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David Bragger’s debut CD–Big Fancy

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“David Bragger’s soul snakes itself out of his core, like a cobra being charmed from a basket, and this soul does indeed find it’s way to that fiddle bow…” -Ernie Hill, No Depression!

“…a fascinating listening experience.” –Bob Buckingham, Fiddler Magazine

“It seems like many folks have known for years what an amazing player David is (we both remember the first time we heard his fiddling, and our jaws dropped). But what we have here folks is a monster musician – diverse, knowledgeable, and with his own unique voice. For us, this – his debut album – is required listening for any old time music fans.”  —Pharis and Jason Romero

“…Every cut has something captivating about it….The best Washington’s March I’ve ever heard!”  –Dave Bing

“David Bragger’s new CD is yummy.  I wanted to play on every cut.” –Joe Newberry

“David Bragger, an LA native, has emerged over the last decade as a driving force in Southern California’s old-time music scene and beyond…he has his own voice, as all great musicians do. His fiddle sound is rich and strong, and the music selection in this all-instrumental project is excellent…This is a CD by a new force in contemporary old-time music, jam-packed with great tunes and with great playing all around. Highly recommended!”–Rafe Stefanini, The Old-Time Herald

 

21 golden old-time classics and rarities recorded in solo and duet form with guest musicians on fiddle, banjo, guitar, bagpipes and pump organ! Booklet contains liner notes, tunings, photographs and wonderful illustrations! Hear tunes played in the old-school style from sources such as Edden Hammons, Jim Bowles, Tommy Jarrell, Mel Durham, John Lusk, Dennis McGee, Will Adam, Alonzo Janes, Marcus Martin and more!!

-Uncle Tom and the Wolves–LISTEN
-Cripple Creek
-Going to the Free State
-Big Fancy
-Flannery’s Dream–LISTEN
-Kate’s Got a Wooden Leg
-Big Hoedown
-Over the Mountain
-Davy Come On Back and Act Like You Ought To
-Alonzo Janes
-Washington’s March
-Altamont
-Old Bunch of Keys
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-Texas
-Kiss Me Quick, My Papa’s A-Comin’
-Jingle at the Window, Tidy-O
-Peter Francisco
-Spanish Fandango
-Happy Hollow & Jack’s Creek Ridge
-Boating Up Sandy

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Old-Time Music Holiday Gift Guide–2015

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Here’s a super collection of mostly 2015 releases that’ll make great holiday gifts including CDs, DVDs, books, art, subscriptions and learning materials. Most importantly, these types of holiday gift purchases really support dedicated old-time musicians, scholars and artists. I’ve also included a few must-own classics along with the incredible Tiki Parlour releases! 🙂  Enjoy and keep checking for more updates!

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Joe Bussard Presents: The Year of Jubilo – 78 RPM Recordings of Songs from the Civil War

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Legends of Old-Time Music

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–Old-Time, Cajun and Country Blues Magic–

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Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946

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David Bragger Debut CD–Big Fancy

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I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country

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Original Old-Time Music Art and Prints by Howard Rains

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Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance

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Dan Gellert DVD & CD Set

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Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas Sing-A-Long

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RAFE & CLELIA STEFANINI DVD–17 FIDDLE & BANJO TUNES 

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Vesta Johnson–North Missouri Dance Fiddling

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Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line

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Old-Time Stickers by Sugar in the Gourd

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Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s by Harry Bolick

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The Banjo Bands of Malawi

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Pharis and Jason Romero–A Wanderer I’ll Stay

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The Sunny Mountain Serenaders

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Kristi Guillory & Anya Burgess

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High Ridge Ramblers–Long Road

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Old Texas Fiddle Vol. 2

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Excavated Shellac: Reeds

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A Free State: A Novel by Tom Piazza

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Foghorn Stringband–Devil in the Seat

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Cajun Country Revival

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The Farwells

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Scott Prouty–Puncheon Floor

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Old-Time Herald Subscription

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Old-Time Backup Guitar: Learn from the Masters

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KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC SET

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ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC: EDITED BY HARRY SMITH

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David Bragger Fiddle Workshop at the Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention

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The Old-Time Tiki Parlour’s David Bragger will be teaching a fiddle workshop at The Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention and Festival in Goleta, CA this Sunday, October 11th at 11:00. David will draw from his vast repertoire of Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois and North Carolina tunes for this workshop. As with most of his workshops, you’ll be getting more than just the “tune.” Bowing and rhythm will be emphasized and clearly broken down.

 

David Bragger is a full-time instructor of old-time music on fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar. He teaches private lessons in-person and online, as well as festival workshops. When he’s not teaching or filming musicians at the Old-Time Tiki Parlour, you can find him performing, jamming and teaching at old-time music festivals including the Los Angeles Old-Time Social, the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, the Portland Old-Time Music Gathering, the Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention, the Goleta Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention and the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest.

