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The Coon Creek Girls at Newport
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Clark Kessinger at Newport
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Clark Kessinger plays "Sally Johnson" at the Newport Festival
The great Wayne Hauser on banjo from Rural Hall, NC
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I have played with him in beer joints, in charleston w va ❤
An unsurpassed example of our American musical roots. Equaled only by our African-American brothers and sisters. Our frontier forefathers and mothers danced to these tunes on Saturdays.
Amazing fiddling yes but who's the guy on guitar? He's damn near good as Doc Watson!😉
Playing accurately at that speed is on another level! Great job Clark
And the oh so talented guitarist Gene Meade
People often ask who’s the best musicians are in the world. I ask how do we know they aren’t somewhere up in the hills of Appalachia?
That will put the gravy on the biscuit right there
Clark was considered the smoothest of all the old time fiddlers.
And also maybe the Elvis of OT music. Check out that hip action
Wow!!! I listened to him decades ago. Didn't believe I'd find him on youtube. Very cool. The best there ever was
That gene made on guitar I forgot the banjo players nam I picked with at galax once Clark is bout half drunk he was fiddler
Made not made
MEADE
Holy crap he’s good
clark didn't have to go so hard but he did anyway... and I thank him for it
Now THAT'S how you do it!
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man he was killing it! so awesome!
Kinfolk
This video will soon been posted 12 years ago ! Wow how time flys !
Man that run the guitar player throws in there ! Now that is some Fiddlin !
I think you're right in that is Jimmy Driftwood. I have a funny (to me anyway) Jimmy Driftwood story. I grew up in Arkansas, as did Jimmy. Many years ago I heard that Jimmy was going to be at a local State Park where he would play his new album in the park's amphitheater. My girlfriend and I went, expecting him to perform live. He literally did play the album on a turntable, discussing the song's before he'd drop the needle. It was a hoot--in truth he did play a few live as well but I will never forget this....
After some reading, apparently it is called Sally Ann Johnson and played in "D" up north, but in the south they play it in "G" and call it Katy Hill.
I listened to Bobby Hicks doing Katy Hill.
I love the way he danced around while he played.
I wish I could play guitar like that.
this is hard to do
fantastic
RE: the post that said Clark wasnt within 500 miles of Canada. Maybe not in person, but his early 78 recordings were issued all throughout Canada, some were only issued in Quebec Province. The Boarding House Bells are Ringing Waltz was released with the name being in French. Clark Kessinger's influence has went far and wide. Also, they labeled Sandy River Bells wrong as Tug Boat, so that's why the Texan's call it that yet today.
...sounds like Katy Hill to me !
wildwood valleyboy not much like Katy Hill
...you need to listen to a good recording of "Katy Hill " !...Sally Johnson is in 'A',...there's no such tune as Sally "ANN" Johnson ?
Alan Lomax also filmed Kessinger in a house at Newport, and Vestapol released a video (*I think it's the one called "Blackberry Blossoms") with Kessinger fiddling seven more tunes. There are lots of other performers on the film, too.
Steve Goldfield Where can you find this ?!
Sure wish there were more Clark K. videos.
Now I'm sure the MC is (was) a fine gentleman, but it's a bit embarrassing to such a fine musician introduced in such an off-hand way...
+Alexander Rudnicky That is none other than Jimmy Driftwood introducing Clark.
Clark Kessinger was the first old-time fiddler I ever heard some 40 years ago, and I knew awesome when I heard it even back then. I still have his old folkways LP. Thanks for posting this.
Pretty sure that's JIMMY DRIFTWOOD introducing Clark.
Doug Benson sure seems like it
It was Jimmy Driftwood, who was running a sort of "contest" (but I think it was just a way to get all the great fiddlers onstage to play one tune and allow the audience to compare styles). As a Rhode Islander, I could get to Newport to see that great folk festival and many of my heroes. Clark had more energy than any man in his seventies has any right to have, and most of his fiddling was one-note-per-bow--that alone requires a great deal of energy, nevermind his jigging around while he was playing.
That's Hazel Dickens sitting in the back of the shot, patting her feet. Miss all those people!
You could tell she wanted to get up and dance.
And Alice Gerrard, next to her, leans over occasionally into the frame.
All I can say is...amazing!!
Authentic, right down to the "pegged" pants on the banjo and guitar players
Dave Mills i dont think too many on UA-cam know what pegged britches are 😊 Pike county ky/mingo county wv
Wonderful!
incredible
Lily May Ledford. What a great lady. RIP Miss Lily May.
to Sandra Stark. guitar picker is (was) Gene Meade fom Draper n.c. You can lean up against his picking it is that strong. first time to-day that I saw a film-clip w. him. awesome!
They recording of them three at galax it was unreal for their time
man where are these guys today? i know there are alot of wonderful fiddlers but not with the same energy and passion..and showmanship..like Stringbean, Grandpa Jones, Ronnie Stoneman, Tommy Jarrell. Chubby Wise, and folks like that, man were just fun to watch as well as listen too..this is great stuff..
They are dead
I will and am glad to have learned of this great man and others. I heard his name on Bruce Molsky channel "Allthingsstrings". Wish I had more time to spend here and find good music and pickers from around the world.
He was champion many years ago. His nephew, Robin Kessinger was national champion guitar picker at least once. His brother was as good on a mandolin as Clark was on a fiddle. They all were the area around Charleston,WV where Robin still lives, and teaches guitar. Drop in and see us if your ever around Nitro, WV.
Robin trained me on guitar
he use to play with my uncle, charlie lovejoy, in bars all over charleston ❤, i would sit in sometimes on mandolin
Run his name on UA-cam search. He is all over Canadian Folk Channel. He is one of the best old time style fiddlers. The long bow TX style long ago took over for contest fiddling. They are all much better then I am after 30 yrs of playing. And all can be learned from.
He was the best at one time
I know he was three times national champion..doubt that he ever was within 500 miles of Canada though.
We had a concert with Clark Kessinger and Gene Meade in Boston once (1970 or 1971), so that's 300 miles from Montreal!
Maybe in Canada or Maine. Not even close to the old timers like Benny Thomasson Major Franklin, lot of others. He's great and fun to watcch.
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Wonderful! And who was the guitar player?
my husband Gene Meade is playing guitar
Several time fiddlin' champion..and possibly the best that ever lived..
great