EPISODE · Apr 1, 2013

Falls of Richmond

from Banjo Hangout Top 100 Traditional Songs · host JanetB

This is my interpretation of Edden Hammon&#39s fiddling. There&#39s been much discussion on the Hangout about this tune and I wanted to find the oldest known source of it, though it&#39s said it comes from his great-uncle Pete, born 1847. I like to think it&#39s about the waterfalls of the James River, but the somber modal tone sounds more like it&#39s about a historic event in Richmond, which would actually make the title &#34Fall of Richmond,&#34 as many also use.

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