David teaches students of all ages and levels. He teaches music by ear, so no musical background is necessary! His students have won awards at festivals from Topanga Fiddle Banjo Festival to Galax, Virginia. Most importantly, he shows you how to have a foot-stomping ruckus of a good time! You’ll be learning technique, bowings, and styles of traditional Appalachian musicians so you can play at local jam sessions, bang away on your front porch, or saw like mad at local festivals and contests. Currently he has students all over the world who are obsessed with getting the “sounds” that we hear in the playing of classic old-time musicians like Tommy Jarrell, Edden Hammons, Jim Bowles, French Carpenter, Melvin Wine, Hobart Smith, Wade Ward, Fred Cockerham, Skillet Lickers, and many others.

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The Eric & Suzy Thompson DVD is available now!

This powerhouse duo of traditional music powers through a hand-picked selection of Cajun, Blues and Old-Time songs and instrumentals. The raw power and virtuosity of their fiddle, guitar, voice and accordion work are all captured in this beautiful archival video. You’ll see and hear music from John Salyer, Dennis McGee, Mississippi Sheiks, Burl Hammons, Wade Fruge, Cheese Read, Melvin Wine, East Texas Serenaders and many more!

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Official Eric & Suzy DVD Trailer

 

Here’s the teaser trailer for the upcoming Eric & Suzy Thompson DVD release! Enjoy!

 

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Tiki Parlour 78rpm Listening Party #2

Listening Party #2 was on Labor Day Weekend. After indulging in swimming, sour ales, BBQ chicken and slaw, we retired to the listening room. After a few blues records we jumped into some great old-time fiddle, Cajun music and Texas music. Even a little French Canadian. Narmour & Smith, Iry LeJeune, Harry Choates, Fiddlin’ John Carson and Texas fiddler Elmo Newcomer were the highlights!

 

 

 

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Folkworks Article: TWO CAJUNS AND AN OLD-TIME STRINGBAND WALK INTO A BAR

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The year 2015 has been particularly intense at The Old-Time Tiki Parlour and it’s not even over! Among the wonderful old-time artists who visited for recording, concerts and workshops this year, we had a special visit by the Cajuns in June! A few years ago the very first OT Tiki Parlour workshop was led by Cajun fiddle master David Greeley. Needless to say, it was exciting to have Louisiana French music back at the parlour recently! The Cajun Country Revival led two fiddle workshops, a concert and we even squeezed in some recording! This super group is comprised of accordion master and Cajun Hall of Famer Jesse Lege, Cajun fiddle virtuoso Joel Savoy and two members of the Foghorn Stringband, Sammy Lind and Nadine Landry. It was explosive to say the least.

Joel taught Jolie Blonde at his Cajun fiddle workshop and Sammy Lind taught Leake County Blues during his old-time fiddle workshop. Following the workshops, guests indulged in a potluck which featured some homemade gumbo and many desserts. Brushing formality aside, the band started playing casually throughout the party. At concert time, we all moved into the Parlour and band blasted everyone with a Cajun concussion of strings and reeds. Jesse kicked off the show with his “Acadian” accordion as the band tore the room to shreds with sonic Cajun thunder. All were dancing in their seats! As a front row spectator, I captured some of the concert from right at their feet. More like, in their faces! Two of the super classic Cajun songs from the night are featured here: Bosco Stomp and Jolie Blonde. Both were requests from the eager crowd. Enjoy!

This post is from the current issue of Folkworks. Check them out!

 

Tiki Parlour 78rpm Record Listening Party

Had a great listening party last week with members of Sausage Grinder and fellow Tiki Parlour producer Rick Hocutt. There’s nothing like listening to the original record. The human voice, in particular, sounds like it’s live and in the room. Such depth. We geeked out and enjoyed the sounds of Barbecue Bob, Uncle Bunt Stephens, Kessinger Brothers, Doc Roberts, Burnett & Rutherford, Uncle Dave Macon and others. Check out the low-fi video clip of  “The Girl I Left Behind Me” recorded by Doc Roberts under the name “John Baltzell.” Here are a few abstract glimpses!

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B & W Photographs from The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes 2015!

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Bruce Greene and John Haywood

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Vesta Johnson and Steve Hall

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Eric & Suzy Thompson and Friends

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Maggie Lind, Grace Forrest & Candy Goldman

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David Bragger teaching the “Fiddle Tunes of an Ex-Slave” workshop

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Jesse Lege and Gabrielle Macrae

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Jason Romero, John Hurd, David Bragger, Suzy & Eric, and Pharis Romero

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Joel Savoy

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Jody Stecher

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Jason Romero

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The Nerve Center of Fiddle Tunes

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Maxine Gerber

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Crazy Hat Party

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Kids’ Dance

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Kristian Bugge, Sonnich Lydom and Morten Hoirup

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Peter McCracken, Bonnie Zahnow and W. Bruce Reid

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Cajun Band Lab with Christine Balfa and Anya Burgess

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Tiki Parlour’s David Bragger teaching at Fiddle Tunes in WA!!

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So excited! I’ll be tutoring Beginning Fiddle at The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes​ this coming week! I will also present a workshop entitled “Alonzo Janes: Fiddle Tunes of an Ex-Slave.” And for those interested, I can demystify old-time bowing for you. Bow patterns, downs/ups, bow rocking, variations, etc. Do you want to know how Tommy Jarrell, Melvin Wine, Edden Hammons, Mel Durham, etc. did it? I’ll show you how. I’m there for you!