Tommy Jarrell--Drunken Hiccups

Rare footage of Tommy Jarrell from the Robert Garfias Archives!
Legendary ethnomusicologist and friend of the Old-Time Tiki Parlour, Dr. Robert Garfias, has granted us permission to share his rare footage of several Old-Time, Cajun and Blues greats.
www.OldTimeTikiParlour.com

[@dmongosa]

My 3rd great grandfather, John "Bull" Mon-go-sia, was the last of the Miami Indian war chiefs and later became a great fiddler. This was one of his favorites to play.

[@OldTimeTikiParlour]

That's amazing! Do you have any photographs or recordings of him?

[@dmongosa]

@@OldTimeTikiParlour no recordings because he was born in the early 1800's and died before recordings were made everywhere. Our local museum though has photographs of him with his fiddle.

[@susandrydenhenderson6234]

Unusual and grand!

[@OneOfManyOfOne]

I discovered him about 5 years ago and he quickly became my favorite old-time fiddler. My grandfather agreed.

[@KennethWilliamElkington]

Oh my yes: so pure... "If the ocean was whiskey and i was duck... swim to the bottom and never come up"... the yearnings of those living a hardscrabble life. Tommy's a jewel. Thanks for sharing!

[@jeremyreagan9085]

I saw a fiddler does this style in East Texas and I am now going to get me a fiddle and learn to sing and play it is the best musical art form know. I love Tommy he is so powerful.

[@claytonlewis8027]

Jeremy Reagan good luck I’ve been trying to play this for a month now lol but get brad leftwhich’s book round peak fiddling

[@rapperslashactor]

@@claytonlewis8027 Did you stick with playing? I've been at it for about six months now. Today my fiddle teacher closed his eye, opened my copy of Fiddlers Fakebook, and randomly pointed to this gem. I'm gonna learn it and all of the lyrics this week. He's gonna shit when I start singing next week.

[@dankinsler1930]

What an incredible sounding fiddle!

[@CurtisJShaw]

What a Legend!!

[@georgialilly3794]

The iconic Mt. Airy fiddler.

[@katherineevatt9308]

He was from Toast, just outside Mt. Airy.

[@garycowger9579]

I just love this old time fiddling My kind of style

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Wonderful . . .

[@3lackdog]

Wow. I feel like time travel does exist. I’ve been wanting to SEE Tommy play the whole tune. Now I can. I like to see he plays that sustained note on both an up bow and a down bow, same as I do.

[@donnierakes9117]

Wish I could play half as good as ol Tommy!🎻

[@garytaylor2084]

Thanks for posting this.

[@recnamorcen1]

This music speaks to my soul! Thank you for posting this!!!!

[@josiahfreep7765]

You're doing God's work here

[@WWBSuperDave]

OMG I cannot love this enough

[@AmerikiDork]

American classic. I hope more footage turns up!

[@jakerock_]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ramblinmartin9562]

Awesome footage!! Thanks!! Love this man!

[@joedohn9727]

Second best fiddler to have done it, behind Pagganini 🙌

[@davidclymer9091]

Hic

[@TModel15]

Great recording and performance by Tommy. Does anyone know what tuning he used on this recording?

[@asherthenee6107]

AEAC#

[@jackmehoff4210]

Takes talent to play 1 instrument all by yourself and make a hell of a good song.