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An Interview with Benny Thomasson — JEMF Quarterly

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Key
garelick1974-thomasson-interview
Authors
Garelick, David; Mendelson, Michael; Dols, Nancy
Issued
1974
Type
interview
Container
JEMF Quarterly
Volume
10
Issue
3 (no. 35)
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  "note": "Conducted at the National Old-Time Fiddlers' Contest, Weiser, Idaho, June 1973. Consulted via reprint.",
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  "title": "An Interview with Benny Thomasson",
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        1974
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Claims

  1. Benny Thomasson said that the old two-part tunes of his father's day had no variation, whereas he arranged variations of the same parts in higher positions on the fiddle, and that contest competition pushed him to keep improving the tunes.
    "Now I play the same old tunes, but then I have arranged variations of the same parts in different positions on the fiddle, see."
    Quote language: en
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