Listener's Circle Vol. 27, by Music Maker Recordings

Listener's Circle Vol. 27

by Music Maker Recordings

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	1.	Willow Garden 02:34
	2.	Girl I Left Behind Me 03:47
	3.	Katie Hill 03:59
	4.	Sunny Home in Dixie 05:10
	5.	Carroll County Blues 04:52
	6.	Benton's Dream 04:36
	7.	Cumberland Gap 02:39
	8.	Let Me Fall 03:04
	9.	John Henry 03:08

about

When I first moved to North Carolina, I would go to a fiddler’s convention every weekend in the summer. I soon connected with Benton Flippen who lived just up the road and was an expert old time fiddler, playing in the Round Peak style.

We often had picnics where we would eat, drink and play music all day. None of us were expert old time musicians like Benton, but we all loved to try and play music with him. He would play bluesier as Macavine Hayes strummed along in another key or Captain Luke played some jaw hard and hum. We just had fun.

From Mount Airy, North Carolina, Benton learned from his father, uncles and brothers, who were all accomplished old time banjo pickers. Benton performed with the Camp Creek Boys and the Smokey Valley Boys before receiving the NC Folk Heritage Award in 1990.

Years later when Benton was in his late 80s, he had no one putting out his records anymore. We recorded and released two and this third one was never released as he had fallen ill.

Benton is here in fine form with his blue ribbon festival group.

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released June 20, 2019

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Music Maker Recordings Hillsborough, North Carolina

Music Maker Foundation tends the roots of traditional American music by meeting the day-to-day needs of the artists who create it, ensuring their voices are heard, and giving all people access to our nation’s hidden musical treasures.