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I missed the fiddle competition over at Felt's Park, and when I mentioned that I wanted to get back over to see what I was missing, Luther related that he had judged the Galax contest for a number of years and that I was not missing much, in his opinion!
The cuts on this CD catch Luther just starting to play again after years working and raising a family. But the magic was still there, and what you hear here is the old style Galax fiddling at its very best.
Luther Davis (1887-1986) and Huston “Hus” Caudill (1884-1986) grew up playing music together. This would have been in the first two decades of the 20th century. Luther lived in the Meadow Creek Section of Grayson County, Virginia, and Hus over in the Vox community of Alleghany County, North Carolina. Though in different states, they grew up ...
Joe Caudill, an equally ancient fiddler from just over the North Carolina line in Alleghany County, had told us that we had to hear Luther Davis play, that Luther knew all the old tunes. And he certainly did.
Luther Davis – FRC745. We met Luther Davis (1887-1986) in the spring of 1973. He was 86 and living with his wife, Alverda (Verd), in the Delhart/Baywood section of Grayson County, Virginia, just west of Galax.
Jan 10, 2023 · FRC 750 - Luther Davis & Hus Caudill - Old - Time Galax - Style Twin Fiddling recorded by Tom Carter & Blanton Owen.
Luther Davis. Notes. The Milliner-Koken book lists all cross tunes in the key of A (AEAE) despite what cross tuned pitch the fiddler may have been using. Collections Reference. Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes. Old Time Fiddling From The State Of Virginia. Read more.
