I really don’t know anything about this tune, except that I heard it on a Johnny Gimble album, and I liked it. I especially like the Put Your Shoes on, Put Your shoes on, followed by a pluck. To me, this tune really embodies a lot of the old-time spirit of fiddling, it’s laid back, […]
Speed the Plow – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 271
It wasn’t the first time I had heard Speed the Plow, but the recording of Mark O’Connor, Yo Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer playing it on Appalachia Waltz as part of a medley stands out in my mind as the most memorable recording of this tune that I’ve heard. That said, Speed the Plow is […]