Tommy Jarrell: Cripple Creek (1983)

Tommy Jarrell and string band at the Edwards-Franklin House during the annual Sonker Festival, Mount Airy, North Carolina, July 23, 1983. Jarrell (fiddle and vocal); Chester McMillian (guitar); Frank Bodie (guitar and vocal); Ray Chatfield (five-string banjo). [03.23.06]

[@MyGrassIsGreenest]

That banjo player is top tier too, love his playing.

[@sheilawillard677]

That man in the hat is my grandpa Kelly Cockerham and yes he played banjo,fiddle,guitar, and also made them!!

[@flukenukem]

Sending love from the north of england to all you tommy fans!!

[@masonboles6709]

This is my great great grandpa!

[@DeadEyedTye]

It must be a privilege to have a great great grandfather who was as fine as that on the fiddle. Tommy Jarrell is one of my ultimate favorites, cheers to you.

[@BRIAN_IVERSON_20]

two fiddles, two guitars, and one banjo still brightly rings through

[@BluegillGreg]

This summer we're teaching this and a bunch of other American fiddle tunes to a group of teenage beginners and orchestral violinists. It'll be fun. I'm stoked. It's great to be looking back 40 years at this session and looking forward to new players in July.

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

Just remind them that this is the perfect music for those who are uncomfortable with it! It was made for fun and for relaxing and not for perfect performances.

[@zachb8012]

@@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim What a way to put it.

[@bluzeblast]

I love stuff like this! People that love to play just getting together for front porch jam sessions. My uncle and his sons used to get together and just play for hours in his drive way. The neighborhood folks would come out and sit in their front yards and porches just to listen. My Uncle Dean passed away this summer, 2014. I dont think there has been a guitar, fiddle, or banjo played since then. They lived in Blue Springs Missouri.

[@featherriver2080]

I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of days in the company of Tommy Jarrell and Mike Seeger.

[@tobyblake851]

That's great-do you play old time music. i try but I'm from California, not Galax, VA, ah ha ha. I really like clawhammer banjo and fiddling. Genuine American music. Ya! I saw Seeger play banjo at a festivl once and had his dvd on banjo styles,and in the seventies I listened to Tommy Jarrel on record and copped some of his songs. I love this music.

[@randybuchert1993]

there ain't nothing on earth as good as this for listening.

[@OldJoeClarke]

Is there a greater fiddler, person on this planet. Tommy is just the best.

[@johndelgado5315]

This the real thing... original backwoods old time... I have chills...!

[@Warchin007]

Now thats a fiddle !🪖

[@lindacaul5419]

love love Tommy Jarrell and the band's Cripple Creek, one of my favorite tunes! Thanks for this brightening a rainy day...God Bless

[@alexhickey5633]

All the layers of tone with the instruments. Just wow. Gotta love the lope of the banjo

[@ethanmorton7122]

When you feel the music like Tommy did, everything comes natural to playing the music.

[@greenbrooms]

ray chatfield is crushing this tune!

[@ctsfiddler]

incredible energy. wonderful.

[@chuter3819]

This is just so good

[@HellzNord]

So wonderful! This is just fantastic!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Tommy Jarrell's Fiddle has Geared tuners.

[@sharokhjoudi4693]

BEAUTIFUL COUTRY MUSICS. THANK U

[@TheDuckjay101]

you go tommy, never had that many peeps at my house watchin me getin down.

[@jean-paulraillat3771]

formidable!!!! merçi messieurs!!!jp de saintonge-maritime en aquitaine

[@wbelm]

Top shelf. Thanks to all

[@PLINKER]

Now that old time music!

[@daniel3231995]

So wish I could play country. So freely authentic ! man can shred

[@joseph2832]

Old time not country

[@oldbird-zm8qt]

This fiddle player is cooler than all modern pop musicians rolled together.

[@suicide-dive]

not really, this shit was kinda lame

[@smheron1]

Gold.

[@replyhere590]

Cripple Creek ran through my Great Uncle Andrew Lindsey Porter’s front yard in Speedwell, VA. Love to know if that is the one the song is about.

[@Florida_frontiersman]

I'm pretty sure this tune refers to cripple creek running through Virginia, so yes it is

[@patsyeast1584]

Love, Love, Love :)

[@Freawulf]

Jackson's in the valley... :)

[@jf752]

why did people downvote this?

[@bwggns]

I'm going to start a religion that worships Tommy.

[@TheKiller1345]

Brian Wiggins where do I sign up?

[@dbd1353]

i'm with ya..

[@ezekielsmukler2903]

I read Frank's name spelled Bode on the Frank Bode LP album cover. Bode is pronounced "Bodie".

[@TheCARENTAN]

heee aahh Good one Amitiésde France

[@horseoutbarn]

Good...Good...Good. Reminds me of my uncle Tim Walsh..He could really play good hoedowns

[@jamespeterson5188]

The old gentleman in the hat seems pretty baffled by all that sound coming from the four-stringed devil :) Actually, with that concentration, I wouldn't be surprised if he's a fiddler, too.

[@rc41558]

Good old time fiddling

[@mrcatscats11]

I JUST WANT TO HUG HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@StevieD1]

It's there ANY radius on his bridge??

[@dukeofearlbanjo]

Wow not much!!

[@SnowPheasant]

Sure sign of a fiddler 😄

[@relicseveneighteen8723]

How does everyone on the porch manage to stand still, he said dancing away ....

[@wasup397]

How

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

80's music... and so much better than duran duran

[@ethanmorton7122]

Is that a young Sutkin on fiddle?

[@Clomwellschimdt]

It's Rhys Jones

[@Jim-Barline]

0:50 1:20

[@jolenalyons8126]

This my great uncle not to flex or anything

[@gajda1984]

Close your eyes and you can see the Civil War era.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

The song is post civil war but sure ok

[@robinmatyjasek7390]

King Thomas. The closest we will get to American royal family...

[@reedcollins7783]

Hahaha. That old timers face...what in deee hell is these boys doin?

[@novakattila]

Fiddler must have made a pact with the devil himself