How does playing with Ralph compare with playing in country music?
The music business in general is pretty much alike, any way you go at it, other than being different styles of music. I really love this job with Ralph. it’s given me a lot of exposure and I’m making a lot of friends, loving playing bluegrass. When you were growing up and playing with your uncle Elzie, what kind of music did he play? Just old-time fiddle tunes, “Soldier’s Joy” and “Sopping the Gravy” and stuff like that. Old-time, not really bluegrass? Well, he’s always liked bluegrass. l don’t think he ever made a distinction between the two. He just played the way he felt, and according to the players he grew up listening to. I’ve heard him talk about Clark Kessinger a lot, and “Natchez the Indian,” some of those players were old-time. They done a lot of contest fiddle playing. He’s listened to Bill Monroe, and Stanley, Flatt and Scruggs, but his style of fiddle playing is nothing real fancy or elaborate, just good melodies. What would you consider the style of fiddle playing that yo
