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<p>New page: &#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Connor:&#039;&#039;&#039; lived at Copper Hill in Floyd County.  After recording a number of his fiddle and banjo tunes he insisted that we went to the small town of Floyd to meet his friend,...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Sam Connor:&#039;&#039;&#039; lived at Copper Hill in Floyd County.&amp;nbsp; After recording a number of his fiddle and banjo tunes he insisted that we went to the small town of Floyd to meet his friend, the banjo-player &#039;&#039;&#039;Dent Wimmer&#039;&#039;&#039;.&amp;nbsp; Dent had just come out of hospital, following a serious operation, and I was hesitant about him playing.&amp;nbsp; But, as soon as he saw Sam getting out of the car with his fiddle case, I heard him call to his daughter, asking her to bring his banjo.&amp;nbsp; Their duets were breathtaking, and it was hard to realize that Dent was still very ill.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Part of the booklet notes, written by Mike Yates, to the Musical Traditions Records CDs Far in the Mountains (MTCD321-4)&#039;&#039;</div>

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