From House Bill #630:
"The fiddle is selected for and shall be known as the official instrument
of the State of Missouri."
July 17, 1987
(image courtesy Gordon McCann)
From House Bill #630:
"The fiddle is selected for and shall be known as the official instrument
of the State of Missouri."
July 17, 1987
(image courtesy Gordon McCann)
Visit
the Old Time Fiddlers' Hall of Fame
Missouri fiddle and folk-music links:
(pictured: Fred Stoneking, of
the Henry County Stonekings)
Rusty
Marshall, MFS member
(the fiddle pictured belonged to
Pa Ingalls, of the "Little House" stories; it was made in Germany about
1850)
-The Mudcat Discussion
Forum
-A collection
of fiddle sites from Diana Hammond (University of Missouri)
-Howard and Margot's
Farm
and Fiddle Program on KOPN
-The Old Time Music Ozark Heritage
festival is in its 7th year
-Read the "Big Muddy" Newsletter
-Visit the online
home of KOPN's Sunday Morning Coffeehouse, broadcast weekly over community
radio
89.5
FM, Columbia, Missouri. Every Sunday, from 9AM until Noon, host Steve Jerrett
brings you the
best
in folk and acoustic music including traditional folk, bluegrass, country,
Celtic and singer-songwriter
expressions
of the ever-evolving folk process. Enjoy!
Folk Dance:
-International Folk Dance
Association of University City (St. Louis)
-Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers
-The North American Folk Music and Dance
Alliance
