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Berea Fiddle Contests, 1919-1928 |
| YEAR |
FIDDLER |
TUNE |
LOCATION |
COUNTY |
| 1919 |
Ramsey, Millard |
Adeline |
Manchester |
Clay |
| 1920 |
Hicks, ["Uncle"] Larkin |
Arkansas Traveler |
Brodhead |
Rockcastle |
| 1919 |
Daugherty, James |
Arkansaw Traveler |
Sand Gap |
Jackson |
| 1924 |
Daniel, V. M. |
Arkansaw Traveler |
n/s |
n/s |
| 1924 |
Maupin, G. C. |
Arkansaw Traveler |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Gadd, "Monkey" Jno. |
Big Eared Mule |
Disputanta |
Rockcastle |
| 1920 |
Maupin, G. C. |
Billie in the Low Ground |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Botner, Hiram |
Billy in the Low Ground |
Traveller's Rest |
Owsley |
| 1920 |
Roberts, Doc |
Billy in the Low Ground |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Roberts, Doc |
Billy in the Low Ground |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Agee, C. H. |
Billy in the Low Grounds |
n/s |
[Madison?] |
| 1924 |
Botner, Hiram [1st place] |
Billy in the Low Land |
Traveler's Rest |
Owsley |
| 1924 |
Cornett, Lola |
Birdie |
West Burg |
[?] |
| 1924 |
Brinegar, Charles |
Black Eyed Susie |
Ravenna |
Estill |
| 1919 |
Ramsey, Millard |
Black Nancy |
Manchester |
Clay |
| 1919 |
Johnson, John Will |
Blackjack Grove |
Big Hill |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Begley, Big Hiram [didn't arrive] |
Bonaparte's Retreat |
Hell-fer-sartain |
Leslie |
| 1920 |
Berryman, William |
Bonaparte's Retreat |
Winchester |
Clark |
| 1920 |
Bowling, Anderson |
Bonaparte's Retreat |
Ammie |
[?] |
| 1919 |
Cooper, E. L. |
Buck Creek |
Bledsoe |
Harlan |
| 1920 |
Cooper, E. L. |
Buck Creek |
Bledsoe |
[Harlan] |
| 1924 |
Bowman, H. K. |
Buck Creek |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Johnson, W. E. |
Buffalo Gals |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Nolan, Chester |
Cacklin' Hen |
"Big Splash Dam" |
[Harlan] |
| 1919 |
Cooper, E. L. |
Cackling Hen |
Bledsoe |
Harlan |
| 1920 |
Cooper, E. L. |
Cackling Hen |
Bledsoe |
[Harlan] |
| 1919 |
Botner, Hiram |
Calahan |
Traveller's Rest |
Owsley |
| 1919 |
Daugherty, James |
Calahan |
Sand Gap |
Jackson |
| 1919 |
Gadd, "Monkey" Jno. |
Calahan |
Disputanta |
Rockcastle |
| 1920 |
Botner, Hiram |
Calahan |
Traveler's Rest |
[Owsley] |
| 1920 |
Bowling, A. S. |
Calahan |
Manchester |
[Clay] |
| 1924 |
Botner, Hiram [1st place] |
Callahan |
Traveler's Rest |
Owsley |
| 1920 |
Ramsey, Millard |
Chestnut |
Manchester |
[Clay] |
| 1919 |
Wright, S. F. |
Cumberland Gap |
Hazard |
Perry |
| 1920 |
Johnson, John Will |
Cumberland Gap |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Johnson, J. W. [3rd place] |
Cumberland Gap |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Bowling, Anderson [didn't arrive] |
Cumberland Gap |
Teges |
Clay |
| 1924 |
Suttle, J. J. |
Dancing Bow |
Bond |
Jackson |
| 1924 |
Suttle, J. J. |
Daniel Boone |
Bond |
Jackson |
| 1920 |
Baker, B. P. |
Deer Walk |
Chavis |
[Perry] |
| 1920 |
Moody, M. A. |
Deer Walk |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Roberts, L. R. |
Dixie |
Union City |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Roberts, L. R. |
Dixie |
Union City |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Cornett, Lola |
Fat Goose |
West Burg |
[?] |
| 1920 |
Freeman, "Dude" |
Fiddlers' Winner |
Winchester |
Clark |
| 1919 |
Cox, E. L. [3rd place] |
Fisher's Hornpipe |
Panola |
Estill |
| 1919 |
Gadd, "Monkey" Jno. |
Fisher's Hornpipe |
Disputanta |
Rockcastle |
| 1920 |
Berryman, William |
Fisher's Hornpipe |
Winchester |
Clark |
| 1924 |
Maupin, G. C. |
Flat Rock |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Freeman, David |
Forest Deer |
Bell Point |
[?] |
| 1919 |
Freeman, Dude [2nd place] |
Forked Deer |
n/s |
Owsley |
| 1919 |
Johnson, John Will |
Forked Deer |
