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Wild Bill Jones

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Wild Bill Jones
This version of Wild Bill Jones comes from Addie Graham, as interpreted by her grandson Rich Kirby, whose uses a banjo to reproduce Addie’s “clawhammer” piano playing. Addie Graham was born before 1900 in Wolfe County, Kentucky, and sang all her life. According to Rich, his grandmother learned songs everywhere and from anyone she could, ranging from her family and church community to African American railroad workers who passed through laying tracks by her house. Rina had the good fortune to hang out in Alice Gerrard’s Women and Community in Old-Time Music class this past summer at Augusta Heritage Center, where Rich visited and taught everyone this song.

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from Steam Machine, released May 5, 2018

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Steam Machine Minneapolis, Minnesota

We aren't totally sure what to call this project. You could probably say that it's old-time music, but many of our favorite fiddlers played both old-time and bluegrass, and both genres shaped their styles. They played the tunes and songs they liked, and so do we. ... more

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