Ridin' Old Paint: Documenting the Canadian River Breaks Fiddle Tradition

Ridin Old Paint: Documenting the Canadian River Breaks Fiddle Tradition will be on exhibit in the Texas Musicians Hall Of Fame at the Buddy Holly Center through Sunday April 1, 2001.

The exhibition was developed and installed with in conjunction with release of a CD by the same name. The project was developed in an effort to preserve the rich history of influential Texas fiddlers and musicians of the Texas Panhandle.

            The CD Ridin Old Paint: Documenting the Canadian River Breaks fiddle tradition was the brain child of the late fiddler Buck Ramsey who passed away before recording sessions could begin. In an effort to continue the project Andy Wilkinson stepped in as director and began historic recordings with artists such as Jess Morris, Frankie McWhorter, Fred Thompson, Rooster Morris, The Mayfields, Karen Walters, Alvin Crow and Andy Wilkinson.

            The Smithsonian Institute provided equipment for field recordings. The CD was engineered by Grammy Award winner Pete Reiniger and recorded in the historic Tascosa schoolhouse at Cal Farley’s Boy’s Ranch near the Canadian River.