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I tried some, my musical talents are worse than my spelling,
I do like to lessen to good country music.

Wabi, try the Uke . 4 strings and cheap to buy. Maybe pick up a good used one. I knew a retired music teacher and he had a senior citizen Uke club. They met once a week.

And I hear they are looking for alternatives to the death penalty 🥴

fire on the mountain, run boys run... devils in the house of the rising sun... chickens in the bread pan a'pickin up dough... granny does yer dog bite, no child no!...

Yes

I can't imagine losing a fiddle contest to some rube from Georgia, especially since I was also the judge and had the ultimate capacity to cheat.

And had a Band of Demons !
Cheaters never win.

Nope…..but, I dreamed of learning! Bought a nice Fiddle, but never learned to play. Heck, could barely play the guitar. memtb

A rod mill running 7/32" rod can spit 1 1/4 miles of rod in 80 seconds. Sometimes things happen, most often at the "laying head" demonstrated in the below video

Almost every coil needs some manual straightening of the tail end of the coil before it proceeds up the conveyor to the stacker assembly. At the very end of this vid you can see a steel rod hook moving in to do this. The hook is held and handled by a "finishing hand" who wears reflective coat, pants, and gloves and a face shield as he "flips tails". He has a series of large turbine fans blowing on him to keep him from burning up

Occasionally the tail of a coil will hang up in the laying head tube and begin whipping around and causing some mess and excitement. Notice the expanded metal cage just forward of the laying head, built to keep these spinning tails from entangling the finishing hand. This causes a continous snapping noise and is called a "Snapper" It generally gives off a small fireworks show.

When I worked on an operation like this we took liberties with Mr Daniels' song



The devil went down to the 12 inch mill
He was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind, and way behind
He was willin' to make a deal

When he come across a young man
Flipping tails and acting hot
And the devil jumped up on the laying head
And said, Boy lemme tell you what

I guess you didn't know it
But I'm a tail flipper too
I'd bet a hook of gold against your soul
to think I'm better'n you

And the boy said My names Johnny
And it might be a sin
But I'll take that bet, and you'll regret it
Cause I'm the best they's ever been

Oh Johnny polish up your hook
And throw those cutters away
Cause the devil's loose at the laying head
And there'll be hell to pay

And if you win
You'll take the devils golden hook today
But if you lose
he'll take your fans away!!!

Come ahead wedge head
Turn those rolls
Roller, will we change over?
No! Hell no!!

Well the devil smiled with a wicked grin
And said, I'll start this show
And fire flew from his finger tips
As he twirled that hook of gold

Then a snapper cracked inside the cage
And the devil, he looked scared
But in the twinkling of an eye
Ol' Johnny stood right there

Together they worked side by side
With hooks of gold and steel
And by the time they'd fixed that tail
The two had struck a deal

Now, the devil kept his hook of gold
And Johnny kept his fans
So the story's told until this day
Amongst the finishing hands

How hell's too hot for Johnny
Or so that it would seem
But a steel mill is a meaner place
Than the devil's wildest dreams

Oh, come ahead wedge head
Turn those rolls
Roller will we change over
No! Hell no!!!

I have my Great Grandfathers fiddle.

I had violin lessons in fifth grade using it.

Don't remember anything about it now.

Sure wish I would have kept with the lessons!

Virgil B.

#3 son Angus plays fiddle, but it has taken a back seat to his bagpipes recently.

I do not play a fiddle, but there was always a fiddle around our home.
This brings a fond memory of my youth, my family always had gatherings that would go on for days, people dancing and jigging.
I remember people walking by our house or out in the bush wondering what was going on over there lol.


A tune that brings a tear to my eye, red river jig.

Difference between a violin and a fiddle?


One has strings.





The other has strangs…

Hillary Klug - Oh! Susanna
video posted to YouTube on Oct 23, 2018

"Hillary Klug fiddles, dances, and sings "Oh! Susanna" on the Cumberland River with the General Jackson riverboat in the background."

YouTube channel: Hillary Klug

https://www.instagram.com/hillaryklug/

https://hillaryklug.net/

I can barely play (?) my guitar! If it wasn't for "fake note" music, I'd never get a song out! LOL!

Hillary Klug and Mairead Nesbitt - Miss McLeod's Hop High Ladies - Celtic Appalachian Collaboration
video posted to YouTube on Oct 26, 2019

Hillary Klug and Mairead Nesbitt collaborate on a fusion of traditional Celtic and Appalachian music! They fiddle and dance in Bru Boru and the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary, Ireland.

"This project is a dream come true for me! I'm so thankful for the experience of getting to meet and film with Mairead Nesbitt! She's a phenomenal fiddler with a heart of gold! We were instant friends, and the dynamic was as though I've known her and played with her for years! I look forward to future projects with her!!

We're playing a traditional tune, and the special thing about this tune is that it's common to both the Irish and Appalachian fiddle traditions. In Ireland, they call it "Miss McLoud's Reel," and in America we call it "Did You Ever See the Devil Uncle Joe?" It has other names including "Hop High Ladies." Obviously we took the liberty of combining a few names to make it our own. In the recording, you can hear the distinct differences between Irish and Old-Time fiddle. While they're completely unique, they also compliment each other in this fusion we created!" - Hillary Klug

YouTube channel: Hillary Klug


Also see YouTube channel: Máiréad Nesbitt Celtic Violinist -- "Máiréad Nesbitt is a Grammy and Emmy nominated artist and composer and founding member of the global phenomenon Celtic Woman. ... Máiréad is featured Celtic Violinist on all 11 Celtic Woman albums each getting #1 slot in the Billboard World Music Chart. ... Guest soloist with symphony orchestras worldwide and Broadway, Máiréad has played at Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Colorado and worldwide iconic venues. Featured soloist on Disney’s Tinker Bell movies."

When I first married and got into the Randall family, FIL ‘s fiddler was in a cardboard box. With the help of my Foxfire books, I was able to restore it. He played bluegrass and was a fine fiddle player. We went to a junk shop and found his scorecard from a fiddling contest held at the old Blackhawk School in Carroll County. The schoolhouse and Methodist Church were destroyed in the same tornado that wiped out Rolling Fork. Heard that my FIL played a fine version of Carroll Co Blues. His fiddle hangs on the wall along with the bow and a pen and ink sketch I did of him. He was a fine
old school southern gentleman. I miss him. I’d like
hear Vasser play Jerusalem Ridge one more time. Love Akosan Farewell too.

I like the boys from Emmitt Otter’s Jug Band

Ain't no hole in washtuuuuuub......