Big Hill |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Botner, Hiram |
Forked Deer |
Traveler's Rest |
[Owsley] |
| 1920 |
Freeman, David |
Forked Deer |
Bell Point |
[?] |
| 1924 |
Freeman, Moab [2nd place] |
Glass in the Meeting House [sic] |
Winchester |
Clark |
| 1919 |
Baker, Bev |
Glory in the Meetin' House |
Chavis |
Perry |
| 1924 |
Johnson, J. W. [3rd place] |
Go Away with My Chicken [sic] |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Johnson, J. W. [3rd place] |
Go Away with My Duck |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Freeman, "Dude" |
Great Western |
Winchester |
Clark |
| 1920 |
Cloud, Alex |
Hen Cackle |
Dizney |
[Harlan] |
| 1924 |
Freeman, Moab [2nd place] |
Hog Eye Man |
Winchester |
Clark |
| 1920 |
Bowling, A. S. |
Hog Eyed Man |
Manchester |
[Clay] |
| 1919 |
Lunsford, Alec |
Hog Skin |
Burning Springs |
Clay |
| 1920 |
Lunsford, Alec |
Hog Skin |
Burning Springs |
[Clay] |
| 1919 |
Cox, E. L. [3rd place] |
Hornpipe (name forgotten) |
Panola |
Estill |
| 1919 |
Moody, M. A. |
Irish Gallop |
Big Hill |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Moody, M. A. |
Irish Gallop |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Van Winkle, Leslie |
Irish Washerwoman |
Clover Bottom |
[Jackson] |
| 1919 |
Cox, E. L. [3rd place] |
Jurang's Hornpipe [sic] |
Panola |
Estill |
| 1919 |
Wright, S. F. |
Last of Sizemore, The |
Hazard |
Perry |
| 1920 |
Hicks, ["Uncle"] Larkin |
Leather Breeches |
Brodhead |
Rockcastle |
| 1919 |
Daugherty, James |
[Liquor] All Gone |
Sand Gap |
Jackson |
| 1919 |
Green, H. F. |
Lost Girl |
n/s |
Bell |
| 1920 |
Bowling, Anderson |
Lost Girl |
Ammie |
[?] |
| 1919 |
Bowling, Anderson [didn't arrive] |
Lost Girl |
Teges |
Clay |
| 1924 |
Bowman, H. K. |
Lost Indian |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Moody, M. A. |
Man Eater |
Big Hill |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Van Winkle, Leslie |
Man Eater |
Clover Bottom |
[Jackson] |
| 1924 |
Roberts, John M. |
Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground |
Union City |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Daniel, V. M. |
Mississippi Sawyer |
n/s |
n/s |
| 1920 |
Green, H. F. [Frank] |
Mr. Brad |
"All the world..." |
[Bell] |
| 1919 |
Cates, Old Bill [fiddle mentioned] |
n/a |
n/s |
n/s |
| 1920 |
Burns, Boy |
n/s |
Manchester |
[Clay] |
| 1920 |
Burns, Boy |
n/s |
Manchester |
[Clay] |
| 1920 |
Cox, L. E. |
n/s |
Panola |
[Madison] |
| 1920 |
Cox, L. E. |
n/s |
Panola |
[Madison] |
| 1920 |
Gill, Clint |
n/s |
East Bernstadt |
[Laurel?] |
| 1920 |
Gill, Clint |
n/s |
East Bernstadt |
[Laurel?] |
| 1924 |
Cornett, Lola & Vola (gtr.) |
n/s |
[West Burg] |
[?] |
| 1924 |
Maupin, L. A. [sic] & J. J. Suttle (gtr.) |
n/s |
[?] |
[?] |
| 1925 |
Botner, Hiram |
n/s |
Traveler's Rest |
[Owsley] |
| 1925 |
Bowman, H. K. |
n/s |
[Richmond] |
[Madison] |
| 1925 |
Brenniger [sic] [1st place] |
n/s |
Irvine |
[Estill] |
| 1925 |
Freeman, Newt [3rd place] |
n/s |
Winchester |
[Clark] |
| 1925 |
Roberts, Doc [2nd place] |
n/s |
[Richmond] |
[Madison] |
| 1925 |
Suttles, J. J. [sic] |
n/s |
Olin |
[?] |
| 1928 |
Gadd, John S. |
n/s |
Wildie |
[Rockcastle] |
| 1928 |
Harris String Band [Colored] |
n/s |
Dreyfus |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Harris, W. B. |
n/s |
Berea |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
James, Chas. J. |
n/s |
[Richmond] |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Johnson, John W. [4th place] |
n/s |
Berea |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Kidwell, Van B. [2nd place] |
n/s |
Brassfield |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
McNew's String Band |
n/s |
Kirksville |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Moody, Matt |
n/s |
Berea |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Roberts, Doc [1st place] |
n/s |
