"Play Me Something Quick and Devilish"
Creator: Julie Henigan (June 15, 1998)
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Bob Holt (1930–2004) was a respected Missouri dance fiddler, a 1999 recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship. He is featured on several videotapes of Ozark style dancing in this website's collection.
This article appeared in the English journal, Musical Traditions, and in The Old-Time Herald.
See also:
• a book of the same title, written by Howard Wright. It is a comprehensive history of Missouri fiddling, and the events which influenced it, from the time of the first Missouri fiddlers to the present.
• Now That's a Good tune: Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling, with detailed biographies of the fiddlers represented, many of whom played for old time square dances.
Subjects: Southern / Ozark & Midwest, Music
Tags: Ava, Bill Eddy, Bob Holt, Bob Walsh, Carol Hascall, Charlie Walden, Cyril Stinnett, Dean Johnston, fiddle, fiddler, Gene Goforth, Howe Teague, Lyman Enloe, Missouri, Nile Wilson, Ozark, Pete McMahan, R. P. Christeson, Vesta Johnson
Tags: Ava, Bill Eddy, Bob Holt, Bob Walsh, Carol Hascall, Charlie Walden, Cyril Stinnett, Dean Johnston, fiddle, fiddler, Gene Goforth, Howe Teague, Lyman Enloe, Missouri, Nile Wilson, Ozark, Pete McMahan, R. P. Christeson, Vesta Johnson
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Citation
Julie Henigan, “"Play Me Something Quick and Devilish",” Square Dance History Project, accessed March 7, 2021, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/377.
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Title
"Play Me Something Quick and Devilish"
Alternative Title
Bob Holt - Old-Time Square Dance Fiddler
Description
Bob Holt (1930–2004) was a respected Missouri dance fiddler, a 1999 recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship. He is featured on several videotapes of Ozark style dancing in this website's collection.
This article appeared in the English journal, Musical Traditions, and in The Old-Time Herald.
See also:
• a book of the same title, written by Howard Wright. It is a comprehensive history of Missouri fiddling, and the events which influenced it, from the time of the first Missouri fiddlers to the present.
• Now That's a Good tune: Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling, with detailed biographies of the fiddlers represented, many of whom played for old time square dances.
This article appeared in the English journal, Musical Traditions, and in The Old-Time Herald.
See also:
• a book of the same title, written by Howard Wright. It is a comprehensive history of Missouri fiddling, and the events which influenced it, from the time of the first Missouri fiddlers to the present.
• Now That's a Good tune: Masters of Traditional Missouri Fiddling, with detailed biographies of the fiddlers represented, many of whom played for old time square dances.
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Date Created
June 15, 1998