Nokosee Fields is one of the absolute best fiddlers I have heared in my 76 years. He’s so smooth in a variety of genres, old time, blues, bluegrass and probably many more. I have been around the great ones in my life as a violin maker, and I believe he is right at the top. Great bowing, super rhythm. Smooth in every aspect of the violin.
Nokosee lights up the room when he smiles more. He lights the stage on fire when he plays. First ran into him on Deepend Sessions with Steam Machine. Guy is super talented!! Trio musicians are top notch and will go far!!
Thank God I ran across this video!! Absolute perfection!! This is exactly how these old tunes were meant to be played! Notice they're not played at break-neck speed like so many fiddle players have a tendency to do. I'm 77 years old, born and raised in Nashville, TN. In the early 1950's, my family started going to a square dance by Ralph Sloan in little community called Morrow Haden (just outside of Nashville). It was in an old school gym where my mother graduated from the 8th grade around 1925 or so. This, of course, was long before Ralph put the Tennessee Travelers together and started dancing on the Opry. My daddy was a fiddle player from Texas, my mother played guitar, my Aunt Lena played mandolin (Gibson F4). I played fiddle and mandolin too but, dancing was what I truly loved. I've danced in competition against Thomas Maupin and his brother Ollie. I have been to just about every festival there is with music and dancing. I've been around fiddle music all my life and I've seen and heard the best of the best. All of this is to say that Nokosee is one of the best I have ever heard! The version of Sally Ann Johnson (the second tune) in this video is pure perfection!! You can't play it any better than what you are hearing here!! This is gold! His backup is pure Heaven as well! The banjo and guitar work is also as good as it gets! Their timing is a delight to the ear. It's like a metronome! It hits that spot that, if your soul is al least a hundred years old and, you love old time fiddle music, you will know what I'm talking about. Do yourself a favor and find anything you can by Nokosee Fields!!!
With thanks to @bobpete4543 for the timestamps. I reformatted to make links. 01:01 Bound To Have A Little Fun. (G) 04:34 Sally (Ann) Johnson (G) 08:45 All Night Long (C) 12:15 Waverley (G) 15:59 KC Railroad blues (C) 22:05 Unidentified tune in D (Kaw River ?) 26:27 I can't feel at home in this world anymore. (A) 30:45 Bear Creek (E) 35:03 Wiley Laws (F) 38:33 Diamond Joe (F) Break 43:02 Love Nobody from Herman Johnson (A) 47:05 Belle of Lexington (D) 51:56 Flower from the fields of Alabama (D) 55:35 Salty River Reel (A) 1:00:38 Little darling pal of mine (A) 1:05:00 Smith's Reel from Perry Morse (D) 1:09:01 Pretty Polly (F) 1:13:00 Won't be long til my grave's made from Walter Smith (F) 1:17:00 Grey Eagle
Great, great ensemble sound and playing. Can anyone identify the tune in D at 22min05sec? 01m01s Bound To Have A Little Fun. (G) 04m34s Sally (Ann) Johnson (G) 08m45s All Night Long (C) 12m15s Waverley (G) 15m59s KC Railroad blues (C) 22m05s Unidentified tune in D 26m27s I can't feel at home in this world anymore. (A) 30m45s Bear Creek (E) 35m03s Wiley Laws (F) 38m33s Diamond Joe (F) Break 43m02s Love Nobody from Herman Johnson (A) 47m05s Belle of Lexington (D) 51m56s Flower from the fields of Alabama (D) 55m35s Salty River Reel (A) 1h00m38s Little darling pal of mine (A) 1h0500s Smith's Reel from Perry Morse (D) 1h09m01s Pretty Polly (F) 1h13m00s Won't be long til my grave's made from Walter Smith (F) 1h17m00s Grey Eagle
Just saw N.F. and R.N (No Banjo unfortunately) last week in Melbourne, Australia. A great show. Their support act were great Musos but arrogant dicks with their insistence on preaching their brand of politics. I thanks Ryan for not doing so whilst I bought their C.D. and he said "they would never do that" - So, the head liners had class whilst their Aussie support act showed none, maybe that explains why they were support act and will likely stay that way. Thanks, Nokosee and Ryan for a great night.
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Can't love this enough. Has all the feels...
Nokosee Fields is one of the absolute best fiddlers I have heared in my 76 years. He’s so smooth in a variety of genres, old time, blues, bluegrass and probably many more. I have been around the great ones in my life as a violin maker, and I believe he is right at the top.
Great bowing, super rhythm. Smooth in every aspect of the violin.
