Thornton, Emily, and Kilby Spencer-Johnson Boys or Scoot Old Rabbit

Thornton Spencer-fiddle, Kilby Spencer-banjo, Emily Spencer-guitar playing Johnson Boys or Scoot Old Rabbit, an old fiddle tune and song popular around Whitetop,VA and Ashe County,NC. One of the fiddlers Thornton learned it from was Albert Hash, who can be heard playing it on the Field Recorder's Collective release of his name(www.fieldrecorder.com). Kilby learned it on banjo from Emily's version. Some of the old banjo players in the area who played it were Jont Blevins of Whitetop (Virginia), Lee Weaver of Whitetop(Virginia), and Enoch Rutherford of Independence (Virginia) Lee Weaver called it Scoot Old Rabbit rather than Johnson Boys.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Old time music
• Old time fiddle
• clawhammer banjo
• Whitetop
• Grayson County
• Virginia
• Thornton Spencer

[9lontoonieful1]

This probably your best song. Great!

[fiddlingmichael]

thanks kilby.

posting this material is great, but putting all of the places and sources makes it priceless for those of us who are working to get VA fiddling the place it deserves.

[gotwood1978]

one of my faves!! hope to see you guys again soon!!!

[grimreap95]

are you thornton spencer the best man at ernest richardson's wedding

[kazzymojo]

Ah, the joys of Mountain music.  Thanks.