Tommy Hunter (fiddler)
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Tommy Hunter was a fiddle
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Hunter started playing the fiddle when he was seven years old. He was brother to vilionist, Nan Fisher. At age twelve he played with his father's band on a radio station in Asheville, North Carolina
. Hunter was a 1989 North Carolina
Folk Heritage recipient. He recorded several albums; the final one was recorded in 1993 with The Carroll Best Band. Hunter was no longer able to play due to illness, but a selection of his previous recordings was mixed with the band in the studio. Hunter died on August 20, 1993, two days after previewing the album's final mix.
John McCutcheon
lists Hunter as a source for several tunes he has recorded. McCutcheon recorded Hunter's tune "Laurel Branch" on his album Barefoot Boy With Boots On http://www.folkmusic.com/record/r_foot.htm#Laurel. McCutcheon also cites Hunter as a source for several tunes on The Wind That Shakes The Barley http://www.folkmusic.com/record/r_barley.htm.
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
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Mars Hill, North Carolina
Mars Hill is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,764 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Mars Hill College, which is named after the town. The town is located approximately one mile west of Interstate 26, and due north of Asheville, western North...
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Hunter started playing the fiddle when he was seven years old. He was brother to vilionist, Nan Fisher. At age twelve he played with his father's band on a radio station in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
. Hunter was a 1989 North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
Folk Heritage recipient. He recorded several albums; the final one was recorded in 1993 with The Carroll Best Band. Hunter was no longer able to play due to illness, but a selection of his previous recordings was mixed with the band in the studio. Hunter died on August 20, 1993, two days after previewing the album's final mix.
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon
John McCutcheon is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 34 albums since the 1970s. He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle, and...
lists Hunter as a source for several tunes he has recorded. McCutcheon recorded Hunter's tune "Laurel Branch" on his album Barefoot Boy With Boots On http://www.folkmusic.com/record/r_foot.htm#Laurel. McCutcheon also cites Hunter as a source for several tunes on The Wind That Shakes The Barley http://www.folkmusic.com/record/r_barley.htm.