Carl Joyner - Hot Tarheel Fiddlin'

Side one:
Saint Ann's Reel	D	2:00
Bitter Creek Breakdown	G	2:04
My Little Home in West VA	A	2:08
Roman Legions on the March	D	1:58
Forgotten Waltz	C	2:35
Mississippi Sawyer	D	2:08
14 Days in Georgia	C	2:10
Tom Sullivan Hornpipe	G	2:19
Tarheel Breakdown	G	2:20
Dance Around Molly	A	2:08

Side two:
Billy in the Lowground	C	2:39	includes old time extra phrasing
Cherokee Shuffle	A	1:47
Flop Eared Mule	G	2:19
Hoe Down Polka	D	2:15
Acorn Hill Breakdown	D	2:08
Carolina Country	A	2:13
Bill Cheatham	A	2:05
Maiden's Prayer	A	2:18
Katy Hill	G	1:15
Sailor's Hornpipe	A	1:45
Peacock Rag	D	2:05

Liner notes:

Fiddler Carl Joyner is from Yadkinville, NC. I got to know him through Jack Reddick, a mutual guitar pickin' friend from High Point, NC. Jack had a concrete building on his farm called the Old Music House where bluegrass musicians and fans from all over the Carolinas and Virginia congregated and picked. Professional performers like Kenny Baker, Joe Greene, Jim and Jesse all have crossed that hallowed stage.

Carl Joyner and his daughter, Karen (today Karen Pendley sings and fiddles professionally in Nashville) were constant fixtures at Jack Reddick's farm, as I was. I don't know if it was because of the good garden fresh meals that Jack's wife, Mary, set before us or the exciting music that ensued that kept bringing us around but whatever it was- it worked!

Mr. Reddick had the knack of pairing up various combinations of area musicians that would complement each other. It was decided, that for this recording session, June 1, 1974, Jack was to play guitar. He had an early 30's herringbone, could lay down a solid rhythm, knew Carl's tunes and owned all the microphones.

Jim Whitley had just gotten off the college circuit playing banjo with Chicken Hot Rod (listen to Old Oblivion 00-1) and earlier played bass with the award-winning Mole Hill Highlanders (listen to Old Oblivion 00-2 and 00-3). Darrell Gray, longtime friend of Whitley's was bass player for Chicken Hot Rod and gives rock steady foundation to this aggregation.

Carl is playing an old fiddle of Jack's made from the wood of a demolished cathedral. Jack had a large collection of vintage instruments until a fire claimed the storage building. Carl won many fiddle contests over the years and went professional playing in country-western clubs.

I set up my recording equipment outside in Mother Nature's own studio on Jack's farm and you hear roosters crowing and birds chirping in the background. Thank goodness the cows were out on the south 40 that day.

Sadly, Mr. Reddick passed away a few years after this tape was made. When I listen to the hot, exciting music fiddled up by Carl and crew, it brings back fond memories of those fun times and even finer friendships.

Jim Scancarelli