Forked Deer - Elmer Rich fiddle

A few of us got together to play music at Elmer Rich's home in Westover, West Virginia this evening. Here's Elmer playing the "Forked Deer". Tom Gibson on guitar.

Elmer's version of this tune comes from his family and is just a bit different than the usual.

I panned over a bit so that you can see a few of Elmer's ribbons hanging on his lamp shade.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• West
• Virginia
• old
• time
• fiddle
• Fuji
• F20

[TruegrassBoy]

Nice! Got a little J. P. Fraley in him!

[YewPiney]

I'd never thought of it, but you're right, they do have some things in common.

[katvanbus]

Great foot tapping tune!

[YewPiney]

It is always clear that Elmer has played for a lot of dances. Always great rhythm.

[Motoguzzi750]

I once was given a book called "Old Time Musicians of Upstate New York" - what a great book that was, and as you say, they all had thier own take on the tunes. Opened my eyes it did. Elmer reminds me of those guys - good on him!!!

[YewPiney]

Elmer likes some of those upstate NY fiddlers. His old Vic Kibler tape broke recently, so we tracked down a CD for him.

BTW, I made panoramic group photos at a number of the Guzzi events in Wet Virginia.

[YewPiney]

It's a classic for sure. Just about every fiddler played it and had their own twist on it.

I recorded Elmer playing another classic, Leather Britches, last weekend and will try to get it posted later today

[fiddlenut24]

i love this old tune! nice fiddlin too!

[YewPiney]

I love how the each of older fiddle players was so unique, and also the connections you hear to the area they grew up in and people they heard and played with.

[mrgreer51]

Very good! Around here, it seems that the old time fiddlers are being replaced by cookie-cutter fiddlers who all take lessons and play what we call Texas style. It's all good music, but nothing can truly replace a good old time fiddle player like this gentleman.