This week's freebie from The 1937 Flood jam session features a newcomer with an old tune. One of our favorite parts of the weekly confabs is getting to sit in with musicians from all over the country who stop in for one of our Wednesday nights.
Last night was the first time for fiddler Susan Staton of the Central-Florida-based Streak of Lean old-time string band. Susan grew up in our area, but went to work for the railroad and transferred to various cities, from Richmond to Jacksonville. But she obviously never forgot her Appalachian roots. Here Susan leads us on a raucous romp through "Soldier Joy."
And if you listen closely, you'll hear that Joe Dobbs, the Flood's regular fiddler, switches to mandolin for the occasion. And Dave Peyton does some nice Autoharp work before passing it back to the visiting violinist. Hear the audio.
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