Nokosee lights up the room when he smiles more. He lights the stage on fire when he plays. First ran into him on Deepend Sessions with Steam Machine. Guy is super talented!! Trio musicians are top notch and will go far!!
Old time fiddle music makes us smile, dance, rejoice. Thank you!!!!
I was at this show and I’m so glad it was captured!
Thank God I ran across this video!! Absolute perfection!! This is exactly how these old tunes were meant to be played! Notice they're not played at break-neck speed like so many fiddle players have a tendency to do. I'm 77 years old, born and raised in Nashville, TN. In the early 1950's, my family started going to a square dance by Ralph Sloan in little community called Morrow Haden (just outside of Nashville). It was in an old school gym where my mother graduated from the 8th grade around 1925 or so. This, of course, was long before Ralph put the Tennessee Travelers together and started dancing on the Opry. My daddy was a fiddle player from Texas, my mother played guitar, my Aunt Lena played mandolin (Gibson F4). I played fiddle and mandolin too but, dancing was what I truly loved. I've danced in competition against Thomas Maupin and his brother Ollie. I have been to just about every festival there is with music and dancing. I've been around fiddle music all my life and I've seen and heard the best of the best. All of this is to say that Nokosee is one of the best I have ever heard! The version of Sally Ann Johnson (the second tune) in this video is pure perfection!! You can't play it any better than what you are hearing here!! This is gold! His backup is pure Heaven as well! The banjo and guitar work is also as good as it gets! Their timing is a delight to the ear. It's like a metronome! It hits that spot that, if your soul is al least a hundred years old and, you love old time fiddle music, you will know what I'm talking about. Do yourself a favor and find anything you can by Nokosee Fields!!!
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With thanks to @bobpete4543 for the timestamps. I reformatted to make links.
01:01 Bound To Have A Little Fun. (G)
04:34 Sally (Ann) Johnson (G)
08:45 All Night Long (C)
12:15 Waverley (G)
15:59 KC Railroad blues (C)
22:05 Unidentified tune in D (Kaw River ?)
26:27 I can't feel at home in this world anymore. (A)
30:45 Bear Creek (E)
35:03 Wiley Laws (F)
38:33 Diamond Joe (F)
Break
43:02 Love Nobody from Herman Johnson (A)
47:05 Belle of Lexington (D)
51:56 Flower from the fields of Alabama (D)
55:35 Salty River Reel (A)
1:00:38 Little darling pal of mine (A)
1:05:00 Smith's Reel from Perry Morse (D)
1:09:01 Pretty Polly (F)
1:13:00 Won't be long til my grave's made from Walter Smith (F)
1:17:00 Grey Eagle
That is damn good playin'!
Excellent musicians !
We love Nokosee
Nokosee!
Excellent Guys! Can we get some tune titles in here? Best versions yet of some I’ve played in jams. Thank you.
First one’s “Bound to Have a Little Fun”…
…second one’s “Sally Ann Johnson”…
third is “Milwaukee Blues”/“All Night Long” from Charlie Poole
Seems like they start naming them after 21:30!
Lovely musicianship!
So good!
Great, great ensemble sound and playing. Can anyone identify the tune in D at 22min05sec?
01m01s Bound To Have A Little Fun. (G)
04m34s Sally (Ann) Johnson (G)
08m45s All Night Long (C)
12m15s Waverley (G)
15m59s KC Railroad blues (C)
22m05s Unidentified tune in D
26m27s I can't feel at home in this world anymore. (A)
30m45s Bear Creek (E)
35m03s Wiley Laws (F)
38m33s Diamond Joe (F)
Break
43m02s Love Nobody from Herman Johnson (A)
47m05s Belle of Lexington (D)
51m56s Flower from the fields of Alabama (D)
55m35s Salty River Reel (A)
1h00m38s Little darling pal of mine (A)
1h0500s Smith's Reel from Perry Morse (D)
1h09m01s Pretty Polly (F)
1h13m00s Won't be long til my grave's made from Walter Smith (F)
1h17m00s Grey Eagle
Kaw River is what it sounds like to me.
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Super cool
So glad I found out about you folks 👍
sitting down is crazy
you're crazy, the music is good who cares about the rest
Just saw N.F. and R.N (No Banjo unfortunately) last week in Melbourne, Australia. A great show. Their support act were great Musos but arrogant dicks with their insistence on preaching their brand of politics. I thanks Ryan for not doing so whilst I bought their C.D. and he said "they would never do that" - So, the head liners had class whilst their Aussie support act showed none, maybe that explains why they were support act and will likely stay that way. Thanks, Nokosee and Ryan for a great night.