Fiddle Ditty, by Owen "Snake" Chapman

Fiddle Ditty

by Owen "Snake" Chapman

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1.	Hodi Cake 01:52	buy track
2.	Johnny, Don't Get Drunk 02:08	buy track
3.	Cedar Gap 01:38	buy track
4.	Ginny's Waltz 03:36	buy track
5.	Fisher's Hornpipe 01:39	buy track
6.	Old Aunt Adkins 01:48	buy track
7.	Road to Egypt 02:47	buy track
8.	Betty Ann 03:21	buy track
9.	Devil Ate the Groundhog 02:32	buy track
10.	Boatin' Up the Sandy 01:56	buy track
11.	Chapman's Waltz 02:19	buy track
12.	Crazy Tune 02:51	buy track
13.	Pat 'em On The Back 01:59	buy track
14.	Hollow Hornpipe 01:38	buy track
15.	In Come A Little Bee 01:51	buy track
16.	Mutt And Jeff 01:54	buy track
17.	Indian Nation 02:36	buy track

about

Owen 'Snake' Chapman was born in 1919 near Canada in northeastern Kentucky. His initial influences were his father and the older players he met around Williamson (notably Ed Haley). He played first with Clayton and Russell West as the Kentucky Redbirds and then with Molly O'Day and her brother Cecil. In the 1960s Chapman played bluegrass music, but later rediscovered the music of his father's generation and become involved in the old-time music revival.

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released January 1, 1990

Recordings for the 1990 release JA0061, Fiddle Ditty, were recorded in January 1990 at the Appalshop Studio in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The release was engineered and mixed by Kelly Blair and Don Mussell, and produced by D. Gregory White. Musicians included Owen "Snake" Chapman on fiddle, Steve Cooley on guitar, Don Mussell on bass, Phil Sexton on bass, Paul Smith on banjo, Al White on mandolin, and Dennis White on guitar.

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Founded in 1974 in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, June Appal Recordings is the non-profit record label of Appalshop. It was established to record and distribute the music and stories of accomplished central Appalachian artists.

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