Incredible performance by Dolly and her folks singing a classic mountain song.

My buddy Brishen Gieseler and I collaborated on this super fun Kentucky oldtime fiddle tune called "Mike In The Wilderness" from the playing of John Salyer. We made this video that is as silly as both of us are. Hey, if we’re not out there having fun, what are we doing anyway? Who knew just how many Mikes one can run into out there in the wilderness! Hope you like it.

Learned this at an old time jam in Brevard, NC from my buddy Gil. Thought it be fitting to play this after seeing a bunch of buffalos in Yellowstone. 🦬

All that I can get of the lyrics are

“i asked her if she’d marry me she blushed and then said yes siree. oh yodel dee”

and i know that it’s a yodelling song. The part of what I heard is from Caseoh’s youtube video ‘I Got A Job As An Exorcist…’ at timestamp 36:20-36:49

I’ve looked everywhere and tried every lyric finder but nothing comes up!! is it lost media or did the video game developer make it?

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Not everyone's heard of Walter Alexander, but you should hear him play.

Recorded by a teenage John Hartford in Leasburg, Missouri, Mr. Alexander had that same raw, dirt under the nails approach to the fiddle that that area was known for.

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Blog post with free album download from the 1958 session.

There's more from that session, but not for public consumption. Send me a message if you want the entirety.

I often hear that Old Time music has "modal tunes" in a way that related styles like bluegrass or Irish, do not. What does this mean?

Hello all! I've been a folk music fan for many many years but have only recently dug into this fantastic genre and community. From what I hear, the best way to learn new tunes is to go to jams, but are there any recording artists or groups that people consider essential or classic? I heard an Ora Belle Reed Folkways record which got me hooked. Any others you all love?

Edit: Thank you all for the fantastic suggestions! Been listening to the High Atmosphere compilation and loving it, especially the banjo-centric stuff. Looking forward to diving into all these other artists!