Fiddle Seminar: Wilson Douglas with Gerry Milnes – Cross Tuning Session; Charlie Osborne with Tom Bledsoe; 08/11/1986

A C495

Artists: Wilson Douglas, Gerry Milnes, Charlie Osborne, Tom Bledsoe

Event: Side A and some of Side B are a cross-tuning session with Wilson Douglas and Gerry Milnes; Some of Side B is a portion of Charlie Osborne and Tom Bledsoe’s fiddle seminar.

Wilson Douglas and Gerry Milnes Tunes:

1. Boatin’ Up Sandy
2. The Mouth of Stenson
3. ?
4. ?
5. Christmas Morning
6. Discussion of tune and other stories
7. Christmas Morning (Gerry is now on banjo)
8. Paddy on the Pike
9. Yew Piney Mountain
10. ?
11. ?
12. Rocky Mountain Coal?
13. ?
14. ?
15. Casey Jones
16. Cluck Old Hen

Charlie Osborne and Tom Bledsoe Tunes:

1. Turkey Buzzard
2. Cotton Eyed Joe
3. Old Dan Tucker
4. ?
5. Callaghan’s Reel
6. Rye Straw
7. Old Joe Clark
8. Nancy Anne
9. Sugar in the Gourd

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Date: August 11th, 1986

Location: Elkins, WV

Notes: The fiddle seminar with Charlie Osborne and Tom Bledsoe is longer than, but otherwise identical to the last half of A C496 and the beginning of A C494. It seems the seminar was recorded at the same time on three different cassettes; No NR

The Augusta Programming Collection contains recordings of events produced by the Augusta Heritage Center, beginning in the early 1970s. A number of people contributed to this collection, including Flawn Williams, Gerry Milnes, and Bob Smakula. The collection features recordings of Augusta concerts, cultural sessions, Master Artist visits, and more, which showcase a variety of musical and cultural traditions.