Walter Alexander: The Fiddler from Leasburg
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Walter Alexander: The Fiddler from Leasburg
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In 1958, a young John Hartford was traveling Missouri's back roads with a Wollensak tape recorder, seeking out older fiddlers whose music had never been commercially recorded.
One of those fiddlers was Walter Alexander of Leasburg, Missouri.
There isn't much of a biography left behind. Walter was born in 1890 and died in 1974, and the paper trail is surprisingly thin.
Thankfully, Hartford's tapes tell us a little more.
In this episode, we listen to Mr. Alexander's playing and talk about the raw, unabashed style that reminds me so much of Roy Wooliver, the wide-ranging repertoire of Missouri fiddlers, and why those old field recordings are so important to anyone who cares about this music.
Hartford wasn't looking for famous musicians. He was looking for good ones.
And sometimes, all that's left of a good fiddler is the sound of his bow.
Hear Walter AlexanderI've written more about Walter Alexander and included the recording discussed in this episode here: Broken Bow Fiddle Co.
Thanks for listening.
There's always another tape waiting on the shelf.
— John P. Williams
Broken Bow Tapes