Francis Gillum

Francis Gillum: was in his late eighties and had formerly played the fiddle.  He had met Alva Greene at a county senior citizen recreational center and liked to beat straws for Alva's fiddle in the old-fashioned manner.  Although Francis was rather short of breath, he also played a few tunes on the mouth organ for us, including this prototypical eastern Kentucky dance tune.

Part of the booklet notes, written by Mark Wilson, to the Musical Traditions Records 4-CD set Meeting's a Pleasure (MTCD341-4)