He has encouraged countless new players and helped even the experienced to learn from the older recordings, including his own extensive field work. And you will find "as Kerry Blech writes" or "from the files of Kerry Blech" in lots of other pieces as well. From album notes to The Old-Time Herald to countless scholarly folklore articles, he has faithfully documented the history of tunes, players, and more. His scholarship has been both deep and wide, and he has generously shared from his collections of rare recordings and photographs. We used to say that you could ask Kerry about an Ed Haley tune, and he'd tell you what Ed had had for breakfast that morning. His fiddling here, accompanied by Sheila Blech Long on rock solid guitar and Allen Hart's elegant banjo demonstrates his passion for and fidelity to the multitude of traditional fiddlers he has studied and known. Kerry Blech has been a fixture in the old-time music scene for decades. Kerry is now in health straits-proceeds from this album go directly to him. Brand new old-time fiddle tunes newly released here from the legendary playing of Kerry Blech on fiddle, Allen Hart on banjo, and Sheila Blech Long on guitar.
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