pigtown fling

06 May, 2009

roscoe’s gone

Posted by: Stephen In: stephen's blog

Here is my approximation of an old-time fiddle tune I heard yesterday on an album by American group The Stairwell Sisters. I couldn’t find it online so I just transcribed it myself. Apparently it was written by someone called Hank Bradley on the passing of an old fiddle player called Roscoe Parish.

I love the 2/4 bar at the end of each part… really pushes it along.

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roscoe's gone

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