. Any thoughts on what it might take to find it?

Thanks.

DryandDusty Says:
Sunday, January 26, 2014 @8:43:38 AM

Bubba - the same AOTFA posting has both the links, Not sure why it wouldn't appear. I don't think you have to join the AOFTA Facebook group to see it, but I could be wrong.. will look into it.

bubbaschnell Says:
Sunday, January 26, 2014 @8:50:54 AM

Much thanks, Dry. Again, very nice job on your research.

I'm not a facebook person but I do have someone who could access it for me (if that's the problem). What date was it posted?

DryandDusty Says:
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 @7:48:18 AM

Try this dropbox link for the commentary on Kartchner and Ruth

db.tt/3QNuBnuf

DryandDusty Says:
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 @8:04:32 AM

and this is the dropbox link for the Viola Ruth 1948 "Western Pioneer Folk Tunes" fiddle tune book.

db.tt/ITcohmjg

bubbaschnell Says:
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 @8:34:33 AM

Thanks for putting those up. I much appreciate it.

Anything I can do for you in return?

DryandDusty Says:
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 @9:27:58 AM

Try out the tune "Mud on the Wheel" and see how you like it. Play nice! Matt

bubbaschnell Says:
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 @10:51:13 AM

Will do. Thanks, again.

Bill