"Andale y Vamos“, performed by The Corn Potato String Band
(www.cornpotato.com) at the Institute of Musical Traditions (www.imtfolk.org), Allyworld, Takoma Park, Maryland, USA on May 29, 2016.
The Corn Potato String Band has earned high praise in traditional American music, keeping old time fiddle and banjo music from a one-way trip to the dustbins of history. Theirs is a story of struggle, hard knocks and triumph. Essentially unable to cope with modern life, the members of this band are outcasts of society who survive by playing the lost music of the flatlands where they were raised.
The Corn Potatos have delighted audiences with their driving fiddle tunes and harmonious singing across the US, Canada, Europe, Mexico, and India. They are all multi-instrumentalists dedicated to continuing the music and dance traditions of the Central and Southern US. In addition to being champion fiddlers they play banjo, guitar, bass and mandolin and deftly handle many different antiquated styles including ballads, “ho-downs,” country “rags” and southern gospel, specializing in twin fiddling and double banjo tunes.
Sound: Jonathan Charry, Dave Eisner, Dave Richardson
Cameras: Ralph Lillie, Kathie Lillie
Editing: Ralph Lillie
© 2016, Institute of Musical Traditions
