Howard Marshall

2008 Official Kentucky State Championship

2nd Place Senior Fiddler

Musicians:

Howard Marshall - fiddle

John Williams - fiddle

Arkansas Red - guitar, melodeon, & banjo

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(CD 344, CS 344 )

Traditional tunes from the "Little Dixie" area, the mother lode of Missouri fiddling, played by master fiddlers from this region, Howard "Rusty" Marshall and John Williams. Some of the tunes are familiar to many fiddlers, though the style in which they are played may not be so familiar. Other tunes are unique to this region. All are played very well with traditional backup by Arkansas Red. Outstanding tunes! Outstanding playing!

Musicians:

Vivian Williams - fiddle

Howard Marshall - fiddle, banjo

John Williams - percussion

Phil Williams - guitar, mandolin

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(CD 358)

A Project in Celebration of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial! There were two fiddlers on the Lewis and Clark expedition as they explored and mapped the route between St. Louis and the mouth of the Columbia River in 1804-6. The fiddling and dancing helped to maintain the morale of the men and to establish good relations with the Indians. This CD presents popular airs & dance tunes which were probably known by them, played on fiddles, banjo, guitar, harpsichord, and percussion by noted Missouri fiddler and historian, Dr. Howard Marshall (fiddle, fretless and fretted banjo); champion Northwest fiddler and historian, Vivian Williams (fiddle, harpsichord); champion Missouri fiddler John Williams (fiddle, percussion); and noted Northwest traditional musician, Phil Williams (guitar, mandolin). Many of the selections feature just two fiddles, with one fiddle backing up the other, and simple percussion. Recorded live in stereo to preserve the natural acoustic sounds of the instruments. Included is an informative booklet with histories of tunes and information about music on the expedition.

Musicians:

Leroy Canaday - fiddle

Norman Canaday - guitar

Howard Marshall - banjo, fiddle

Forrest Rose - bass

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(CD 353)

Leroy Canaday is a traditional Missouri "Little Dixie" style fiddler whose experience totals some 60 years of playing for dances, fiddlers' contests, festivals, school programs, oprys, radio, and other venues. He was Missouri fiddle champion in 1961, and his specialty is red hot versions of the famous old exhibition tunes. Mr. Canaday is accompanied by some of the "Little Dixie" region's best backup musicians on this production. This is hot, traditional Missouri fiddling by a master fiddler in this style, recorded live. There are extensive liner notes by Howard "Rusty" Marshall. Leroy Canaday is the complete Missouri fiddler.

Musicians:

Pete McMahan - fiddle

Fred Stoneking - guitar

Joe Stevens - guitar

Jack Deck - banjo

Charlie Brattin - guitar

Pete Brattin - bass

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(CD 366 / 2-CD set)

This 2-CD set is a reissue of the four LD recordings made in the 1970's by legendary Missouri fiddler Pete McMahan. Mr. McMahan, from Harrisburg, Missouri, was born in 1918 and died in 2000. He developed a personal fiddle style that firmly echoes the Missouri fiddle tradition, and became a role model and teacher, both formally and informally, for a generation of young fiddlers. His fiddling influenced, and continues to influence, fiddlers from Missouri to the Pacific Northwest as well as elsewhere. He played in a clean style, paying close attention to the demands of the tune for phrasing and styling, and applied his own sense of styling to develop many well known, as well as obscure, fiddle tunes into examples of the best of the art of fiddling. While Pete did enter and win many fiddle contest, he is not a "contest" style fiddler, but rather one whose fiddling and interpretation of the tunes is so good that he was admired and respected by fiddlers from other traditions. Packaged in a standard thickness CD jewel box holding two CDs, with a twenty page booklet about Mr. McMahan's fiddling career and many photos, and a discography and listing of articles about him on the inside of the tray card. This set of two CDs is $25.00, postpaid in the U.S. Produced by Howard Marshall, a long-time friend of McMahan's.