Passing it On, Picking it Up: How Fiddle Tunes Move From Fiddler to Fiddler

Creator: Thornton, Tim

: Henshelwood, Jack

: Pendleton Buddy

In this project Tim Thornton interviewed professional fiddle player Buddy Pendleton, and musician Jack Henshelwood about how people go about learning traditional fiddle tunes. Mr. Thornton went into the project assuming he already knew the answer, but quickly found that it was in fact, much more complex than he assumed. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.