Music Recordings

Live Field Recordings

Howe Teague was one of the masters of Ozarks square dance fiddling. He wore many hats: radio DJ, recording artist, highway department crew member, a link to the older generations of dance fiddlers, and an influence on a younger generation of fiddlers over the years. This recording was made in his home in Salem, Missouri a few months before his passing in the summer of 2005.
 Arkansas Traveler

Jim Orchard lives in Eminence and is a long-time player in the bluegrass circuit in the Missouri Ozarks. This recording was made in the back room of Weaver's Pickin' Parlor in Willow Springs, where Jim often plays and is master of ceremonies. His second is Larry Dethridge, Willow Springs, also a staple of the Ozarks bluegrass scene. The tune is one that Jim wrote and named after a local landscape in Shannon County.
  McHenry Holler

Johnnie Lou Mayhan resides in Shannon County. Her singing and songwriting was/is highly influenced by her experiences in church and the country recordings she grew up with. Johnnie Lou has had a family music group for many years. She and her son Seaman Don and his wife perform regularly at Shannon County church functions. This recording was made in her home.
  Come A Little Closer To the Lord

Van Colbert hails from Willow Springs, Missouri. Van plays a unique "two-finger" roll style that he learned from the family. "Mom and Dad instilled in us the love of their music, and to this day we play, sing and remember," he says.
On this recording Van Colbert is playing with Gerald Gregory. The recording was made at Weaver's Pickin' Parlor in Willow Springs.
  Cluck Old Hen

Published Music Recordings

Big Smith Family and Friends, Live at Lone Star (no number), 1998
Big Smith & Family, From Hay… to Zzzzzz: Hillbilly Songs for Kids [Mayapple 0104], 2003
Don Buedel and Frank LeBlanc, How the Cow Ate the Cabbage (no number) CD, 2000
Dwayne Friend, Just Pickin’ [Steeple Records STP 2508] LP
The Friends, Songs That Mom and Dad Taught Us [Area Wide Crusades 740319], LP
Art Galbraith with Gordon McCann, Dixie Blossoms [Rounder LP]
Art Galbraith with Gordon McCann, Simple Pleasures: Old Time Fiddling from the Ozarks [Rounder LP 0157]
Gene Goforth, Eminence Breakdown (Rounder CD 0388), 1997
The Grassy Mountain Boys, The Traditional Sound (no number) CD
Bill Graves, Sugar in the Coffee: Pre-Revival Dulcimer, Fiddling and Songs from the Missouri Ozarks (MSOTFA 301-CD), 1997
Bob Holt, Got a Little Home to Go To (Rounder CD 0432), 1998
Bob Holt & the State of the Ozarks String Band, Rabbit in the Pea Patch (no number) cassette.
Herbie Johnston, Fiddlin’ Around with Herbie Johnston (no number) cassette
Herbie Johnston, Fiddlin’ the Limit with Herbie Johnston (no number) CD
Kim & Jim Lansford, Out in the Cold World (JL 97), 1997 CD
Missouri Department of Conservation, Voices of the Hills: A Journey to Shannon County [no number] cassette.
Neathery, Robert F. The Ballad of the West Plains Explosion (Vernon Dahlhart) [no number] CD
Jim Orchard, Ozarks Fiddlin’ from Hartshorn to Low Wassie [no number] CD
Jim Orchard, Sounds of the Ozarks [no number] CD
Jim Orchard and Ladies of the Ozarks [no number] CD
Jim Orchard, Old’ens n’ New’ens [no number] CD
Jim Orchard & the Bressler Brothers, Longing for the Ozarks (LLP 282) LP
Jim Orchard & the Bressler Brothers, Ozark Mountain Clay (2366 96.7 DSP-0796) cassette.
Orchard Brothers, Bluegrass in the Ozarks [no number] CD
Ozark Bluegrass Boys, Keepin’ the Tradition [no number] CD
Roy J. Raines, Old Time Fiddlin’ Bluegrass Style [Ozark Records LP 36857]
Dusty Rhodes, Rosin Dust [Dungeon LP D-2029]
Lonnie Robertson, Lonnie’s Breakdown: Classic Fiddle Music From Missouri (Rounder CD 0375), 1996
State of the Ozarks String Band, The Way I Heard It… (no number) cassette.
Fred Stoneking, Saddle Old Spike: Fiddle Music From Missouri (Rounder CD0381), 1996.
Howe Teague, Ozark’s Memories: Fiddle Tunes by Howe Teague (OMHT-001) cassette
Howe Teague, Square Dance Music/Ozark Fiddlin’ by Howe Teague [Gold Standard GS-SQ D.LP 1], LP
Uncle Cuckleburr’s Champion Possum Carvers, The Ozark Sheiks [Mayapple Records] 2003
Porter Wagoner, Porter Wagoner in Person (RCA LSP-2804), LP 1964
Porter Wagoner, The Essential Porter Wagoner (RCA0786366934-2), 1997
Various Artists, Anthology of Arkansas Folksongs: from the Mary Celestia Parler Archive of Arkansas Folk Music [ARkive Music 2003-01 &2003-02] 2004
Various Artists, Echoes of the Ozarks, Vols. One & Two [County Records] CD
Various Artists, I’m Old But I’m Awfully Tough: Traditional Music of the Ozark Region [MFFA1001], LP
Various Artists, Now That’s a Good Tune: Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling [Grey Eagle Lp 101], 1989
Various Artists, Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival Volume One [no number] 2004
Various Artists, Ozark Folksongs [Rounder CD 82161-1108-2], 2001
Various Artists, Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks Volume One: Along the Eastern Crescent. North American Traditions Series (Rounder CD 0435), 1999
Various Artists, Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks Volume Two: On the Springfield Plain. North American Traditions Series (Rounder CD 0436), 2000
Various Artists, Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks Volume Three: Down in the Border Counties. North American Traditions Series (Rounder CD 0437), 2000

return to top