Tommy Jarrell: Cotton-Eyed Joe (1983)

Tommy Jarrell and string band at the Edwards-Franklin House during the annual Sonker Festival, Mount Airy, North Carolina, July 23, 1983. Jarrell (fiddle and vocal); Chester McMillian (guitar); Frank Bodie (guitar and vocal); Ray Chatfield (five-string banjo). [03.23.07]

[@uptonsavoie]

Cameraman must have been drunk, but Tommy is always a delight.

[@timshoemaker355]

Could be the worst cameraman ever.

[@alexclements5631]

That’s what I was thinking !!!

[@patsyeast1584]

I love Tommy Jarrell. I love old time music. I play it myself.

[@Blkbanjoman]

This banjo player is just too good. That is Round Peak banjo playing!

[@bennyblanko3]

thanks sooo much for all these Tommy Jarrell videos!

[@jeremyreagan9085]

I play old time music and Tommy's fiddle playing I love how happy he makes the fiddle sound!

[@banjobob0313]

these are great!!!!!!!!!! the camera man is such a blow it....

[@Kurzula5150]

Camera bin on da moonshine.

[@ZachVance108]

Wish the damn camera man could hold steady on Tommy is he in AEAE? sounds that way...

[@timshoemaker355]

Shouldn’t give the blind guy the camera.

[@courtesyofdickboak]

How much coffee did the cameraman drink?!

[@charlotteriddle7303]

They're ain't nothing like the south :)

[@ctsfiddler]

I'd eat squirrel meat if i could sing and play like that. wonderful.

[@domeniccarson8511]

That meat is actually surprisingly decent. Very game flavor I'll admit but still tasty...

[@TheDuckjay101]

was the camara guy drinking or danceing?

[@NukemDuke97]

Thats my great uncle

[@dareisnogod5711]

Or watch with your eyes firmly shut.

[@dareisnogod5711]

Take anti-vertigo pills before watching.

[@k1lay]

g1

[@johnschneider4160]

Was the cinematographer sipping from the jug, too???

[@fiddler26]

Jiminy...great!!!!!!

[@RoDaGrier]

Fiddle music

[@pappyfiddle]

I reckon had I been there I coulda managed to look a little happier than that guitar feller

[@user-fm1zy4yr1h]

I remember when we Sat on the Porch we had to stay cool no Electric Cooling. Now a days nobody outside. Aire Conditioning Ruined America
I remember when Alan Lomax ask me to be on to talk to him. because my Guitar Playing in Texas and Hobo life style

[@wvg4800]

Man, what an opportunity wasted by the cameraman.

[@k1lay]

Cameraman is smoking crack. Everything's gonna be ok.

[@crisstine2]

Worst camera work I've ever seen! Music is good, though.