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The GREAT CANADIAN FIDDLE and Other Folklore 20 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
I'd like to introduce the followers of the Scratchy Attic to a new blog, "The Great Canadian Fiddle and Other Canadian Musical Folklore". As many of you may have noticed, posts to the Attic have slowe...
RED SOVINE The Best Years Of Your Life 23 Mar 2013 | 02:14 am
Today's post should be a treat for fans of the late Red Sovine as it features a couple of LPs that as far as I can determine have never circulated in digital form. Both from 1963, these are two of the...
Untitled 23 Mar 2013 | 12:57 am
R.I.P. STOMPIN' TOM 1936-2013 7 Mar 2013 | 11:18 am
The great Stompin' Tom Connors has passed away. There's not much to say other than what has appeared in the many online obituaries, one of which from the CBC is here. It was the discovery of Tom's mus...
EARL TAYLOR Folk Songs From The Blue Grass 17 Feb 2013 | 06:22 pm
On April 3, 1959 Alan Lomax, newly returned to the U.S. after spending nine years collecting folk songs in Europe, put on a folk concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall. "Folksong '59" brought togeth...
HANK WILLIAMS Early Country Live 17 Feb 2013 | 10:26 am
This neat bootleg LP on the "Anthology of Country Music" label consists of three early fifties radio segments that feature the legendary Hank Williams and his wife Audrey, as well as Opry veterans Lit...
TI-BLANC RICHARD Original Recordings 17 Feb 2013 | 06:49 am
Today at the Scratchy Attic I'm pleased to present some classic and hard to find recordings by yet another great Canadian fiddler, the legendary Adalbert "Ti-Blanc" Richard. Perhaps I should say "Cana...
BAILES BROTHERS Rare Recordings 5 Jan 2013 | 06:56 am
The music of the Bailes Brothers has endured since it was first recorded and has been treasured by collectors and fans of early country. It therefore pleases me greatly to share some rare gems from my...
