We're back with another field recording from fan favorite, Mr. Matt Heckler. This time, he is back on his ole fiddle, playing an ole folk tune by the name of "Swannanoa Tunnel". A tragic song some folks may know as played on the banjo by Bascom Lamar Lunsford ([ Ссылка ]). Matt says this is actually his favorite recording of any tune we've done with him... i'll let you be the judge, but damn doesn't he light that fiddle on fire? You can almost see the sparks fly.

We were staying at the North Carolina home of Matt Heckler for this trip, in the fall in Asheville, where we caught Matt on one of his short breaks from his seemingly never ending tours of this wide world. Behind his own house lives in landlord, from whoms porch one can get a spectacular view of the surrounding mountain rangers. So we trekked up the hill, and played one in the living room, taking in that fresh mountain air.

We've come a long way since that first recording with Matt ([ Ссылка ]). Recently, we started uploading all the field recordings of his on streaming sites like Spotify, Apple music, etc ([ Ссылка ]). Check them out if you haven't, save them and share 'em. Helps us get the word out there about great tunes.

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