Charlie Acuff-East Tennessee Fiddler
"Pure 200 proof old time fiddling flows out of Charlie Acuff. His cousin Roy gave country music its original personality with honest, home-made wholesome ballads and string music. Listening to Charlie, you hear the source of it all-the family fiddling tradition, the tone that is sweet but down to earth, solid and full of charm." ---Buddy Ingram
1. Turkey Buzzard
2. Old Yeller Dog
3. Down in Union County
4. Going to Chattanooga
5. Fly Around
6. Two O'Clock
7. Liza Jane
8. Leather Britches
9. Josie Girl
10. Jim and Me
11. Bob Taylor's March
12. Ruffle Drawers
A visit with Charlie Acuff is reason enough to break into a buck dance, crack a big smile, or draw out your fiddle and join in. Charlie is accompanied by Nashvillian Andrew Smith playing straight ahead, old-time backup rhythm on his 1924 Gibson Guitar and Tom Jackson following Charlie's melodies with tasty claw-hammer banjo licks. Tom and Andy demonstrate their reputation brought about due to their love of this music for a combined half century of playing time.
