Tommy Jarrell (5)

[Ptarmigan]

I'm sure all the members here already have all these essential listening CDs.

However, anyone new to Old Time really must check out the music on these CDs.

1 - The Legacy of Tommy Jarrell Vol 1 - Sail Away Ladies

2 - The Legacy of Tommy Jarrell Vol 2 - Rainbow Sign

3 - The Legacy of Tommy Jarrell Vol 3 - Come & Go With Me

4 - The Legacy of Tommy Jarrell Vol 4 - Pickin' On Tommy's Porch

5 - Fred Cockerham, Oscar Jenkins & Tommy Jarrell - Down to the Cider Mill

6 - Fred Cockerham, Oscar Jenkins & Tommy Jarrell - Stay All Night .... & Don't Go Home

P.S. Here's Tommy Jarrell's Fiddle!

This violin was made by an unknown craftsman in Mittenwald, Germany. Mittenwald violins in this ornamented style have been popular with American country and folk musicians like Appalachian fiddler Tommy Jarrell. The instruments are prized for their decorative inlaid edges and geometric pearl designs on the back. According to the firm of J. Howard Foote, a retail outlet in New York during the 1880s, such violins “are from excellent German makers, very well made, good tone and elegant finish.” Their price was $72.00 per dozen.

National Museum of American History - Tommy Jarrell's Fiddle