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About Fiddle Noir African American Fiddlers
Old Hat Records latest release is an anthology of vintage fiddle music, remastered directly from original 78 rpm shellac discs. The album, called Fiddle Noir, showcases the work of African American fiddlers who recorded in the second quarter of the 20th century, 1925-1949. Many black musicians active during that era came from a string band tradition rooted in the previous century, when the violin was king of instruments. Even so, African American fiddlers were seldom documented on early phonograph records, due to industry marketing strategies that generally excluded them. Those few who did record created a compelling body of work - soulful blues, country dance tunes, folk songs, ballads, rags, breakdowns, and sacred numbers. Fiddle Noir gathers 14 examples of this rare music by such artists as Andrew Baxter, Eddie Anthony, Edward Lee Coleman, Charlie Pierce, Will Batts, Jim Booker, and other masters of the instrument. The album is available as a 12-inch analog disc pressed in 180-gram vinyl. It comes with an 8-page full-color booklet with history, photographs, and discography.
