Broken Bow Fiddle Co.

I'm still here! It's been a very busy several months  (eight??!)  since I last updated this little project of mine. I've been steadily adding to the collection over at the Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association Bandcamp page. If you're not familiar, head on over and take a listen!    MSOTFA Bandcamp Page .  I've been holding onto this recording for far too long and am excited to finally share it here for everyone’s enjoyment. A big thanks to my dear friend Rachel Krause for surprising me with this LP last year. Now, let me ramble on a bit about the gentleman himself—Mr. Herman Johnson. If you’ve spent any time in the contest fiddle world or just hung around old-time players who kept one foot in tradition and the other in pure tone and taste then you’ve probably heard the name Herman Johnson spoken with the kind of reverence usually reserved for pastors and fiddle contest judges. Born in 1920 near Sparks, Oklahoma, Herman Johnson came up playing music the o...