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Soldier's Joy on Cigar Box Fiddle

Posted by Jim Morris on May 6, 2015 at 8:05pm
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Soldier's Joy is an old fiddle tune that has Scottish and Irish roots. Here in the States it's associated with the Civil War and the morphine epidemic among ...

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  • Greg Thompson May 16, 2015 at 9:17am
    Fantastic playing/singing and such a cool build!
  • Jim Morris May 13, 2015 at 7:27am

    Thanks SlowHound. I'll be down not too far from you on Mem. Day weekend. I'll message you.

  • SlowHound May 12, 2015 at 9:57pm

    I missed this one. Mighty fine.

  • Jamie MacBlues May 10, 2015 at 8:16pm
    Cheers, Jim.Interesting similarity re bell and booze. Possibly some connection re USA and here, as you say.
  • Jim Morris May 10, 2015 at 7:17pm

    Thanks Jamie! That trip is on my bucket list for sure. In the mililtary here there's often a brass bell hanging at the end of the bar. If anyone rings it they buy a round for all. Sounds like a similar tradition which I'm sure came over here with our ancestors.

  • Jamie MacBlues May 10, 2015 at 8:01am

    Nice playing on a great build, Jim. As we say in Scotland " you're on the bell" which means that its the other person who has to buy the drink, ( not always because its his turn, as the person saying this can be pleading poverty, having lost all his money on the horses etc ) BTW I don't work for the Tourist Board lol

    To cut a long story short ( which I don't usually do btw! ), I will be " on the bell" if you and Nancy ever visit here

    Cheers

    Jamie

  • Jim Morris May 8, 2015 at 6:24pm

    Thank you Nancy! Yup, Jason's got it! Nice bit of family background.

  • Nancy kat May 8, 2015 at 5:58pm

    Yup I hear that every-time I hear the pipes I get the same shivers ~mine came from Ireland and Scotland on both sides never knew my Grandparents I was a late in life baby and two passed young~ your mom was something I bet! Very impressive! So That is where the talent originates eh?! My grandaddy use to play the fiddle my mom told me he would go up in the attic and play a sorrowful tune for his wife who died so young ~my daddy was really talented he played banjo+ harp Jason got the talent! I was last in line lol thanks for sharing! Meowwww^^

  • Jim Morris May 8, 2015 at 4:07pm

    Thanks Nancy. My Grampa McReynolds came here from Scotland as a young boy. As far as I know he played no instruments but his daughter (my mom) was a child prodigy classical pianist. I never felt a connection with classical music but music from Scotland and Ireland sent shivers down my spine so I think there might be something deep in the genes that remembers.

  • Nancy kat May 8, 2015 at 2:08pm

    Terrific Jim my roots are Scottish/Irish really quite an interesting tune sad but true those poor guy's!! Meowwwww^.^306443983?profile=original

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