Sunday, May 15, 2005

K'zoo Folklife Fiddles at Kraftbrau

Fiddle players saw into a driving reel at this season's last Old Time Music Jam at Kalamazoo's Kraftbrau Brewery. My friend Kent Fisher (wearing the hat) of the Brook Farm String Band is the long- time mainstay of these sessions. He has traveled many times to Appalacia to visit with and transcribe tunes from old time fiddle players. My favorite tune that he plays at the jam sessions is Elzic's Farewell. A driving reel in A minor.