Luther Caldwell - One Armed Fiddler of Boone County MO (MSOTFA 107) | Luther Caldwell | Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association

Luther Caldwell - One Armed Fiddler of Boone County MO (MSOTFA 107)

by Luther Caldwell

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7 USD or more
Full Digital Discography

68

releases

Get all 68 Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association releases available on Bandcamp and save 65%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Charlie Walden & John P. Williams | July 4th, 2013, Applebee, Walden, Griffin and Rose | LIVE at The Blue Note, 1987 Ozark Invitational Fiddle Contest | Mountain View Ozark Folk Center, Old-Time Fiddling from Western Canada, Jake Hockemeyer at KOPN | January 28th, 1984, Wheatland Music Festival - 1991, Francis Stevens | Callaway County Fiddler, World Champion Fiddler's Festival | Crockett, Texas | 1980, and 60 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$95.55 USD or more (65% OFF)

1.	Faded Love 02:07	buy track
2.	Fisher's Hornpipe 01:40	buy track
3.	Bill Cheatum 01:11	buy track
4.	Let Me Call You Sweetheart 01:32	buy track
5.	Pop Tune #1 02:15	buy track
6.	Westphalia Waltz 01:48	buy track
7.	"G" Waltz 02:27	buy track
8.	B-Flat Hornpipe #1 01:17	buy track
9.	Pop Tune #2 02:16	buy track
10.	Fever in the South 01:06	buy track
11.	Kansas City Rag 01:13	buy track
12.	Eighth of January 01:19	buy track
13.	Grey Eagle 01:09	buy track
14.	Katy Hill 01:12	buy track
15.	Soldier's Joy 00:57	buy track
16.	12th Street Rag 01:11	buy track
17.	Pop Tune #3 01:19	buy track
18.	Little Grass Shack 01:56	buy track
19.	Pop Tune #4 00:55	buy track
20.	Song #1 01:00	buy track
21.	Wreck of the Old '97 01:12	buy track
22.	Pop Tune #5 00:52	buy track
23.	When You & I Were Young Maggie 02:36	buy track
24.	The Dead Person 01:13	buy track
25.	B-Flat Hornpipe #2 01:15	buy track
26.	B-Flat Hornpipe #3 01:13	buy track
27.	Put On Your Old Grey Bonnett 01:50	buy track
28.	Pop Tune #6 02:11	buy track
29.	Pop Tune #7 01:41	buy track
30.	Tune in 6/8 01:04	buy track
31.	Forked Deer 01:13	buy track
32.	Bell Cow 01:04	buy track
33.	When You Wore A Tulip and I Wore A Big Red Rose 02:22	buy track
34.	Hoe-Down 00:36	buy track
35.	Hoe-Down #2 00:59	buy track
36.	Sweet Bunch of Daisies 01:09	buy track
37.	TV Appearance (June 13, 1953) 02:52	buy track

about

This recording is compiled from old reel-to-reel tapes of Mr. Caldwell that circulated around Boone County for many years. The audio quality is not the greatest, but the selection of tunes and the manner is which they are played is astounding.
Luther Caldwell, a well-known fiddler and farmer in Boone County, near Columbia, Missouri, lost his right arm up to the shoulder in an accident. Legend has it that a group of mechanics in the physical plant at Mizzou concocted an ingenious apparatus that would hold the bow and allow Caldwell to move the bow back and forth in air. All he needed do was hold the fiddle in his left-hand and simultaneously note the fingerboard, tilt the fiddle precisely so the correct string would touch the bow at the correct time and apply upward pressure sufficient to make the fiddle sound out and have dynamic variation in the volume and "touch" of the performance. Sounds easy, right?
So remarkable was this accomplishment that Caldwell was featured in an issue of Popular Mechanics magazine was even invited to New Yrok City to appear on a live NBC television broadcast of Ted Mack's Amateur Hour on June 13, 1953.

credits

released May 14, 2015

license

about

Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association image

Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association Missouri

The Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association works to promote and preserve the traditional fiddle music of Missouri and the surrounding region. Your purchase here supports those activities.

contact / help

Contact Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Luther Caldwell - One Armed Fiddler of Boone County MO (MSOTFA 107), you may also like:

The Rocky Creek Ramblers
by The Rocky Creek Ramblers

supported by 10 fans who also own “Luther Caldwell - One Armed Fiddler of Boone County MO (MSOTFA 107)”

Ken Landreth is one of my favorite banjo players of all time. This whole album is amazing! Makes me miss those hot sunny days in the Mt. Airy flatlands watching these guys shred. altacke
go to album
Hell Broke Loose in Volo: A Volo Bogtrotters Retrospective 1987-1991
by Volo Bogtrotters

supported by 9 fans who also own “Luther Caldwell - One Armed Fiddler of Boone County MO (MSOTFA 107)”

I know these guys, Love the style. gval9000
go to album
the aluminum wonder
by Joseph Decosimo

supported by 8 fans who also own “Luther Caldwell - One Armed Fiddler of Boone County MO (MSOTFA 107)”

This rendition of Virgil Anderson's "Jenny Hang the Kettle On" is wonderful. It perfectly grabs the simplistic beauty of Virgil's version, but has such clarity. Amazing album! Payton Scott
go to album
Mind, Man, Medicine
by The Secret Sisters

The Alabama duo's fifth album exults in dusty Americana, showcasing rich vocal harmonies alongside blissful folk instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2024
go to album
Little Sun
by Charlie Parr

More contemplative folk from the Minnesota singer-songwriter, sustained by raw full-band arrangements and philosophical lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024
go to album
Cold Sea
by Oisin Leech

Irish singer-songwriter Oisin Leech's acoustic folk music is characterized by its muted beauty and intimate, solitary quality. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2024
go to album
Cat Town
by Henry Barnes featuring Dan Gellert and Deb Posey

supported by 7 fans who also own “Luther Caldwell - One Armed Fiddler of Boone County MO (MSOTFA 107)”
go to album