[Richmond] |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Roberts, L. R. |
n/s |
[Richmond] |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Rose, Rayburn |
n/s |
Dreyfus |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Strong's String Band |
n/s |
Berea |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Whittaker, John [3rd place] |
n/s |
Kirksville |
[Madison] |
| 1928 |
Witt, Roland |
n/s |
Willow Tree |
[?] |
| 1925 |
Agee, Claude |
n/s [also dancer] |
n/s |
[?] |
| 1925 |
McClanahan, A. J. |
n/s [also dancer] |
[Richmond] |
[Madison] |
| 1925 |
Oliver, Claude |
n/s [also dancer] |
n/s |
[?] |
| 1920 |
Ramsey, Millard |
Natchez |
Manchester |
[Clay] |
| 1919 |
Freeman, Dude [2nd place] |
Natchez Under the Hill |
n/s |
Owsley |
| 1924 |
Brinegar, Charles |
Negro Inch Along |
Ravenna |
Estill |
| 1919 |
Baker, Bev |
Nigger Inch Along |
Chavis |
Perry |
| 1919 |
Green, H. F. |
Nigger Inch Along |
n/s |
Bell |
| 1919 |
Hicks, John |
Nigger Inch Along |
n/s |
n/s |
| 1924 |
Woverly, A. T. |
Nigger, Run! |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Green, H. F. [Frank] |
Old Aunt Pat and Uncle Davy |
"All the world..." |
[Bell] |
| 1924 |
Roberts, John M. |
Old Kentucky Home |
Union City |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Cooper, E. L. |
Parting Friends |
Bledsoe |
Harlan |
| 1919 |
Begley, Big Hiram [didn't arrive] |
Pretty Polly |
Hell-fer-sartain |
Leslie |
| 1919 |
Bowling, Anderson [didn't arrive] |
Rocky Mountain |
Teges |
Clay |
| 1919 |
Johnson, John Will |
Run, Nigger, Run |
Big Hill |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Lunsford, Alec |
Sallie Ann |
Burning Springs |
Clay |
| 1920 |
Lunsford, Alec |
Sallie Ann |
Burning Springs |
[Clay] |
| 1920 |
Owens, U. G. [alternate] |
Shall I Meet You Up There |
Greenwood |
[?] |
| 1924 |
Roberts, L. R. |
Shortenin' Bread |
Union City |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Green, H. F. |
Sourwood Mountain |
n/s |
Bell |
| 1920 |
Cloud, Alex |
Sourwood Mountain |
Dizney |
[Harlan] |
| 1919 |
Botner, Hiram |
Sugar in the Gourd |
Traveller's Rest |
Owsley |
| 1919 |
Roberts, Doc [1st place] |
Turkey in the Straw |
[Kirksville?] |
[Madison] |
| 1920 |
Roberts, Doc |
Turkey in the Straw |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Roberts, Doc |
Turkey in the Straw |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Roberts, Doc [1st place] |
Wagoner |
[Kirksville?] |
[Madison] |
| 1920 |
Freeman, David |
Wagoner |
Bell Point |
[?] |
| 1920 |
Johnson, John Will |
Wagoner |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Freeman, David |
Wagoner |
Bell Point |
[?] |
| 1919 |
Moody, M. A. |
Walk Along John |
Big Hill |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Maupin, G. C. |
Walk Along, John |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Moody, M. A. |
Walk Along, John |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1924 |
Moody, M. A. |
Water Melon on the Vine |
Berea |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Freeman, Dude [2nd place] |
Waynesburg |
n/s |
Owsley |
| 1919 |
Ramsey, Millard |
Waynesburg |
Manchester |
Clay |
| 1919 |
Thomas, Chester |
Waynesburg |
[Disputanta?] |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Baker, B. P. |
Waynesburg |
Chavis |
[Perry] |
| 1920 |
Roberts, L. R. |
Waynesburg |
Union City |
Madison |
| 1919 |
Baker, Bev |
Ways of the World |
Chavis |
Perry |
| 1919 |
Begley, Big Hiram [didn't arrive] |
Ways of the World |
Hell-fer-sartain |
Leslie |
| 1919 |
Lunsford, Alec |
Ways of the World |
Burning Springs |
Clay |
| 1919 |
Wright, S. F. |
Ways of the World |
Hazard |
Perry |
| 1920 |
Owens, U. G. [alternate] |
Wild Goose |
Greenwood |
[?] |
| 1924 |
Woverly, A. T. |
Wild Goose |
Richmond |
Madison |
| 1920 |
Johnson, W. E. |
Wild Irishman |
Berea |
Madison |
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