Joe Dawson, Master Fiddler from Bloomington, Indiana

I've been meaning for a long time to write a post about my favorite fiddle player.  Joe Dawson was a master fiddler, carpenter, farmer, and a man of numerous other talents.  Joe's repertoire of old-time fiddle tunes is totally unique, 100% Indiana and he taught them to a lucky circle of people who visited him at...

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It's been a while since I've posted, but a lot has been going on.  I've been working on a new film project: Hoosier Fiddlers: A Documentary Celebrating Indiana's Fiddle Traditions.  The film is currently in production and I am spending lots of time interviewing and recording fiddlers from around the state.  It has been a lot of...